WINTON GROUP Ltd Grows Stock Position in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its stake in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 380.7% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 7,893 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,251 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in Qualys were worth $1,049,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Qualys by 204.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Qualys by 86.8% during the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 284 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas purchased a new position in Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $43,000. Richardson Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Qualys by 127.0% during the fourth quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 345 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $46,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Qualys during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $55,000. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

QLYS has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on shares of Qualys from $120.00 to $85.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 2nd. Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $96.00 price target on shares of Qualys in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $122.14.

Qualys Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ QLYS opened at $109.71 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $3.86 billion, a PE ratio of 19.70 and a beta of 0.66. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $93.19 and a 200 day moving average of $112.06. Qualys, Inc. has a one year low of $74.51 and a one year high of $155.47.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.14. The company had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $173.63 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.41% and a return on equity of 37.15%. The firm’s revenue was up 9.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.67 EPS. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.440-7.650 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 865 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.43, for a total value of $86,871.95. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 65,436 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,571,737.48. The trade was a 1.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 13,200 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $114.73, for a total transaction of $1,514,436.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 249,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,669,420.78. The trade was a 5.02% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 19,172 shares of company stock valued at $2,124,751. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Qualys Profile

Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.