Are Qualys Inc (QLYS) stocks a prudent buy?

Kevin Freeman

Qualys Inc [QLYS] stock is trading at $149.73, up 1.84%. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The QLYS shares have gain 21.47% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 15.37%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Qualys Inc [NASDAQ: QLYS] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on November 05, 2025, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $135 for it. On November 11, 2024, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Peer Perform. Jefferies initiated its recommendation with a Hold and recommended $135 as its price target on October 16, 2024. Scotiabank started tracking with a Sector Perform rating for this stock on April 26, 2024, and assigned it a price target of $172. In a note dated March 26, 2024, TD Cowen initiated an Market Perform rating and provided a target price of $170 on this stock.

Qualys Inc [QLYS] stock has fluctuated between $112.61 and $159.73 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $146.57 within the next 12 months. Qualys Inc [NASDAQ: QLYS] shares were valued at $149.73 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -2.11% based on the average QLYS price forecast.

Analyzing the QLYS fundamentals

Qualys Inc [NASDAQ:QLYS] reported sales of 652.84M for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 10.17%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.82% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.33%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.36%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.29%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.18, Equity is 0.38 and Total Capital is 0.35. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.1.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 146.29 points at the first support level, and at 142.85 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 152.41, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 155.09.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, Qualys Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.36. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.36, while the Cash Ratio is 0.52. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 8.22, the price to book ratio is 10.16 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.00.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved POSEY BRUCE K, CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER, that happened on Oct 20 ’25 when 540.0 shares were sold. CEO & PRESIDENT, Thakar Sumedh S completed a deal on Oct 14 ’25 to sell 8500.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director SUMEDH SHRINAND THAKAR bought 25500.0 shares on Oct 14 ’25.

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