Qualys (QLYS)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-09-14
$185.37+7.21%
Close 2026-09-15 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - InfrastructureSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Systems Software: fringe margins under pressure (2q confirmed)
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Primary pillar broken — EPS meets or exceeds $5.5 for FY26: FY26 EPS guidance $5.76-$5.90 vs $5.50 target.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 15%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet, guidance credibility.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 50% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskQualys must maintain its revenue growth to justify its current price. The company recently posted double-digit growth and raised its earnings outlook, indicating strong performance. QLYS trades at 21× P/E versus a peer median of 41×, suggesting that the market reflects less growth than expected. A sharp drop in its stock price may signal a repricing of the thesis. The primary risk is that if QLYS cuts guidance after recently raising it, this could damage credibility and lead to a significant decline. Peer multiples imply a price about 12% above where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-15. QLYS is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 22 analysts currently covering QLYS (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 11 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for QLYS in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Systems Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Put QLYS next to peers and holdings, compare Living FV and multiples, then graph the driver behind the difference.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Double-digit growth supports revenue growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-15. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $185.37
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $185.37.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Increased billings indicate strong revenue growth and market share gain.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Revenue outlook and EPS guidance positively impact growth objectives.
Advances: Increase revenue growth
Earnings beat and raised outlook support revenue growth objective.
