1,850 Shares in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Acquired by Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt

Livforsakringsbolaget Skandia Omsesidigt purchased a new position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,850 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $363,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of QLYS. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Dark Forest Capital Management LP grew its holdings in Qualys by 58.2% during the 1st quarter. Dark Forest Capital Management LP now owns 242 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $31,000 after buying an additional 89 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. grew its holdings in Qualys by 218.2% during the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 210 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $41,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp grew its holdings in Qualys by 54.1% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 282 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fortis Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Qualys by 3,000.0% during the 1st quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 341 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 330 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on QLYS shares. Truist Financial increased their target price on Qualys from $145.00 to $175.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 16th. Wedbush lowered their target price on Qualys from $230.00 to $210.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 8th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their price target on Qualys from $212.00 to $180.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 8th. Stephens reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $190.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a research note on Thursday, February 8th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, April 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $153.23.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Qualys news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 4,034 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.96, for a total value of $661,414.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 193,608 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $31,743,967.68. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. In other Qualys news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 4,034 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $163.96, for a total transaction of $661,414.64. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 193,608 shares in the company, valued at $31,743,967.68. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 723 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.76, for a total value of $119,121.48. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 100,289 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,523,615.64. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 14,349 shares of company stock valued at $2,411,812. 1.20% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Qualys Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of QLYS opened at $162.11 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.28 and a beta of 0.51. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $166.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.13. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $107.00 and a twelve month high of $206.35.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 7th. The software maker reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.82 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $144.57 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $144.69 million. Qualys had a return on equity of 49.06% and a net margin of 27.34%. Sell-side analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.35 earnings per share for the current year.

About Qualys

Qualys, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers Qualys Cloud Apps, which include Cybersecurity Asset Management and External Attack Surface Management; Vulnerability Management, Detection and Response; Web Application Scanning; Patch Management; Custom Assessment and Remediation; Multi-Vector Endpoint Detection and Response; Context Extended Detection and Response; Policy Compliance; File Integrity Monitoring; and Qualys TotalCloud, as well as Cloud Workload Protection, Cloud Detection and Response, Cloud Security Posture Management, Infrastructure as Code, and Container Security.