Qualys QLYS stock
Qualys, Inc. · Technology · end-of-day data as of Nov 13, 2026
- FCF yield+5.4%
- News
- Trendbullish
- Earnings in83d
- P/E28.8x
- RSI39
- Support-13.6%
- Resistance+0.7%
- Off 52w high-26.6%
- Volume1.0x
- Bollingerlower half
- P/E vs sector-2.2%
- ConsensusHold · 23
- Price target at$179.36 +3.7%
- Sector→ -15.8%
- 52w range$75–$236
- ATR+7.9%
- Off ATH-26.6%
- MA20×50↓ in ~22d
- P/E vs own+21.0%
- Insiders-$2.55M
- MAs1 of 4
- MACD-5.69
Updates with the 15-min delayed price; analysts, insiders and news are from the last close. Not a forecast or investment advice.
What changed
The market fell 0.4% and Technology 0.8%; Qualys's own part was a 4.1% drop. The stock had fallen 13.5% the session after reporting EPS of $2.12 against $1.96 expected on Nov 9.
- Qualys fell 5.3% on Nov 12, 2026, about 3.2 times its usual daily move.
- Last close (Nov 12): QLYS -5.3% = market (SPY) -0.4% + Technology sector -0.8% + QLYS on its own -4.1%.
- Last 5 sessions to Nov 12: QLYS -13.3% = market (SPY) +3.3% + Technology sector +4.5% + QLYS on its own -21.1%.
- Qualys reported EPS of $2.12 against $1.96 expected on Nov 9, 2026 after the close; the stock moved -13.5% the next session.
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Analyst price targets and predictions
11 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $172.94 · as of Nov 13, 2026
Strong buy 1Buy 3Hold 17Sell 1Strong sell 1
23 analysts in November 2026: 4 rate it a buy or strong buy (17%), 17 a hold and 2 a sell or strong sell. A year earlier, 20% rated it a buy or strong buy.
Is Qualys a good stock to buy?
Qualys is strong on 5 of the 5 questions about the business. The price is about usual: 28.8 times its earnings, near its 3-year median of 28.4 (Nov 13, 2026). pretickt does not say whether to buy or sell.
- Demand growing
- Advantage hard to copy
- Economics very profitable
- Execution delivers
- Fragility sturdy
- Price about usual
From the companies' statements (FMP), their filings read by pretickt, the analysts and the insiders, as of Nov 13, 2026. Each card says what a fact means for its question, never what to do with the stock: for information only, not investment advice.
Snapshot
- P/E28.8x
- P/E vs sector-2.2%
- P/E vs own+21.0%
- Price target at+3.7%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$6.04B
- FCF yield+5.4%
- Insiders-$2.55M
- Earnings in83d
- News
Why it moved
2 stories on the day (30-day average 0.6).
- Qualys: Faster Billings Make The Post-Earnings Selloff A Buying Opportunity
- Qualys: A Cash Machine That Holds Lessons For Retail Investors
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $172.94 · +20.7% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector→ -15.8%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▲
- Above MAs1 of 4 above
- MA20×50↓ in ~22d
- RSI39
- Support-13.6%
- Resistance+0.7%
- Off 52w high-26.6%
- Off ATH-26.6%
- 52w range$172.94
- Bollingerlower half
- MACD-5.69
- ATR+7.9%
- Volume1.0x
Revenue and free cash flow
Q3 FY2026: Revenue +10.7% year over year, free cash flow 53.2% of revenue, operating margin 35.3%.
| Q3 FY2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | $188M | 1.62 | $99.96M | 83.3% | 35.3% | 30.4% |
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $182M | 1.50 | $55.91M | 83.4% | 34.0% | 28.8% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $177M | 1.42 | $93.63M | 83.4% | 35.6% | 28.7% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $175M | 1.47 | $74.94M | 83.4% | 33.6% | 30.3% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $170M | 1.39 | $89.48M | 83.6% | 35.3% | 29.6% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $164M | 1.29 | $32.44M | 82.4% | 31.3% | 28.8% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $160M | 1.29 | $108M | 81.9% | 32.4% | 29.7% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $159M | 1.19 | $41.88M | 81.8% | 31.0% | 27.6% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $60.38 | -0.8% | -20.5% | +23.2% | 11.7 | $16.47B | |
| 2 |  | $147.18 | -0.2% | -26.5% | +6.7% | 17.7 | $15.03B | |
| 3 |  | $114.12 | +1.6% | -13.4% | -5.5% | 15.6 | $13.84B | |
| 4 |  | $85.40 | -1.3% | -48.4% | +72.1% | 33.1 | $12.32B | |
| 5 |  | $21.75 | -2.5% | -18.6% | -11.3% | — | $8.89B | |
| 6 |  | $22.20 | -0.4% | -16.2% | +6.3% | — | $7.6B | |
| 7 | | $172.94 | -0.1% | -26.6% | +3.7% | 28.8 | $6.04B | |
| 8 |  | $40.76 | -0.7% | -23.4% | +10.5% | 283.4 | $4.26B |
Data as of Nov 13, 2026 close.
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