QLYS QUALYS, INC.

NEUTRAL Impact: 3/10 Insider Cluster (2 insiders)
Horizon days Filed May 21, 2026 Processed 24d 15h ago
Insider cluster: 2 insiders, $397K total
Latest settled — T+5d
QLYS ▲ +11.38% at T+5d
NEUTRAL call ✓ call won +11.38% · α vs SPY +9.70% · entry $102.37 → $114.02
Next anchor: T+20d in 7d
Last close $111.24 (close Jun 12) · +8.66% from $102.37 entry
Entry anchored
May 21, 03:59 PM ET
via Databento tick
T+1d
-0.06%
call -0.06% · α -0.64%
$102.31
settled 24d ago
T+5d
+11.38%
call +11.38% · α +9.70%
$114.02
settled 17d ago
T+20d
call — · α —
in 7d
T+60d
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Executive Summary

Qualys CFO and Chief Legal Officer sold a combined $397K in open-market sales on May 19-20, 2026, representing ~0.01% of the $3.5B market cap. The dollar amount is trivial relative to company size, and the sales cluster at a single price point (~$100.16) suggests routine portfolio rebalancing or tax planning rather than informed selling.

Key Financial Metrics

Direction
selling
Total Value
$397.0K
Insiders
2

Actionable Insight

The dollar value is too small to signal material negative information. Monitor for any upcoming 8-K or earnings release that could explain the timing, but the cluster alone does not warrant a bearish read. The historical calibration shows this type of filing has a low win rate at score 6+; score 3 is appropriate for the trivial size.

Key Facts

  • CFO Kim Joo Mi sold 1,627 shares at $100.17 for $163K on May 19
  • CLO Bruce K. Posey sold 2,334 shares at $100.16 for $234K on May 19, plus 858 shares at $100.43 for $86K on May 20
  • Total insider sales of $397K represent ~0.01% of Qualys' $3.5B market cap
  • Both sales occurred near the same price point, consistent with a shared blackout-window opening or 10b5-1 plan
  • No insider purchases were reported in the cluster

Financial Impact

Total insider sales of $397K, or ~0.01% of market cap — immaterial

Risk Factors

  • If a larger insider sale cluster emerges in the next 30 days, the pattern could become more concerning
  • No insider buying to offset the sales — a one-sided sell cluster, even if small, is directionally negative

Market Snapshot

Exchange
Nasdaq
Sector
Services-Prepackaged Software
Analyst Consensus
33% bullish (30 analysts)

Documents Analyzed

This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.

DocumentAccession Number
CLUSTER Data (Synthetic)cluster-QLYS-1779393938420
3 reports for QLYS
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Jun 3, 2026
11d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 2/10
$111.53 $109.90▼ −1.46%▲ +1.14%$111.24 (−0.26%)
May 21, 2026
24d ago
Insider Cluster
NEUTRAL ★ 3/10
$102.37 $102.31▼ −0.06%▼ −0.64%$111.24 (+8.66%)
Apr 22, 2026
7w ago
DEFA14A
NEUTRAL ★ 4/10
$84.04 $84.34▲ +0.36%▼ −0.43%$111.24 (+32.37%)
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