Xponance Inc. Purchases 204 Shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Xponance Inc. increased its position in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 4.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,213 shares of the software maker’s stock after buying an additional 204 shares during the period. Xponance Inc.’s holdings in Qualys were worth $731,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,246,562 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $160,957,000 after purchasing an additional 20,038 shares during the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its position in Qualys by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 1,049,623 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $147,178,000 after buying an additional 123,530 shares during the last quarter. CDAM UK Ltd raised its stake in Qualys by 8.3% in the third quarter. CDAM UK Ltd now owns 502,913 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $64,604,000 after buying an additional 38,509 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Qualys by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 456,540 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $64,016,000 after buying an additional 3,848 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. increased its holdings in shares of Qualys by 1,386.2% during the 4th quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 355,699 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $49,876,000 after acquiring an additional 331,766 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 882 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on 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 owns 62,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,700,119.70. The trade was a 1.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,635 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, January 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $138.64, for a total value of $226,676.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 112,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,530,036.88. The trade was a 1.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 26,595 shares of company stock worth $3,691,922. Insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Qualys Stock Up 1.8 %

QLYS opened at $130.22 on Tuesday. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.17 and a twelve month high of $174.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.00 and a beta of 0.56. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $135.92 and a 200 day simple moving average of $136.28.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last posted its quarterly 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%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Qualys, Inc. will post 3.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on QLYS shares. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price target on Qualys from $170.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 7th. Scotiabank cut their target price on shares of Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 7th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Qualys from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 12th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “hold” rating on shares of Qualys in a report on Monday, February 10th. Finally, Loop Capital lowered their target price on Qualys from $150.00 to $140.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, thirteen have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $146.14.

About Qualys

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.