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While you may have an investing style you rely on, finding great stocks is made easier with the Zacks Style Scores. These are complementary indicators that rate stocks based on value, growth, and/or momentum characteristics.
Growth investors build their portfolios around companies that are financially strong and have a bright future, and the Growth Style Score helps take projected and historical earnings, sales, and cash flow into account to uncover stocks that will see long-term, sustainable growth.
Qualys Inc. has been a leading force in offering information security solutions. Qualys' suite of IT, security and compliance solutions spans diverse applications, including asset management, IT security, cloud-native security, web application security and compliance. At its core is the Qualys Cloud Platform, an end-to-end security solution delivering continuous visibility to thwart cyber threats effectively.
QLYS is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Growth Style Score of B and VGM Score of B. Earnings are expected to grow 11.6% year-over-year for the current fiscal year, with sales growth of 9%.
One analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.03 to $5.88 per share for 2024. QLYS boasts an average earnings surprise of 14%.
Looking at cash flow, Qualys is expected to report cash flow growth of 20.5% this year; QLYS has generated cash flow growth of 17.4% over the past three to five years.
With solid fundamentals, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Growth and VGM Style Scores, QLYS should be on investors' short lists.
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