Qualys Inc’s filing revealed that its CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER POSEY BRUCE K unloaded Company’s shares for reported $0.12 million on Dec 20 ’24. In the deal valued at $142.24 per share,855 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, POSEY BRUCE K now holds 63,177 shares worth roughly $8.68 million.
Then, Thakar Sumedh S sold 7,000 shares, generating $1,030,137 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $147.16, the CEO & PRESIDENT now owns 225,453 shares.
Before that, Kim Joo Mi sold 1,332 shares. Qualys Inc shares valued at $209,617 were divested by the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER at a price of $157.37 per share. As a result of the transaction, Kim Joo Mi now holds 113,652 shares, worth roughly $15.62 million.
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 fall -3.40% to $137.42. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -1.72%. Qualys Inc shares have fallen nearly -2.00% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -25.40% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $201.03 was reached on 01/06/25, a 52-week low of $119.17 was recorded on 01/06/25. SMA at 50 days reached $144.11, while 200 days put it at $141.82.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For QLYS Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 134.58, which if violated will result in even more drops to 131.74. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 142.10. A further resistance level may holdings at 146.77. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 38.13, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -1.70, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 92.45%. Stochastics %K at 16.28% indicates the stock is a buying.
How much short interest is there in Qualys Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Qualys Inc stocks on 2024-12-13, growing by 79111.0 shares to a total of 3.26 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 3.18 million shares. There was a rise of 2.43%, 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.
