Qualys (QLYS) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

A number of research firms have changed their ratings and price targets for Qualys (NASDAQ: QLYS):

• 7/27/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $139.00 to $150.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 7/21/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $85.00 to $160.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/16/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 7/16/2026 – Qualys had its “sector perform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $145.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/13/2026 – Qualys had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $90.00 to $145.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Scotiabank from “sector perform” to “sector outperform”. They now have a $190.00 price target on the stock, up from $100.00.
• 7/2/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “sell (d+)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 6/30/2026 – Qualys was upgraded by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from “underweight” to “neutral”. They now have a $139.00 price target on the stock, up from $87.00.

Insider Buying and Selling at Qualys

In other Qualys news, CFO Joo Mi Kim sold 1,627 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $100.17, for a total value of $162,976.59. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 83,211 shares in the company, valued at approximately $8,335,245.87. This trade represents a 1.92% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Bruce K. Posey sold 2,384 shares of Qualys stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $100.18, for a total transaction of $238,829.12. Following the transaction, the insider owned 66,301 shares in the company, valued at $6,642,034.18. This represents a 3.47% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 75,228 shares of company stock worth $9,457,674. 0.72% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Qualys, Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) is a leading provider of cloud-based security and compliance solutions designed to help organizations streamline their IT security programs. Operating on a unified, modular platform, Qualys offers continuous visibility into global IT assets through a combination of lightweight cloud agents and on-premises scanner appliances. The platform supports an array of security and compliance use cases, enabling real-time detection of vulnerabilities, policy violations and misconfigurations across on-premises, cloud and hybrid environments.

The company’s flagship Qualys Cloud Platform delivers a suite of integrated applications, including vulnerability management, detection and response (VMDR), policy compliance, web application scanning, file integrity monitoring, asset inventory and container security.