Boston Trust Walden Corp Increases Stock Holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Boston Trust Walden Corp grew its holdings in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 13.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,049,623 shares of the software maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 123,530 shares during the quarter. Qualys accounts for approximately 1.0% of Boston Trust Walden Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 14th largest holding. Boston Trust Walden Corp owned 2.87% of Qualys worth $147,178,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Financial Enhancement Group LLC raised its stake in shares of Qualys by 1.5% in the third quarter. Financial Enhancement Group LLC now owns 6,100 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $784,000 after purchasing an additional 91 shares during the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in Qualys by 33.9% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 391 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $55,000 after buying an additional 99 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its stake in Qualys by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,896 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $699,000 after acquiring an additional 107 shares during the period. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Qualys by 12.7% in the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,089 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $153,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 0.3% in the second quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 46,436 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $6,622,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 99.31% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Qualys news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 8,555 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $154.62, for a total transaction of $1,322,774.10. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 64,032 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,900,627.84. This trade represents a 11.79 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $134.49, for a total value of $941,430.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 225,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $30,321,173.97. This trade represents a 3.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 31,259 shares of company stock worth $4,578,153. 1.00% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Qualys Trading Down 0.2 %

Qualys stock opened at $139.41 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $5.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.71 and a beta of 0.56. Qualys, Inc. has a twelve month low of $119.17 and a twelve month high of $192.09. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $144.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $135.61.

Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 5th. The software maker reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.33 by $0.23. Qualys had a return on equity of 40.24% and a net margin of 28.72%. The business had revenue of $153.87 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $150.74 million. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.24 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts predict that Qualys, Inc. will post 4.34 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have commented on QLYS. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on Qualys from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Needham & Company LLC assumed coverage on shares of Qualys in a report on Wednesday, November 6th. They issued a “hold” rating for the company. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of Qualys from $140.00 to $160.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. TD Cowen raised their target price on Qualys from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on Qualys from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have assigned a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $152.80.

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.