Qualys (QLYS)

• Market cap: $5.15B
• 1 day: -1.31%
• 5 days: -4.87%
• 1 month: -4.28%
• 3 months: 13.12%
• 6 months: 3.73%
• Year to date: -26.66%
• 1 year: -30.29%
• 5 years: 65.31%
• 10 years: 260.20%
• Sector: Information Technology
• Industry: Prepackaged Software

About: Qualys is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-size businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.

Employees: 2,378

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

489% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $28.8M | Put options by funds: $4.89M

3.81% less ownership

Funds ownership: 102.15% [Q2] → 98.35% (-3.81%) [Q3]

8% less funds holding

Funds holding: 462 [Q2] → 427 (-35) [Q3]

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $5.37B [Q2] → $4.65B (-$721M) [Q3]

15% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 151 | Existing positions reduced: 178

47% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 39 | Existing positions closed: 74

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q2] → 1 (-1) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

8 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

• Low target: $126 10% downside
• Avg. target: $152 8% upside
• High target: $170 21% upside

8 analyst ratings

• positive: 1 13%
• neutral: 6 75%
• negative: 1 13%

UBS Roger Boyd 63% 1-year accuracy 10 / 16 met price target	14% upside $160	Neutral Maintained	6 Nov 2024
Jefferies Joseph Gallo 69% 1-year accuracy 9 / 13 met price target	10% upside $155	Hold Maintained	6 Nov 2024
DA Davidson Rudy Kessinger 63% 1-year accuracy 17 / 27 met price target	4% upside $147	Neutral Maintained	6 Nov 2024
Canaccord Genuity Michael Walkley 63% 1-year accuracy 10 / 16 met price target	21% upside $170	Buy Maintained	6 Nov 2024
RBC Capital Matthew Hedberg 70% 1-year accuracy 147 / 209 met price target	15% upside $162	Sector Perform Maintained	6 Nov 2024