Qualys, Inc. logo QLYS - Qualys, Inc.

Price: -- -- | CONSENSUS: Hold DETAILS
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BUY 17
HOLD 27
SELL 4
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| PRICE TARGET: $103.00 DETAILS
HIGH: $125.00
LOW: $85.00
MEDIAN: $100.00
CONSENSUS: $103.00
UPSIDE: 0.62%
AlphaVal

AlphaVal

Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value

Platform & Compounding FCF 85% confidence

Primary model: Two-stage FCF DCF

Valuation Signal Undervalued Strong
Trading 50.1% below fair value
Current Price $102.37
Bear Case $129.59 26.6% upside ($129.59 - $102.37) / $102.37 = 26.6% 10% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Fair Value $205.14 100.4% upside ($205.14 - $102.37) / $102.37 = 100.4% 16% stage 1 growth, 11% discount
Bull Case $291.63 184.9% upside ($291.63 - $102.37) / $102.37 = 184.9% 21% stage 1 growth, 11% discount

Adjust Assumptions

16.1%
11.0%
3.0%

Key Value Driver

FCF growth rate (16% base case)

Terminal Value % of EV 44%
Implied Market Multiple 13.2x

Plain-Language Summary

Our base-case estimate uses a two-stage discounted cash flow model based on free cash flow. We then blend that result with the average analyst price target of $103.00 from 48 analysts, using a 30% weight on analyst consensus. That produces an estimated intrinsic value of $205.14 per share.

Warnings

Stock-based employee pay equals 39% of profits. This dilutes existing shareholders, so cash flow alone overstates what owners really earn.
Wall Street's average price target is $103.00 (from 48 analysts). Our estimate is 142% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.

Key Risks

  • P/E alone misleads — earnings depressed by growth investment
  • Cyclical or commodity businesses may be misclassified as platforms
  • Terminal value dominance suggests sensitivity to long-run assumptions