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American Century Companies Inc. lowered its stake in Qualys, Inc. ( NASDAQ:QLYS – Free Report ) by 6.
1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 83,134 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 5,442 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.
’s holdings in Qualys were worth $11,657,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 21.
5% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 57,399 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $7,374,000 after buying an additional 10,170 shares during the period. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its position in shares of Qualys by 6.
8% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 63,320 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $8,134,000 after acquiring an additional 4,040 shares during the period. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank raised its stake in shares of Qualys by 7.
8% during the third quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 31,081 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $3,993,000 after acquiring an additional 2,243 shares during the last quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys by 54.
9% during the third quarter. Verition Fund Management LLC now owns 6,199 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $796,000 after purchasing an additional 2,197 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec bought a new stake in shares of Qualys in the third quarter worth about $2,991,000.
Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades QLYS has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports.
Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on Qualys in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. They set an “underweight” rating and a $120.00 price target for the company.
Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price target on Qualys from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th.
Loop Capital reduced their price objective on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th.
Jefferies Financial Group dropped their target price on shares of Qualys from $145.00 to $130.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Monday.
Finally, Northland Securities reiterated a “market perform” rating and set a $146.00 price target (down previously from $150.00) on shares of Qualys in a research report on Monday, February 10th.
Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have given a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Qualys presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $144.
36. Insider Activity at Qualys In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,635 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.
64, for a total transaction of $226,676.40. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 112,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,530,036.
88. This represents a 1.44 % decrease in their position.
The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink . Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 882 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 21st.
The shares were sold at an average price of $139.66, for a total transaction of $123,180.12.
Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 62,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,700,119.70. The trade was a 1.
40 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here . In the last three months, insiders have sold 26,595 shares of company stock valued at $3,691,922.
1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders. Qualys Price Performance QLYS opened at $128.
67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $4.69 billion, a PE ratio of 27.
67 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $134.
91 and a 200-day moving average price of $136.51. Qualys, Inc.
has a 1 year low of $119.17 and a 1 year high of $174.20.
Qualys ( NASDAQ:QLYS – Get Free Report ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The software maker reported $1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.
35 by ($0.16). Qualys had a return on equity of 38.
52% and a net margin of 28.59%. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc.
will post 3.85 EPS for the current year. Qualys Profile ( Free Report ) 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. Read More Want to see what other hedge funds are holding QLYS? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Qualys, Inc.
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