Analyst ratings
22 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 5 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $171.74.
NASDAQ: QLYS · Software - Infrastructure
Over the past week, Qualys (QLYS) drew 11 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 38% bullish but is sharply divided: Reddit runs 100% bullish while News sits at just 0%. Wall Street is more cautious, with 5 of 22 analysts rating QLYS a buy.
There is little buzz around QLYS this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 23% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 0% to Reddit at 100%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
22 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 5 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $171.74.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is mixed and the 3 sources disagree sharply, so the read is a Sell.
The crowd runs 15 points hotter than the 23% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: Reddit reads 100% bullish while News sits at 0%, a 100-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Qualys (QLYS) buzz held subdued around 33.6 while the price drifted up 16.7% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 825K shares. Updated Aug 15, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, QLYS gained 2.3%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 27.5 and was relatively stable, swinging between 22.3 and 33.6. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 13 of the 18 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (5 / 16 / 1) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 38% |
| Avg price target | $171.74 |
| Most bullish source | Reddit, 100% |
| Most bearish source | News, 0% |
| Sentiment spread | 100 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 11 |
| Market cap | $6.44B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 34.0 · 24.8 |
| EPS · Beta | $5.47 · 0.6 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $703M · 29% margin |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Qualys (QLYS) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 38% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 11 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Qualys (QLYS) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 4 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 100% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Qualys (QLYS), averaging 38% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are Reddit at 100% bullish and News at 0%, a 100-point spread. On the professional side, 5 of 22 analysts rate QLYS a buy.
Of the 22 analysts covering Qualys (QLYS), 5 rate it a buy, 16 a hold and 1 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $171.74. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 38%.
Qualys (QLYS)'s cross-source average is bearish at 38% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 100% bullish, X reads 14% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 0% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Qualys (QLYS) at 38% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 0% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on X, while news activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 7 mentions (64% of total volume). News contributes 3 mentions and Reddit contributes 1 mention. The cross-source average is bearish at 38% bullish, while news is the only source with rising 3-day activity. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. QLYS's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 38% bullish. Source readings are split: 1 source leans bullish and 2 sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
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