Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.400-1.500 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 1.470. The company issued revenue guidance of $155.5 million-$158.5 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $157.7 million. Qualys also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 5.500-5.900 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have issued reports on QLYS shares. TD Cowen upped their target price on Qualys from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. DA Davidson upped their price target on shares of Qualys from $120.00 to $147.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Qualys from $162.00 to $135.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on Qualys in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. They issued a “hold” rating on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Qualys has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $149.25.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of QLYS stock opened at $135.57 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $143.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.15 and a beta of 0.56. Qualys has a fifty-two week low of $119.17 and a fifty-two week high of $174.73.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a net margin of 28.59% and a return on equity of 39.64%. On average, research analysts forecast that Qualys will post 4.31 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Qualys news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.49, for a total transaction of $941,430.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 225,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,321,173.97. This trade represents a 3.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,332 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $157.37, for a total value of $209,616.84. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now owns 113,652 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $17,885,415.24. This represents a 1.16 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 31,259 shares of company stock worth $4,578,153. 1.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.