Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Updates FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 5.500-5.900 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 5.890. The company issued revenue guidance of $645.0 million-$657.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $604.7 million. Qualys also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.400-1.500 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on QLYS shares. Truist Financial raised their target price on shares of Qualys from $120.00 to $145.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Westpark Capital reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on Qualys from $150.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price objective on shares of Qualys from $160.00 to $170.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on shares of Qualys from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $152.80.

Qualys Stock Performance

NASDAQ QLYS opened at $140.71 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $5.15 billion, a PE ratio of 30.99 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $143.69 and its 200-day moving average price is $135.66. Qualys has a 52-week low of $119.17 and a 52-week high of $182.45.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a net margin of 28.72% and a return on equity of 40.24%. On average, analysts forecast that Qualys will post 4.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,332 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $157.37, for a total value of $209,616.84. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 113,652 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,885,415.24. This represents a 1.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 882 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.66, for a total transaction of $123,180.12. Following the sale, the insider now owns 62,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,700,119.70. The trade was a 1.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 31,259 shares of company stock worth $4,578,153 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Company Profile

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.