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Investing in Qualys Inc (QLYS) Is Getting More Attractive

In a filing, Qualys Inc revealed its Director Hank Jeffrey P unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.59 million on Nov 15 ’24. In the deal valued at $146.31 per share,4,000 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, Hank Jeffrey P now holds 12,666 shares worth roughly $1.98 million.

Then, Thakar Sumedh S sold 7,000 shares, generating $1,047,635 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $149.66, the CEO & PRESIDENT now owns 225,453 shares.

Before that, JEFFREY HANK bought 4,850 shares. Qualys Inc shares valued at $724,542 were divested by the Director at a price of $149.39 per share.

Wolfe Research upgraded its Qualys Inc [QLYS] rating to a Peer perform from a an Underperform in a research note published recently. Jefferies began covering QLYS with “Hold” recommendation on October 16, 2024. Scotiabank started covering the stock on April 26, 2024. It rated QLYS as “a Sector perform”.

Price Performance Review of QLYS

On Monday, Qualys Inc [NASDAQ:QLYS] saw its stock jump 2.00% to $156.44. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 8.74%. Qualys Inc shares have fallen nearly -20.30% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -13.32% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $206.35 was reached on 01/22/24, a 52-week low of $119.17 was recorded on 11/01/24. SMA at 50 days reached $131.86, while 200 days put it at $144.47.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For QLYS Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 154.59, which if violated will result in even more drops to 152.74. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 158.40. A further resistance level may holdings at 160.37. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 67.84, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 2.14, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 45.66%. Stochastics %K at 59.46% indicates the stock is a holding.

How much short interest is there in Qualys Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Qualys Inc stocks on 2024-10-31, growing by 0.14 million shares to a total of 3.65 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-09-30 was 3.51 million shares. There was a rise of 3.97%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on March 26, 2024 when TD Cowen began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Market perform”‘ rating along with a $170 price target.

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