The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Qualys Inc shares valued at $3,815,470 were purchased by SUMEDH SHRINAND THAKAR on Jul 03 ’25. At $143.98 per share, SUMEDH SHRINAND THAKAR acquired 26,500 shares.
Also, POSEY BRUCE K sold 525 shares, netting a total of over 71,380 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $135.96 each, the insider now holds 61,184 shares.
Before that, Hank Jeffrey P had sold 657 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $91,369, the Director traded Qualys Inc shares for $139.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 657 shares, worth approximately $2.08 million.
Analysts at Wolfe Research upgraded the stock from ‘”an Underperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid November. Earlier on October 16, 2024, Jefferies initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for QLYS stock.
Analyzing QLYS Stock Performance
On last trading session, Qualys Inc [NASDAQ: QLYS] rose 4.23% to $150.07. The stock’s lowest price that day was $147.1, but it reached a high of $150.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.85%. Over the course of the year, Qualys Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.48%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $150.80 on 07/03/25 and a 52-week low of $112.61 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Qualys Inc (QLYS)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 147.79, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 145.50. In the upper region, resistance lies at 151.58. The next price resistance is at 153.08. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 71.08 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Qualys Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Qualys Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.41 million shares to 3.07 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 2.65 million shares. A jump of 13.4% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 10.64 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 10.64.
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In terms of Qualys Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 140 in the next 12 months, down nearly -2.76% from the previous closing price of $143.98. Analysts anticipate Qualys Inc stock to reach 142 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 120. In spite of this, 12 analysts ranked Qualys Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On April 26, 2024, Scotiabank assigned a price target of “a Sector perform” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $172.
