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Qualys NasdaqGS:QLYS Stock Report

Last Price

US$141.59

Market Cap

US$5.2b

7D

-0.7%

1Y

-28.6%

Updated

26 Dec, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

QLYS Stock Overview

Provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. More details

QLYS fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance5/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of share price highs, lows and changes for Qualys
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$141.59
52 Week HighUS$201.60
52 Week LowUS$119.17
Beta0.55
1 Month Change-9.20%
3 Month Change8.92%
1 Year Change-28.59%
3 Year Change0.73%
5 Year Change68.08%
Change since IPO899.93%

Recent News & Updates

Qualys: The Easy Gains Were Already Made (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 27

What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Nov 23
What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Recent updates

Qualys: The Easy Gains Were Already Made (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 27

What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Nov 23
What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) 26% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) P/E Is Not Telling You

Oct 05
What Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) P/E Is Not Telling You

Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

Sep 17
Under The Bonnet, Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Returns Look Impressive

Qualys Stock: The Cybersecurity Compounder No One Is Talking About

Sep 17

We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

Aug 30
We Ran A Stock Scan For Earnings Growth And Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Passed With Ease

Qualys Is Leading The Charge In Cloud-Based IT Security And Compliance

Jul 18

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Jul 17
An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 49% Undervalued

Qualys: Near-Term Alpha Is Likely, Despite Long-Term Restraints

Jul 10

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Jun 24
Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Pay Packet

Jun 06
Here's Why Shareholders Will Not Be Complaining About Qualys, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:QLYS) CEO Pay Packet

Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

May 30
Shareholders Would Enjoy A Repeat Of Qualys' (NASDAQ:QLYS) Recent Growth In Returns

Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

May 09
Qualys, Inc. Just Recorded A 16% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

May 08
Here's Why Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Qualys: Recent Pullback Due To Over-Reaction, Risk-Reward Remains Attractive

Apr 19

Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

Mar 14
Getting In Cheap On Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Is Unlikely

An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Feb 10
An Intrinsic Calculation For Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) Suggests It's 43% Undervalued

Qualys Faces Tough 2024 As Revenue Growth Will Sag (Downgrade)

Feb 06

Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

Jan 23
Why The 40% Return On Capital At Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Should Have Your Attention

Shareholder Returns

QLYSUS SoftwareUS Market
7D-0.7%1.6%2.8%
1Y-28.6%22.4%24.5%

Return vs Industry: QLYS underperformed the US Software industry which returned 22.4% over the past year.

Return vs Market: QLYS underperformed the US Market which returned 24.5% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is QLYS's price volatile compared to industry and market?
QLYS volatility
QLYS Average Weekly Movement7.9%
Software Industry Average Movement7.9%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market17.1%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: QLYS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: QLYS's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
19992,378Sumedh Thakarwww.qualys.com

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. The company’s integrated suite of IT, security, and compliance solutions delivered on its Qualys’ Enterprise TruRisk Platform enables customers to identify and manage IT assets; collect and analyze IT security data; discover and prioritize vulnerabilities; quantify cyber risk exposure; recommend and implement remediation actions; and verify the implementation of such actions.

Qualys, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Qualys's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
QLYS fundamental statistics
Market capUS$5.18b
Earnings (TTM)US$170.31m
Revenue (TTM)US$592.95m

30.4x

P/E Ratio

8.7x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
QLYS income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$592.95m
Cost of RevenueUS$109.58m
Gross ProfitUS$483.38m
Other ExpensesUS$313.07m
EarningsUS$170.31m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)4.65
Gross Margin81.52%
Net Profit Margin28.72%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did QLYS perform over the long term?

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/26 01:14
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.

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Analyst Sources

Qualys, Inc. is covered by 52 analysts. 24 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jamie SheltonArete Research Services LLP
Shrenik KothariBaird
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research