NASDAQ: QLYS · Software - Infrastructure

Qualys (QLYS) stock sentiment

Over the past week, Qualys (QLYS) drew 9 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Hold. That is too little tracked discussion to read a direction from, so the signal stays neutral. Wall Street is more cautious, with 5 of 22 analysts rating QLYS a buy.

Tracked discussion on QLYS is too thin this week to read a direction from, which is why it reads as a Hold.

Wall Street vs the crowd on QLYS

Wall Street’s 23% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from Reddit at 0% to News at 75%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.

Analyst ratings

Hold
Buy 5
Hold 16
Sell 1
Avg target $179.36

22 analysts have weighed in: a Hold consensus: 5 buy calls against 1 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $179.36.

22 analysts23% buy share

Crowd sentiment

Hold
Crowd bullish 33%
Spread 75 pts
Most bullish News 75%
Most bearish Reddit 0%

The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week QLYS carries too few tracked mentions to weigh any of them, so the read is Hold rather than a clear buy or sell.

3 sourcesWide divergence

Who is bullish on QLYS

75pt spread
Wall St
23%
News
75%
X
25%
Reddit
0%
Wall Street (analyst buy share)Crowd average 33%

The crowd runs 10 points hotter than the 23% analyst buy share, retail is ahead of the Street here. The split is inside the crowd: News reads 75% bullish while Reddit sits at 0%, a 75-point spread that single-source trackers miss.

Why QLYS reads Hold

Hold 0.0
Bullish Average
Average sentiment is 33.3% bullish, below the 50% neutral line.
-21.7
Trend
More sources are weakening than improving: 0 up, 1 down, 2 flat.
-2.3
Buzz
Discussion intensity is 21.3, well below the usual midpoint.
-2.0
Source Breadth
This signal is based on 3 tracked sources.
+1.5
Consensus
1 bullish source and 2 bearish sources keep the score from getting a consensus bonus.
0.0
This window holds fewer than 10 tracked mentions, too small a sample to carry a buy or sell reading, so the contributions above are set aside and the score is held at zero.

Qualys (QLYS) buzz score vs. EOD price

Over the 30-day window, Qualys (QLYS) buzz held subdued around 27.4 while the price drifted down 7.8% 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 755K shares. Updated Sep 26, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, QLYS lost 3.2%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 26.6 and was variable, swinging between 12.3 and 33.1. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 12 of the 16 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.

How each source saw QLYS this week

Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.

Reddit 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 8.5
Bullish 0%
Mentions 1
Trend Stable
3 subreddits · 30-day context7-day sentiment -0.6
Bullish 0%Neutral 0%Bearish 100%
r/wallstreetbetsGER Neutral
Loudest Reddit venue in the 30-day context window with 4 mentions.

X 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 29.6
Bullish 25%
Mentions 4
Trend Stable
4 tweets7-day sentiment -0.0
Bullish 25%Neutral 50%Bearish 25%
@Sam_Badawi · 30-day context Bullish 0.22
“$CRWD +13.9%, $RBRK +15.6%, $PANW +13%, $S +14.6%, $OKTA +12.0%, $NTSK +15.7% and $QLYS +15.1%.”
♥ 47↻ 11👁 10K views

News 7-day signal

Open source page
Buzz 25.8
Bullish 75%
Mentions 4
Trend Falling
11 publishers · 30-day context7-day sentiment +0.3
Bullish 75%Neutral 25%Bearish 0%
MarketBeat · 30-day context Neutral 0.14
“Engineers Gate Manager LP decreased its holdings in shares of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) by 83.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to the…” Led by MarketBeat and Investor Place.

Polymarket signal

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Qualys (QLYS) at a glance

This week’s sentiment from Adanos, with fundamentals and analyst consensus. A quick-reference snapshot for Sep 26, 2026.

Adanos signalHold
Analyst consensusHold (5 / 16 / 1)
Crowd bullish (7d)33%
Avg price target$179.36
Most bullish sourceNews, 75%
Most bearish sourceReddit, 0%
Sentiment spread75 pts
Mentions (7d)9
Market cap$6.33B
P/E · Forward P/E32.0 · 21.9
EPS · Beta$5.71 · 0.6
Revenue (TTM)$703M · 29% margin
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure

Qualys (QLYS) stock sentiment FAQ

Is Qualys (QLYS) a buy or sell right now?

Adanos will not call Qualys (QLYS) either way right now. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor, so the signal sits at a neutral hold with 40/100 conviction. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.

What does Reddit say about QLYS stock?

Reddit discussion around Qualys (QLYS) is fairly quiet with 1 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 3 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 0% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is stable, suggesting steady attention.

Is Qualys (QLYS) bullish or bearish right now?

There is not enough tracked discussion on Qualys (QLYS) to call it either way. The last 7 days carry 9 tracked mentions across 3 sources, under the 10-mention floor Adanos needs before it reads a direction. On the professional side, 5 of 22 analysts rate QLYS a buy.

What do analysts say about Qualys (QLYS)?

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 $179.36. The crowd is the more bullish of the two, averaging 33%.

What is the sentiment on QLYS stock?

Qualys (QLYS) does not carry enough tracked discussion this week to have a readable sentiment. 9 mentions across 3 sources is under the 10-mention floor, so the signal stays neutral at 40/100 conviction.

Why does QLYS carry a hold signal right now?

Not for a reason found in the sentiment itself. Qualys (QLYS) drew 9 tracked mentions in the last 7 days, too small a sample to read a direction from, so Adanos holds the signal neutral instead of calling a buy or sell off it.

What is driving Qualys (QLYS) sentiment right now?

X is the dominant discussion channel with 4 mentions (44% of total volume). News contributes 4 mentions and Reddit contributes 1 mention. There is too little of it to read a sentiment direction from.

What does the Adanos hold signal mean for Qualys (QLYS)?

The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. QLYS's hold signal at 40/100 conviction reflects a sample too thin to read a direction from. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.

How fresh is this QLYS sentiment data?

The QLYS sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.

Peers are ranked first by matching the Hold signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.

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