Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Shares Acquired by Boston Trust Walden Corp

Boston Trust Walden Corp boosted its position in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 13.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,049,623 shares of the software maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 123,530 shares during the quarter. Qualys makes up 1.0% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings in Qualys were worth $147,178,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Aigen Investment Management LP acquired a new stake in Qualys during the 3rd quarter valued at $445,000. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Qualys by 208.5% during the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 86,187 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $11,072,000 after acquiring an additional 58,252 shares during the last quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC increased its position in Qualys by 428.9% during the 3rd quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 18,256 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $2,345,000 after purchasing an additional 14,804 shares in the last quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp increased its position in Qualys by 40.0% during the 3rd quarter. Van ECK Associates Corp now owns 29,015 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $3,525,000 after purchasing an additional 8,291 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Qualys by 6.8% in the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 63,320 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $8,134,000 after purchasing an additional 4,040 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Trading Down 0.2 %

Shares of QLYS stock opened at $139.41 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $5.10 billion, a PE ratio of 30.71 and a beta of 0.56. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.61. Qualys, Inc. has a 52 week low of $119.17 and a 52 week high of $192.09.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The software maker reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.33 by $0.23. Qualys had a return on equity of 40.24% and a net margin of 28.72%. The company had revenue of $153.87 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $150.74 million. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.24 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts expect that Qualys, Inc. will post 4.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on QLYS shares. Westpark Capital reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Needham & Company LLC initiated coverage on shares of Qualys in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on Qualys from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Qualys from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, DA Davidson upped their target price on Qualys from $120.00 to $147.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $152.80.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.49, for a total value of $941,430.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 225,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,321,173.97. This represents a 3.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 882 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $139.66, for a total value of $123,180.12. Following the sale, the insider now owns 62,295 shares in the company, valued at $8,700,119.70. This represents a 1.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 31,259 shares of company stock valued at $4,578,153. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Qualys 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.