Qualys (QLYS) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) is expected to be issuing its Q4 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.78 per share and revenue of $173.1790 million for the quarter. Qualys has set its FY 2025 guidance at 6.930-7.000 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.730-1.800 EPS. Parties can check the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. The software maker reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.56 by $0.30. The firm had revenue of $169.88 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $166.30 million. Qualys had a net margin of 28.96% and a return on equity of 37.40%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.56 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Qualys to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Qualys Trading Down 0.2%

QLYS opened at $132.69 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $138.94 and its 200 day moving average price is $135.63. Qualys has a twelve month low of $112.61 and a twelve month high of $155.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.76 billion, a PE ratio of 25.72 and a beta of 0.50.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on QLYS shares. Truist Financial reissued a “hold” rating and set a $130.00 price target (down previously from $145.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, November 5th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $117.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a research report on Thursday, December 18th. Northland Securities set a $162.00 target price on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price target on Qualys from $158.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $143.57.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total transaction of $668,800.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 247,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $33,145,728. The trade was a 1.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,101 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $132.34, for a total value of $145,706.34. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 68,598 shares in the company, valued at $9,078,259.32. This represents a 1.58% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 34,214 shares of company stock worth $4,880,609 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Qualys

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in QLYS. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Qualys in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $292,000. Keebeck Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of Qualys by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter. Keebeck Wealth Management now owns 2,760 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $365,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new position in Qualys during the third quarter valued at approximately $227,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys in the 3rd quarter valued at $217,000. Finally, State of Wyoming lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 254.6% in the second quarter. State of Wyoming now owns 2,720 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $389,000 after buying an additional 1,953 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

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.