Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Qualys Inc shares valued at $134,643 were sold by Kim Joo Mi on Aug 05 ’25. At $132.26 per share, Kim Joo Mi sold 1,018 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 94,468 shares worth approximately $12.31 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, JOO MI KIM purchased 2,649 shares, netting a total of over 359,787 in proceeds.
Before that, POSEY BRUCE K had sold 541 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $75,800, the CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER traded Qualys Inc shares for $140.11 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 541 shares, worth approximately $7.9 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] plunged -0.21% to $130.33. The stock’s lowest price that day was $124.18, but it reached a high of $133.8 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.84%. Over the course of the year, Qualys Inc shares have dropped approximately -5.39%.
Is Qualys Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Qualys Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.12 million shares to 2.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 3.07 million shares. A decline of -3.98% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.98 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 8.98.
Which companies own the most shares of Qualys Inc (QLYS)?
In terms of Qualys Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 140 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.19% from the previous closing price of $130.61. 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.
