2,858 Shares in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Bought by Defined Financial Planning LLC

Defined Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 2,858 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $401,000.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Amalgamated Bank grew its holdings in Qualys by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 16,640 shares of the software maker's stock worth $2,333,000 after buying an additional 77 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Qualys by 1.4% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 5,749 shares of the software maker's stock worth $806,000 after purchasing an additional 80 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in Qualys by 33.9% in the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $55,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,089 shares of the software maker's stock worth $153,000 after buying an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Huntington National Bank boosted its stake in shares of Qualys by 15.6% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 932 shares of the software maker's stock worth $131,000 after buying an additional 126 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Qualys Stock Performance

QLYS traded down $0.73 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $120.62. The stock had a trading volume of 408,065 shares, compared to its average volume of 398,408. The company has a market cap of $4.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.94 and a beta of 0.71. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $112.61 and a 1 year high of $174.20. The business has a fifty day moving average of $128.89 and a 200 day moving average of $135.88.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a return on equity of 38.52% and a net margin of 28.59%. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, February 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.17, for a total transaction of $995,190.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,144 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,994,292.48. This trade represents a 2.77 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 882 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $139.66, for a total transaction of $123,180.12. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 62,295 shares in the company, valued at $8,700,119.70. This represents a 1.40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 26,480 shares of company stock valued at $3,579,506 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QLYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Scotiabank reduced their price objective on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Northland Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $146.00 price target (down previously from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com raised Qualys from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 12th. Loop Capital lowered their price objective on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Qualys from $162.00 to $135.00 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Qualys presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $142.21.

About Qualys

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.