Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) Stock Analysis
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $111.24 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (56.0%).
Qualys provides a cloud-based platform delivering IT security and compliance solutions to enterprises, governments, and SMBs worldwide, with over 10,000 customers including a majority of the Forbes Global 100. Revenue is generated through annual SaaS subscriptions priced on data... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $111.24 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (56.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 51d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and death cross (50MA < 200MA). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-06-15Recent Developments — Qualys, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Qualys Inc (QLYS) Shares Surge 4.5% -- What GF Score of 83 Tells Investors - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- NEWS Qualys (QLYS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Issues Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Earnings Flash (QLYS) Qualys, Inc. Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $1.95 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $1.80 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
- NEWS Vanguard Group Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-06-15T18:11:46Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHGeographicUnited States56%10-K Item 1: 'In 2025, 2024 and 2023, 56%, 58% and 60%, respectively, of our revenues were derived from customers in the United States based on our customers' billing addresses.'
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $111.24 — A.R:R is negative (-0.9) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (56.0%). Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Prior stop was $103.45. Score 5.2/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $113.57 (+2.1% upside). Prior stop was $103.45. Stop-loss: $103.45.
Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (56.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Leverage penalty (D/E 9.2): -1.5.
Qualys, Inc. trades at a P/E of 20.0 (forward 13.5). TrendMatrix value score: 5.1/10. Verdict: Sell.
30 analysts cover QLYS with a consensus score of 3.3/5. Average price target: $107.
What does Qualys, Inc. do?Qualys provides a cloud-based platform delivering IT security and compliance solutions to enterprises, governments, and...
Qualys provides a cloud-based platform delivering IT security and compliance solutions to enterprises, governments, and SMBs worldwide, with over 10,000 customers including a majority of the Forbes Global 100. Revenue is generated through annual SaaS subscriptions priced on data volume; revenues grew to $669.1M in 2025 from $607.6M in 2024. No single customer accounts for more than 10% of revenues.