Qualys Inc

Qualys Inc (QLYS) Stock Analysis

$192.650

+3.063 (+1.59%)At close

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High
193.270
Open
185.880
VWAP
190.24
Volume
524.99K
Mkt Cap
5.26B
Low
184.800
Amount
99.87M
EV/EBITDA, TTM
23.54

Qualys, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security and compliance solutions. The Company’s integrated suite of IT, security and compliance solutions delivered on Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk Platform enables its customers to identify and manage their IT and operational technology (OT) assets, collect, and analyze large amounts of IT security data, recommend, and implement remediation actions and verify the implementation of such actions. The Company provides its solutions through a software-as-a-service model, primarily with renewable annual subscriptions. Its cloud platform offers an integrated suite of solutions that automates the lifecycle of asset discovery and management, security and compliance assessments, and remediation for an organization’s IT infrastructure and assets, whether such infrastructure and assets reside inside the organization, on their network perimeter, on endpoints or in the cloud.

AI analysis of Qualys Inc (QLYS)

Buy

Qualys Inc is a good buy right now due to its strong revenue growth of 11% year-over-year in Q2, with a current price of $202.42 significantly above the average analyst target of $140.12. The stock has shown a robust year-to-date change of +54.51%, indicating strong market momentum. However, the main risk is the recent downgrade by Wedbush, which cited 'significant pressure' on the core business, suggesting caution.

Analyst Ratings (17)

-26.73% Downside
Hold
6 Buy
11 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 192.65
Low
117.00
Average
141.15
High
165.00

Wedbush

2026-09-10

Price Target

$175

Neutral

Scotiabank

2026-08-05

Price Target

$220

Outperform

DA Davidson

2026-08-05

Price Target

$165

Neutral

Northland

2026-08-05

Price Target

$208

Outperform

Truist

2026-08-05

Price Target

$185

Hold

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Qualys Inc (QLYS) is 21.88, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 27.28.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
27.28
Current P/E
21.88
Overvalued
35.39
Undervalued
19.16

Forward EV/EBITDA

Overvalued
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
18.48
Current EV/EBITDA
23.54
Overvalued
22.45
Undervalued
14.51

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
8.39
Current P/S
8.62
Overvalued
10.27
Undervalued
6.52

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for QLYS

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%QLYS

$165.74

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%QLYS

$151.18

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%QLYS

$148.56

Scenario price

Whales holding QLYS

R

RWA Wealth Partners, LLC

+ HoldingQLYS

+7.74%

3M Return

P

Paralel Advisors LLC

+ HoldingQLYS

-1.30%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-10-15 (ET)

15:00:00

Meta Launches Muse Spark Open, First Desktop AI Model

13:30:00

Perplexity Opens SPACE AI Sandbox, Cybersecurity Stocks Drop

2026-09-14 (ET)

12:30:00

Qualys Stock Rises 14.9% to $172.60

2026-09-11 (ET)

12:30:00

Qualys Stock Drops 6.4% to $151.25

News

QLYS FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Qualys, Inc. is a provider of a cloud-based platform delivering information technology (IT), security and compliance solutions. The Company’s integrated suite of IT, security and compliance solutions delivered on Qualys' Enterprise TruRisk Platform enables its customers to identify and manage their IT and operational technology (OT) assets, collect, and analyze large amounts of IT security data, recommend, and implement remediation actions and verify the implementation of such actions. The Company provides its solutions through a software-as-a-service model, primarily with renewable annual subscriptions. Its cloud platform offers an integrated suite of solutions that automates the lifecycle of asset discovery and management, security and compliance assessments, and remediation for an organization’s IT infrastructure and assets, whether such infrastructure and assets reside inside the organization, on their network perimeter, on endpoints or in the cloud. It operates in the Technology sector (SERVICES-PREPACKAGED SOFTWARE industry).

Qualys Inc is a good buy right now due to its strong revenue growth of 11% year-over-year in Q2, with a current price of $202.42 significantly above the average analyst target of $140.12. The stock has shown a robust year-to-date change of +54.51%, indicating strong market momentum. However, the main risk is the recent downgrade by Wedbush, which cited 'significant pressure' on the core business, suggesting caution.

17 analysts cover QLYS: 6 rate it Buy, 11 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 141.15.

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