New York State Teachers Retirement System Purchases 4,536 Shares of Qualys, Inc. $QLYS

New York State Teachers Retirement System boosted its position in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 21.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 25,928 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,536 shares during the quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System owned 0.07% of Qualys worth $2,278,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. Root Financial Partners LLC raised its holdings in Qualys by 206.2% in the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 297 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. Strive Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Qualys by 204.3% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 213 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its position in shares of Qualys by 86.8% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 284 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Employees Retirement System of Texas acquired a new stake in Qualys during the 4th quarter worth $43,000. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Trading Down 4.2%

QLYS opened at $152.69 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.38 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.41 and a beta of 0.61. Qualys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $74.51 and a 12 month high of $164.17. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $113.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $109.63.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The software maker reported $1.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.14. Qualys had a return on equity of 37.15% and a net margin of 29.41%.The firm had revenue of $175.64 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $173.63 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.67 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. 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 research analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 5.47 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QLYS has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. William Blair lowered Qualys from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 28th. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Qualys from $120.00 to $85.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wedbush dropped their price target on Qualys from $155.00 to $125.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Qualys from $135.00 to $100.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group decreased their price objective on Qualys from $150.00 to $125.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, three have issued a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $132.29.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,627 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.17, for a total value of $162,976.59. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 83,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,335,245.87. The trade was a 1.92% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 2,384 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.18, for a total value of $238,829.12. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 66,301 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,642,034.18. This trade represents a 3.47% 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. Insiders sold 73,846 shares of company stock valued at $9,239,073 over the last three months. 0.88% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.