Insider trade

Officer sold ~$36K of QLYS shares in the open market

Traded Sep 21, 2026 · Filed Sep 23, 2026

QualysQLYS

~$36K
Reported value · 199 sh @ $181.03: 59K
Holds after · shares reported: +9.8%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +0.2%, $181.03 → $198.68 on Oct 5

Why it stands out

Qualys's CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER sold $36K of Qualys shares. It was planned long ago, so it says very little.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Sep 21, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Sep 23, 2026

Officer$25K–$100KPre-arranged plan referenced

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$36,025

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

48 days after results of Aug 4, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $181.03 on Sep 21, 2026, 138% above its 52-week low and 8% below its high, after a 1% drop over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $76.20 (Apr 10, 2026) to $195.88 (Aug 13, 2026), 88% of the way up, from 241 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $183.48 on Aug 7, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

Footnote references a pre-arranged trading plan (Rule 10b5-1)

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	+1.3%	−0.7%	+2.0%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001254781-26-000026
Filed / recorded: Sep 23, 2026, 1:12 AM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 6, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v2
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: QUALYS, INC.
Issuer CIK: 1107843
Ticker: QLYS
Reporting person: Bruce K Posey
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Sep 21, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 199
Price per share: $181.03
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 58,688
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

The sale transaction reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on August 21, 2025.
The sale price represents the weighted average price of the shares sold ranging from $180.65 to $181.55 per share. Upon request by the Commission staff, the Issuer or a security holder of the Issuer, the Reporting Person will provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Form 4.

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