JMP Securities analyst Erik Suppiger reiterated a Buy rating on Qualys (QLYS) on February 13 and set a price target of $85. The company’s shares closed on Friday at $80.69.
According to TipRanks.com, Suppiger is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 18.3% and a 64.4% success rate. Suppiger covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as SolarWinds Corporation, Varonis Systems, and Carbonite Inc.
Qualys has an analyst consensus of Hold, with a price target consensus of $86, which is a 6.6% upside from current levels. In a report issued on February 6, Wedbush also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $95 price target.
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Based on Qualys’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending December 31, the company reported a quarterly net profit of $14.4 million. In comparison, last year the company had a net profit of $2.86 million.
Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 79 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is positive on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders buying their shares of QLYS in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in December 2018, Bruce Posey, the VP, GC and Corp. Sec. of QLYS bought 5,756 shares for a total of $51,228.
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Qualys, Inc. engages in the provision of cloud security and compliance solutions. Its products enable organizations to identify security risks to information technology infrastructures; help protect information technology systems and applications from cyber attacks; and achieve compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
