Vise Technologies Inc. Purchases New Stake in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

Vise Technologies Inc. acquired a new position in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 5,458 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $750,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in QLYS. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Qualys by 206.2% during the 1st quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 297 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys during the 4th quarter worth approximately $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Qualys by 204.3% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the last quarter. Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter worth approximately $43,000. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its holdings in Qualys by 37,400.0% in the fourth quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 375 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $50,000 after buying an additional 374 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Thomas Berquist sold 939 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $103,994.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 6,781 shares in the company, valued at $750,995.75. This represents a 12.16% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, July 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $155.00, for a total value of $155,000.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 63,571 shares in the company, valued at $9,853,505. The trade was a 1.55% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last three months, insiders sold 72,845 shares of company stock valued at $9,377,536. 0.72% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

QLYS has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Zacks Research raised shares of Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. DA Davidson upped their target price on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $165.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen raised Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $190.00 price target on Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $160.00 price objective on Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.53.

Qualys Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $181.98 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $6.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.48 and a beta of 0.60. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $151.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $115.84. Qualys, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $74.51 and a fifty-two week high of $201.54.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The software maker reported $1.98 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.78 by $0.20. The firm had revenue of $182.18 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $178.57 million. Qualys had a net margin of 29.38% and a return on equity of 37.52%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.68 earnings per share. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.740-7.880 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.85 earnings per share for the current year.

About Qualys

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.