Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $100.09 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — 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 $100.09 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — 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: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65. Score 5.6/10, high confidence.
Passes 8/10 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, positive momentum, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 77d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent Developments — Qualys, Inc.
Latest news
- Qualys Inc (QLYS) Shares Surge 4.5% -- What GF Score of 83 Tells Investors - GuruFocus — GuruFocus positive
- Qualys (QLYS) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) Issues Q2 2026 Earnings Guidance - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- Earnings Flash (QLYS) Qualys, Inc. Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $1.95 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $1.80 - marketscreener.com — marketscreener.com positive
- Vanguard Group Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Qualys, Inc. $QLYS - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
Generated 2026-05-20T20:21:21Z.
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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 $100.09 — A.R:R is negative (-0.2) — 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: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65. Prior stop was $93.08. Score 5.6/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $99.74 (-0.3% upside). Prior stop was $93.08. Stop-loss: $93.08.
Concentration risk — Geographic: United States (56.0%); Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Technology): -0.8.
Qualys, Inc. trades at a P/E of 17.6 (forward 11.9). TrendMatrix value score: 5.7/10. Verdict: Sell.
30 analysts cover QLYS with a consensus score of 3.4/5. 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.