Jump Financial LLC Invests $3.74 Million in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 26,700 shares of the software maker's stock, valued at approximately $3,744,000. Jump Financial LLC owned 0.07% of Qualys as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Chiron Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Qualys in the fourth quarter worth $1,411,000. Defined Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Qualys during the 4th quarter worth about $401,000. Mariner LLC grew its position in Qualys by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 5,129 shares of the software maker's stock worth $719,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the period. Barclays PLC boosted its stake in shares of Qualys by 61.5% in the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 181,249 shares of the software maker's stock worth $25,415,000 after buying an additional 69,035 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Synovus Financial Corp boosted its position in Qualys by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 16,902 shares of the software maker's stock worth $2,370,000 after purchasing an additional 130 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Qualys Trading Down 0.6 %

QLYS stock opened at $120.62 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.94 and a beta of 0.71. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $129.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.92. Qualys, Inc. has a 12 month low of $112.61 and a 12 month high of $174.20.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a return on equity of 38.52% and a net margin of 28.59%. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QLYS has been the subject of several analyst reports. Royal Bank of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Qualys from $162.00 to $135.00 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Northland Securities restated a "market perform" rating and set a $146.00 target price (down from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Loop Capital reduced their price target on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price target on Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 31st. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $142.21.

Insider Buying and Selling

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

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