The insider sales are too small in dollar terms to signal anything about Qualys's business outlook. Monitor the next 8-K or 10-Q for any material developments, but this cluster alone does not warrant a trading action.
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Executive Summary
Two Qualys insiders, including CEO Sumedh Thakar and Chief Legal Officer Bruce Posey, sold a combined $167K in open-market sales over a one-week window. The CEO's $149K sale is the largest trade, but at just 0.003% of the $6.3B market cap, the cluster is economically trivial and likely driven by routine portfolio diversification or tax planning rather than a bearish signal.
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Key Facts
- CEO Sumedh Thakar sold 794 shares for $149K on 2026-08-14
- CLO Bruce Posey sold 866 shares total (~$18K + $72K + $18K + $52K) on 2026-08-20
- Director Wendy Pfeiffer sold 500 shares for $93K on 2026-08-20
- Total cluster value of $167K is only ~0.003% of Qualys's $6.3B market cap
- All trades are open-market sales (code S) — no buys in the cluster
Financial Impact
Total insider sales of $167K represent 0.003% of market cap — immaterial
Risk Factors
- Insider sales could accelerate if the stock continues to trade near $185
- No insider buying to offset the selling pattern
Market Snapshot
Investment Themes
Documents Analyzed
This report is based on 1 SEC document filed with EDGAR.
| Document | Accession Number |
|---|---|
| CLUSTER Data (Synthetic) | cluster-QLYS-1787378603224 |
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Oct 21, 2026 5d ago | Insider Cluster | $208.20 | awaiting T+20 | — | $225.15 (+8.14%) |
Oct 21, 2026 5d ago | Institutional Cluster | $208.20 | awaiting T+20 | — | $225.15 (+8.14%) |
Sep 3, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $171.65 $198.68 | ▲ +15.75% | ▲ +15.14% | $225.15 (+31.17%) |
Aug 21, 2026 9w ago | Insider Cluster | $178.46 $183.32 | ▲ +2.72% | ▲ +1.43% | $225.15 (+26.16%) |
Aug 4, 2026 11w ago | 8-K | $183.25 $170.83 | ▼ −6.78% | ▼ −6.18% | $225.15 (+22.86%) |
Jul 21, 2026 13w ago | Insider Cluster | $140.23 $186.68 | ▲ +33.12% | ▲ +30.23% | $225.15 (+60.56%) |
Jul 21, 2026 14w ago | Press Release | $143.78 $187.98 | ▲ +30.74% | ▲ +28.18% | $225.15 (+56.59%) |
Jul 6, 2026 16w ago | Insider Cluster | $157.55 $154.89 | ▼ −1.69% | ▼ −3.02% | $225.15 (+42.91%) |
Jun 30, 2026 16w ago | Insider Cluster | $143.44 $135.13 | ▼ −5.79% | ▼ −3.61% | $225.15 (+56.96%) |
Jun 29, 2026 17w ago | Insider Cluster | $137.49 $134.79 | ▼ −1.96% | ▼ −0.94% | $225.15 (+63.76%) |
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