UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Trims Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 81.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 75,577 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 341,010 shares during the quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC owned 0.22% of Qualys worth $10,391,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in Qualys by 204.3% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 143 shares during the period. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in Qualys during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Employees Retirement System of Texas bought a new stake in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. 99.31% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Qualys Price Performance

QLYS stock opened at $171.65 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.94 billion, a PE ratio of 29.70 and a beta of 0.62. Qualys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $74.51 and a 52 week high of $201.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $163.98 and a 200 day moving average of $120.38.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last issued its quarterly earnings results 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. Qualys had a net margin of 29.38% and a return on equity of 37.52%. The business had revenue of $182.18 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.57 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.68 EPS. Qualys’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Qualys has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.740-7.880 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,627 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $153.04, for a total transaction of $248,996.08. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 75,743 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,591,708.72. The trade was a 2.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Thomas Berquist sold 939 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $110.75, for a total value of $103,994.25. Following the sale, the director owned 6,781 shares in the company, valued at approximately $750,995.75. The trade was a 12.16% 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. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 58,614 shares of company stock worth $7,747,968. Insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have recently issued reports on QLYS shares. Robert W. Baird set a $160.00 price objective on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Piper Sandler upped their target price on Qualys from $100.00 to $175.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group set a $190.00 target price on Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Scotiabank increased their target price on Qualys from $190.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Northland Securities set a $208.00 price target on Qualys in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $170.53.

Qualys Company 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.