Willner & Heller LLC Purchases Shares of 1,200 Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Willner & Heller LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,200 shares of the software maker’s stock, valued at approximately $236,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. McGlone Suttner Wealth Management Inc. bought a new position in Qualys in the 4th quarter worth approximately $30,000. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Qualys by 218.2% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 210 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $41,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 24.9% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 291 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $57,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 67.5% during the fourth quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 350 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $69,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Qualys during the fourth quarter worth $86,000. 99.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Qualys Trading Down 1.1 %

NASDAQ:QLYS traded down $1.50 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $136.69. The company had a trading volume of 435,964 shares, compared to its average volume of 377,130. Qualys, Inc. has a 1 year low of $122.53 and a 1 year high of $206.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $153.35 and a 200 day moving average of $171.01. The company has a market cap of $5.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.64 and a beta of 0.47.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 7th. The software maker reported $1.05 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.88 by $0.17. Qualys had a return on equity of 47.28% and a net margin of 28.48%. The business had revenue of $145.81 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $145.67 million. On average, analysts forecast that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently commented on QLYS. Robert W. Baird cut their price target on Qualys from $175.00 to $170.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 8th. StockNews.com lowered Qualys from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a report on Monday, May 13th. Scotiabank assumed coverage on Qualys in a report on Friday, April 26th. They set a “sector perform” rating and a $172.00 target price for the company. Finally, TD Cowen began coverage on Qualys in a report on Tuesday, March 26th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $170.00 target price for the company. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have issued a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Qualys currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $162.23.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,430 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.91, for a total value of $235,821.30. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 63,057 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,398,729.87. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In related news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,912 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $165.04, for a total transaction of $315,556.48. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 97,176 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,037,927.04. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,430 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $164.91, for a total value of $235,821.30. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 63,057 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,398,729.87. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 21,543 shares of company stock valued at $3,250,832 in the last quarter. 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.