SeekingAlpha · Aug 6, 2026
Qualys: Great Quarter, Better Business, Wrong Price (Rating Downgrade)
Qualys (QLYS) Q2 recap: billings and revenue growth, higher guidance, strong margins, and cash. Read here for a detailed investment analysis.
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NASDAQ · QLYS
Qualys, Inc.
Technology · Software - Infrastructure
$187.15
Up+$2.49 (+1.33%)
Updated Aug 13, 2026, 5:08 PM
SID Score
6.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 5.53B
- P/E ratio
- 29.02
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $74.51 – $201.54
- Volume
- 513.36K
- Avg. volume
- 380.53K
Price performance
QLYS price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
QLYS closed at $187.15 after 21 trading sessions, up 17.47% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $187.15
- Period change
- +17.47%
- Period low
- $133.74
- Period high
- $188.31
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2026 | $185.13 | $188.84 | $183.28 | $187.15 | 513.36K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $185.80 | $189.60 | $180.40 | $188.31 | 722.62K |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $182.15 | $192.73 | $182.085 | $185.80 | 923.34K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $183.45 | $184.39 | $178.30 | $183.48 | 742.96K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $180.00 | $184.40 | $174.9646 | $181.78 | 1.26M |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $198.42 | $201.54 | $181.09 | $183.25 | 1.62M |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $152.26 | $162.735 | $150.615 | $161.06 | 1.05M |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $147.95 | $155.735 | $146.36 | $154.89 | 959.87K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $141.71 | $145.33 | $137.81 | $144.75 | 658.75K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $131.99 | $143.41 | $131.00 | $141.71 | 1.05M |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $137.35 | $138.55 | $133.03 | $135.13 | 720K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $135.01 | $139.12 | $131.91 | $135.75 | 641.56K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $138.86 | $140.60 | $134.641 | $134.79 | 786.01K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $134.53 | $137.51 | $131.98 | $137.48 | 539.38K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $142.12 | $142.44 | $133.04 | $133.74 | 748.99K |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $145.15 | $147.49 | $138.76 | $140.23 | 699.4K |
| Jul 21, 2026 | $155.66 | $155.66 | $141.9107 | $143.78 | 1.16M |
| Jul 20, 2026 | $158.19 | $160.78 | $155.77 | $156.37 | 492.76K |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $155.45 | $160.84 | $154.01 | $159.43 | 824.23K |
| Jul 16, 2026 | $161.95 | $161.965 | $155.97 | $157.56 | 573.49K |
| Jul 15, 2026 | $164.25 | $167.86 | $155.425 | $159.32 | 566.04K |
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Overview
Company profile and research snapshot.
Company profile
Qualys is a cloud security and compliance solutions provider that helps businesses identify and manage their security risks and compliance requirements. The California-based company has more than 10,000 customers worldwide, the majority of which are small- and medium-size businesses. Qualys was founded in 1999 and went public in 2012.
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- Consensus
- —
- Average target
- $146.57
- Implied upside
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- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | Jefferies | Hold | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | DA Davidson | Neutral | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Piper Sandler | Neutral | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
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Yahoo · Aug 6, 2026
UPDATE - Apiiro Joins Chainguard's Athena Coalition, Makes AutoFix Free for Open Source Maintainers
Apiiro joins JPMorganChase, Morgan Stanley, Cisco, Cloudflare, Akamai, Qualys and other industry leaders to automatically fix open source vulnerabilities at scaleNEW YORK, Aug. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apiiro, the Guardian Agent acting as the control plane for Agentic Development Security, today announced it has joined Athena, the Chainguard-led industry coalition for the orchestrated defense of open source software. In addition to Apiiro joining Athena, Apiiro and Chainguard are integrating
Yahoo · Aug 5, 2026
Why Qualys Stock Crushed it on Wednesday
The company managed to boost its key second-quarter fundamentals at impressive rates.
Benzinga · Aug 5, 2026
DA Davidson Maintains Neutral on Qualys, Raises Price Target to $165
DA Davidson analyst Rudy Kessinger maintains Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $135 to $165.
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