Qualys Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is -18.88% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $119.17 and a high of $206.35 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The QLYS stock was last observed hovering at around $128.23 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 31.0%.
Currently trading at $159.23, the stock is 27.06% and 27.47% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 3.0 million and changing 24.18% at the moment leaves the stock 8.58% off its SMA200. QLYS registered -6.59% loss for a year compared to 6-month loss of 6.33%. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average (SMA 50) of $124.2492 and a 200-day simple moving average (SMA200) of $146.8485.
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The stock witnessed a 29.81% gain in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 25.25%, and is 31.89% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 6.32% over the week and 3.34% over the month.
Qualys Inc (QLYS) has around 2188 employees, a market worth around $5.86B and $593.76M in sales. Current P/E ratio is 35.06 and Fwd P/E is 25.97. Profit margin for the company is 28.68%. Distance from 52-week low is 33.62% and -22.83% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (34.91%).
The EPS is expected to grow by 11.98% this year
632.0 institutions hold shares in Qualys Inc (QLYS), with institutional investors hold 104.03% of the company’s shares. The shares outstanding are 36.91M, and float is at 36.37M with Short Float at 9.99%. Institutions hold 103.14% of the Float.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is BLACKROCK INC. with over 5.31 million shares valued at $757.7 million. The investor’s holdings represent 14.3937 of the QLYS Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC with 3.93 million shares valued at $560.28 million to account for 10.6434 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC which holds 1.86 million shares representing 5.0437 and valued at over $265.51 million, while STATE STREET CORP holds 3.7034 of the shares totaling 1.37 million with a market value of $194.95 million.
Qualys Inc (QLYS) Insider Activity
Still, SEC filings show that on Oct 21 ’24, POSEY BRUCE K (CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER) disposed off 1,339 shares at an average price of $123.56 for $0.17 million. The insider now directly holds 55,279 shares of Qualys Inc (QLYS).
