Hantz Financial Services Inc. Sells 1,466 Shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS)

Hantz Financial Services Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 2.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 66,133 shares of the software maker’s stock after selling 1,466 shares during the period. Hantz Financial Services Inc. owned 0.18% of Qualys worth $9,273,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of QLYS. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. raised its holdings in Qualys by 1,386.2% during the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 355,699 shares of the software maker’s stock valued at $49,876,000 after buying an additional 331,766 shares in the last quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 14.5% in the third quarter. Boston Trust Walden Corp now owns 926,093 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $118,966,000 after purchasing an additional 117,079 shares during the period. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 208.5% in the third quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 86,187 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $11,072,000 after purchasing an additional 58,252 shares during the period. Barclays PLC increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 101.8% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 112,214 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $14,415,000 after purchasing an additional 56,613 shares during the period. Finally, CDAM UK Ltd increased its stake in shares of Qualys by 8.3% in the third quarter. CDAM UK Ltd now owns 502,913 shares of the software maker’s stock worth $64,604,000 after purchasing an additional 38,509 shares during the period. 99.31% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Qualys Trading Down 1.8 %

NASDAQ QLYS opened at $145.04 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $144.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $135.77. The company has a market capitalization of $5.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.95 and a beta of 0.57. Qualys, Inc. has a 1-year low of $119.17 and a 1-year high of $193.38.

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

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other news, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 7,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $134.49, for a total value of $941,430.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 225,453 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $30,321,173.97. The trade was a 3.01 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey P. Hank sold 4,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $146.31, for a total value of $585,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,666 shares in the company, valued at $1,853,162.46. The trade was a 24.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 31,259 shares of company stock valued at $4,578,153 in the last three months. 1.00% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on QLYS shares. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price objective on Qualys from $150.00 to $162.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Qualys from $123.00 to $126.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Qualys from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on Qualys from $135.00 to $155.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC started coverage on Qualys in a research note on Wednesday, November 6th. They set a “hold” rating on the stock. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, fourteen have given a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $152.80.

Qualys Profile

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.