Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) - Stock Analysis
Last updated: Jun 7, 2026
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Qualys delivers raised 2025 revenue guidance with strong AI-powered platform adoption, improving EBITDA margins, and an 8% price gain over three weeks with positive technical momentum, establishing it as a hot cybersecurity idea driven by AI innovation and growth.
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Valuation Metrics
Fundamental Analysis
Key Financial Insights: ⢠Strong Margins ⢠Net Cash ⢠Premium Valuation QLYS combines exceptional margins, strong cash generation, and a net cash balance sheet with high returns on capital, but its premium valuation and heavy stock-based compensation temper upside.
Price Behavior
Key Price Behavior Insights: ⢠Strong breakout trend ⢠Near-term consolidation ⢠Support defense zone Support Level: $109, then $100-$102 Resistance Level: $114 QLYS has stayed in a strong uptrend over the last month, but after a sharp run to $114 it is now extended and must hold $109 and $100-$102 support to keep upside momentum intact.
Sentiment & News
Key News Insights: ⢠FedRAMP Gain ⢠Sector Tailwinds ⢠Price Rebound Qualys showed improving fundamentals with FedRAMP High authorization and favorable cybersecurity demand, even as the stock remained volatile amid options activity and a sharp rebound.
AI Summary
QLYS is evolving from a high-margin vulnerability-management cash cow into a broader exposure/risk platform, and the recent raise to full-year revenue guidance suggests the transition is starting to gain traction, but the stock's rerating still hinges on proving that new AI/autonomous-remediation features can translate into sustained revenue reacceleration rather than just preserving its quality compounder status.
Description
Qualys, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based IT security and compliance solutions used by enterprises, governments and small-to-medium businesses worldwide. Its Qualys Cloud Platform bundles vulnerability and threat detection, endpoint and cloud security, asset and certificate inventories, compliance and remediation workflows, and analytics to help customers discover, prioritize and address security issues. The company sells through direct sales and channel partners and is headquartered in Foster City, California, with operations since 1999.
Idea History
| Date | Close | Ticker | Company | Summary | Status | P/L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15 | Dec 22 | QLYS | Qualys, Inc. | Qualys delivers raised 2025 revenue guidance with strong AI-powered platform adoption, improving EBITDA margins, and an 8% price gain over three weeks with positive technical momentum, establishing it as a hot cybersecurity idea driven by AI innovation and growth. | Closed | -2.7% |