Qualys (QLYS) Surpasses Q4 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Group 1: Earnings Performance - Qualys reported quarterly earnings of $1.60 per share, exceeding the Zacks Consensus Estimate of$ 1.35 per share, and up from $1.40 per share a year ago, representing an earnings surprise of 18.52% [1] - The company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates in all four of the last quarters [2] - Qualys posted revenues of$ 159.19 million for the quarter ended December 2024, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 1.99% and increasing from $144.57 million year-over-year [2] Group 2: Stock Performance and Outlook - Qualys shares have increased approximately 4.1% since the beginning of the year, compared to the S&P 500's gain of 3.1% [3] - The future performance of Qualys stock will largely depend on management's commentary during the earnings call and the earnings outlook [3][4] - The current consensus EPS estimate for the upcoming quarter is$ 1.45 on revenues of $157.9 million, and for the current fiscal year, it is$ 6.04 on revenues of $652.1 million [7] Group 3: Industry Context - The Zacks Security industry is currently ranked in the top 8% of over 250 Zacks industries, indicating a favorable outlook for stocks within this sector [8] - Empirical research shows a strong correlation between near-term stock movements and trends in earnings estimate revisions, which can impact stock performance [5][6]