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The price of Qualys Inc (NASDAQ: QLYS) closed at $150.07 in the last session, up 4.23% from day before closing price of $143.98. In other words, the price has increased by $4.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.36 million shares were traded. QLYS stock price reached its highest trading level at $150.8 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $147.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at QLYS’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 21.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.38 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jul 03 ’25 when SUMEDH SHRINAND THAKAR bought 26,500 shares for $143.98 per share.
POSEY BRUCE K sold 525 shares of QLYS for $71,380 on Jun 20 ’25. The CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER now owns 61,184 shares after completing the transaction at $135.96 per share. On Jun 16 ’25, another insider, Hank Jeffrey P, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 657 shares for $139.07 each. As a result, the insider received 91,369 and left with 13,888 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, QLYS now has a Market Capitalization of 5451458048 and an Enterprise Value of 4797679616. As of this moment, Qualys’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 30.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.73. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.73. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.717 whereas that against EBITDA is 22.669.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for QLYS is 0.57, which has changed by 0.032970786 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, QLYS has reached a high of $170.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $112.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 10.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 10.96%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, QLYS traded on average about 334.69K shares per day over the past 3-months and 336860 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 36.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 35.88M. Insiders hold about 1.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.74% stake in the company. Shares short for QLYS as of 1749772800 were 3065265 with a Short Ratio of 9.16, compared to 1747267200 on 2654566. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3065265 and a Short% of Float of 11.77.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
