Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 5.500-5.900 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 5.890. The company issued revenue guidance of $645.0 million-$657.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $604.7 million. Qualys also updated its Q1 2025 guidance to 1.400-1.500 EPS.

Qualys Trading Down 3.7 %

Shares of NASDAQ:QLYS opened at $135.57 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.15 and a beta of 0.56. Qualys has a 12-month low of $119.17 and a 12-month high of $174.73. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $143.41 and a 200 day moving average price of $135.70.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results 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 net margin of 28.59% and a return on equity of 39.64%. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Qualys will post 4.31 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

QLYS has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Loop Capital lowered their price target on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on Qualys from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Qualys from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday. Finally, Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on shares of Qualys in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Qualys presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $149.25.

Insider Activity at Qualys

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 855 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $142.24, for a total transaction of $121,615.20. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 63,177 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,986,296.48. The trade was a 1.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Jeffrey P. Hank sold 4,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, November 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $146.31, for a total value of $585,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,666 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,853,162.46. This represents a 24.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 31,259 shares of company stock worth $4,578,153 over the last 90 days. Company 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.