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$186.68 -1.30 (-0.69%) At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$6.48B
Shares
34.60M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$186.68 Open$188.03 Day$181.47–188.73 52W close$76.20–195.88 Avg vol 30d763K Short int3.7M · 10.8% float · 5.1d Short vol80% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 4

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 3, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 4, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Very Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Excellent Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +53%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +27%
      above
      RSI (14) 66
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 92%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Strong
      1-month return +33%
      trailing
      6-month return +99%
      trailing
      YTD return +40%
      this year
      Relative strength +88%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $147 › 200d $122 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +90 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$103.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      10.78% of float · ▼ -3.2% MoM · 5.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      432 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 70
      high risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Excellent
      Revenue growth +15%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 172%
      contracting
      EPS growth +17%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $304.4M
      Valuation P/E 32.4
      below peers
      Buyback $229.8M
      remaining
      Balance sheet $250.3M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 52%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −50%
      past year
      ATR 5.0%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Beat or met 7 of last 7
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 4, 2026
      third quarter of 2026
      Revenues Initiated $185.5M – $187.5M
      prior qtr $182.18M midpoint +2.4% QoQ
      GAAP net income per diluted share Initiated $1.43 – $1.50
      prior qtr $1.50 midpoint −2.3% QoQ
      Non-GAAP net income per diluted share Initiated $1.91 – $1.98
      full year of 2026
      Revenues Initiated $732M – $738M
      prior FY $669.13M midpoint +9.8% Y/Y
      Non-GAAP net income per diluted share Initiated $7.74 – $7.88
      GAAP net income per diluted share Initiated $5.76 – $5.90
      prior FY $5.44 midpoint +7.2% Y/Y
      Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed May 5, 2026
      Revenues · second quarter of 2026 $177.5M – $179.5M
      GAAP net income per diluted share · second quarter of 2026 $1.24 – $1.31
      Non-GAAP net income per diluted share · second quarter of 2026 $1.73 – $1.80
      Guided vs delivered · last 7 settled
      Revenues fourth quarter of 2025
      guided $172M – $174M
      $175.28M Beat +1.3%
      Revenues full year of 2025
      guided $665.8M – $667.8M
      $669.13M Beat +0.3%
      GAAP net income per diluted share full year of 2025
      guided $5.23 – $5.30
      $5.44 Beat +3.3%
      Revenues full year 2024
      guided $600M – $610M
      $607.57M In line

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Strong Buy
      0 · 3 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +53% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +27% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      66 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      92% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $147 › 200d $122 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +2% holders QoQ · +90 funds added
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$103.2K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      10.78% of float · ▼ -3.2% MoM · 5.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      432 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $76 Now $187 · 92% Range high $196
      vs 200-day avg +53% vs 50-day avg +27%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues non-GAAP 47% Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Calculated current billings growth compared to same quarter of prior year non-GAAP 16% Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      Non-GAAP Calculated current billings non-GAAP 176.45M Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP GAAP Revenue 182.18M
      +388.08M Plus: Current deferred revenue at June 30
      -393.8M Less: Current deferred revenue at March 31
      = Non-GAAP Calculated current billings 176.45M
      Non-GAAP Free cash flows non-GAAP 149.54M Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Software - Infrastructure — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      QLYS
      Qualys, Inc.
      this stock
      		$6.48B +40.5% +15.3% 32.4 10.8%
      MSFT
      Microsoft Corp
      		 $3.57T +0.1% +6.9% 26.8 1.1%
      ORCL
      Oracle Corp
      		 $413.69B -26.2% +17.3% 24.6 1.7%
      PLTR
      Palantir Technologies Inc.
      		 $413.22B -1.4% +56.2% 147.0 2.8%
      PANW
      Palo Alto Networks Inc
      		 $303.58B +95.3% +29.0% 305.3 2.6%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      432
      % held
      108.2%
      Net QoQ
      +75.3K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      432
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      3.7M
      Days to cover
      5.1d
      Change
      -123.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      80%
      As of
      Aug 19, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      133
      Value
      $18.1K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      41.2%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$103.2K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 31, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $669.1M
      Net income (FY)
      $198.3M
      EPS diluted
      $5.44
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.6B
      Remaining
      $229.8M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      Investor Event Transcript
      Filed
      Sep 30, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $384.6K
      Shares
      2.7K
      Filed
      Aug 3, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 11, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      QLYS -0.3% +33.1% +99.3% +29.0% +40.5%
      SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
      vs SPY +0.2% +30.2% +87.7% +26.0% +27.7%

      Capital returns

      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.60B
      Spent (derived)
      $1.37B
      Remaining
      $229.80M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1107843 CUSIP 74758T303 13F (30d) 403 filings 389 filers Visit website Investor relations

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