Qualys (QLYS) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

by · The Cerbat Gem

Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $120.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $130.00.
  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from $140.00 to $134.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys had its price target lowered by analysts at DA Davidson from $135.00 to $125.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from $139.00 to $135.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys was given a new $150.00 price target on by analysts at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc..
  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $117.00 to $113.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
  • 2/6/2026 – Qualys had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $155.00 price target on the stock.
  • 1/5/2026 – Qualys was downgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
  • 12/29/2025 – Qualys had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 12/22/2025 – Qualys had its “hold (c+)” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Weiss Ratings.
  • 12/18/2025 – Qualys had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Morgan Stanley. They now have a $117.00 price target on the stock.

Insider Transactions at Qualys

In other news, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 1,101 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $132.34, for a total transaction of $145,706.34. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 68,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,078,259.32. This trade represents a 1.58% 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, CEO Sumedh S. Thakar sold 5,000 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $133.76, for a total transaction of $668,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 247,800 shares in the company, valued at $33,145,728. This trade represents a 1.98% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 42,227 shares of company stock valued at $5,875,962 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 1.00% of the company’s stock.

Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.

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