$QLYS

Berquist Thomas sold $104K of QLYS

Berquist Thomas sold 939 shares of QUALYS, INC. (QLYS) at $110.75 ($0.10M total) on 2026-06-12 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.

Original reporting
SEC EDGAR · Berquist Thomas
Published Jun 15, 2026, 8:22 PM UTC
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The 30-second read

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Why it matters

A director’s open-market sale under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan is generally treated as routine compliance rather than a new fundamental catalyst.

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Market read

Traders may note the filing for positioning/sentiment, but there is no new company-specific information to drive repricing.

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What to watch

The article provides only the sale size and plan type; it doesn’t indicate whether other insiders bought, whether the sale was tax-related, or whether there were concurrent operational updates.

Relevance 3/10Novelty 2/10Timing: SEC Form 4 filed today (2026-06-15) disclosing a 2026-06-12 sale

Background

The article is an SEC Form 4 insider transaction disclosure for Qualys, Inc.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

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Context

Qualys Form 4 shows director Berquist Thomas sold 939 shares in an open-market transaction under a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan.

Expected impact

Likely minimal near-term impact; any effect would be sentiment-only and short-lived.

Evidence & confidence

The filing is an insider sale (not a buy), explicitly tied to a pre-arranged 10b5-1 plan, with no accompanying company-specific operational or guidance change.

Market effects

No sector read-through; this is a single-company insider transaction without new regulatory/product/earnings information.

None.

None.

Counterpoint

Even with 10b5-1, repeated insider selling can coincide with private views on valuation or liquidity needs; traders may still watch for follow-on selling.

Key entities

  • QUALYS, INC.

    Company whose shares were sold by a director via an open-market transaction under a 10b5-1 plan.

  • Berquist Thomas

    Director who sold 939 shares at $110.75/share; holdings after sale were 6,781 shares.

Full insider trading history

This story covers one filing. See everything behind it: every insider buy and sell on record, 10b5-1 plans, late filings, and which officers and directors are trading.

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