Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Shares Bought by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC increased its holdings in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS - Free Report) by 61.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 181,249 shares of the software maker's stock after buying an additional 69,035 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned about 0.50% of Qualys worth $25,415,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. purchased a new position in Qualys during the fourth quarter worth approximately $28,000. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Qualys in the 4th quarter worth $39,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in Qualys by 88.1% in the fourth quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 333 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $47,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in Qualys by 33.9% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391 shares of the software maker's stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mendota Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Qualys during the fourth quarter valued at about $91,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company's stock.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 882 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.66, for a total transaction of $123,180.12. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 62,295 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $8,700,119.70. This trade represents a 1.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the company's 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 246,144 shares of the company's stock, valued at $34,994,292.48. The trade was a 2.77 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 26,480 shares of company stock worth $3,579,506. Company insiders own 1.00% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a "hold" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Northland Securities reaffirmed a "market perform" rating and issued a $146.00 target price (down previously from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of Qualys in a report on Monday, February 10th. StockNews.com raised shares of Qualys from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, April 12th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Qualys presently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $142.21.

Qualys Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of QLYS stock opened at $120.62 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $4.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.94 and a beta of 0.71. The business has a 50 day moving average of $128.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $135.88. Qualys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $112.61 and a 52 week 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 (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a net margin of 28.59% and a return on equity of 38.52%. Analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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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