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Qualys, Inc. (QLYS)

Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Foster City, United States | NasdaqGS
83.17 USD -0.92 (-1.094%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 83.09 -0.08 (-0.080%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:40 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 1:20 p.m. EDT

QLYS faces short-term bearish pressure from options flow and recent volatility, but long-term fundamentals like forward PE and earnings growth suggest potential if AI disruption challenges are navigated.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.253618
AutoARIMA0.260484
AutoETS0.260485
MSTL0.261086

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 10.72
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.117
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Debt to Equity Ratio 9.315
Revenue per Share 18.514
Market Cap 2,982,335,488
Trailing P/E 15.29
Forward P/E 10.42
Beta 0.61
Profit Margins 29.64%
Website https://www.qualys.com

As of April 18, 2026, 1:20 p.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for short-term downside, with elevated put volume and open interest around the $85 ATM strike. Puts show stronger IV and OI compared to calls, indicating bearish sentiment. Unusual put flow suggests near-term risk of downward pressure, particularly with short interest at 15.7% of float.


Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.29053998
Address1 919 East Hillsdale Boulevard
Address2 4th Floor
All Time High 206.35
All Time Low 10.15
Ask 106.0
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 1
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,104,200
Average Daily Volume3 Month 797,677
Average Volume 797,677
Average Volume10Days 1,104,200
Beta 0.612
Bid 60.92
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 15.705
City Foster City
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,735,603,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 83.17
Current Ratio 1.407
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 86.0
Day Low 82.56
Debt To Equity 9.315
Display Name Qualys
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,328,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,328,800
Earnings Growth 0.236
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.209
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,325,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,011,200
Ebitda 236,443,008
Ebitda Margins 0.35336
Enterprise To Ebitda 10.884
Enterprise To Revenue 3.846
Enterprise Value 2,573,501,696
Eps Current Year 7.37895
Eps Forward 7.98144
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.44
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 650 801 6101
Fifty Day Average 94.6326
Fifty Day Average Change -11.462601
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.1211274
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -29.053997
Fifty Two Week High 155.47
Fifty Two Week High Change -72.3
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.4650415
Fifty Two Week Low 74.51
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.659996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.11622595
Fifty Two Week Range 74.51 - 155.47
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,348,839,000,000
Float Shares 35,440,108
Forward Eps 7.98144
Forward P E 10.420425
Free Cashflow 259,132,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 2,625
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.82848
Gross Profits 554,356,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0077100005
Held Percent Institutions 1.0405201
Implied Shares Outstanding 35,858,308
Industry Software - Infrastructure
Industry Disp Software - Infrastructure
Industry Key software-infrastructure
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security, and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company provides Qualys Cloud Apps, which include cybersecurity asset management; enterprise TruRisk management; vulnerability management, detection, and response; total application security; patch management; custom assessment and remediation; multi-vector endpoint detection and response; policy audit; and file integrity monitoring. It offers TotalCloud, a cloud-native application protection platform, which include cloud workload protection, cloud detection and response, cloud security posture management, infrastructure as code, SaaS security posture management, cloud infrastructure and entitlement management, and Kubernetes and container security. In addition, the company markets and sells IT, security, and compliance solutions; offers Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk platform that enables customers to identify and manage IT and operational technology assets; collect and analyze IT security data; discover and prioritize vulnerabilities; quantify cyber risk exposure; recommend and implement remediation actions; and verify the implementation of such actions. Further, it offers asset tagging and management; reporting and dashboards; questionnaires and collaboration; remediation and workflow; big data correlation and analytics engine; and alerts and notifications. The company offers its solutions to enterprises, government entities, and small and medium-sized businesses in various industries, including education, financial services, government, healthcare, insurance, manufacturing, media, retail, technology, and utilities through its sales teams, as well as through security consulting organizations, managed service providers, resellers, cloud providers, and consulting firms. Qualys, Inc. was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
Long Name Qualys, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,982,335,488
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_125618
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 198,320,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,967,880,283
Number Of Analyst Opinions 19
Open 85.48
Operating Cashflow 309,400,000
Operating Margins 0.33566
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 3.91
Phone 650 801 6100
Post Market Change -0.08000183
Post Market Change Percent -0.096190736
Post Market Price 83.09
Post Market Time 1,776,465,614
Previous Close 84.09
Price Eps Current Year 11.271251
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.2957654
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 4.457068
Profit Margins 0.29639
Quick Ratio 1.32
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.919998
Regular Market Change Percent -1.09406
Regular Market Day High 86.0
Regular Market Day Low 82.56
Regular Market Day Range 82.56 - 86.0
Regular Market Open 85.48
Regular Market Previous Close 84.09
Regular Market Price 83.17
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 1,331,133
Return On Assets 0.13412
Return On Equity 0.38202
Revenue Growth 0.101
Revenue Per Share 18.514
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 8
Shares Outstanding 35,675,926
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1118
Shares Short 3,987,298
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,993,528
Short Name Qualys, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.157
Short Ratio 6.09
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol QLYS
Target High Price 170.0
Target Low Price 85.0
Target Mean Price 130.43947
Target Median Price 135.0
Total Cash 445,939,008
Total Cash Per Share 12.5
Total Debt 52,274,000
Total Revenue 669,124,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 5.44
Trailing P E 15.288603
Trailing Peg Ratio 3.8687
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 125.544
Two Hundred Day Average Change -42.374
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.3375231
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,331,133
Website https://www.qualys.com
Zip 94,404