Analysts See $0.21 EPS for Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (CPSS); Qualys, Inc. (QLYS) Had 8 Analysts Last Week

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Analysts expect Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) to report $0.21 EPS on April, 18.They anticipate $0.05 EPS change or 31.25% from last quarter’s $0.16 EPS. CPSS’s profit would be $4.54 million giving it 4.49 P/E if the $0.21 EPS is correct. After having $0.20 EPS previously, Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.’s analysts see 5.00% EPS growth. The stock increased 0.80% or $0.03 during the last trading session, reaching $3.77. About 12,749 shares traded. Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) has declined 16.67% since March 31, 2017 and is downtrending. It has underperformed by 28.22% the S&P500.

Among 22 analysts covering Qualys (NASDAQ:QLYS), 8 have Buy rating, 1 Sell and 13 Hold. Therefore 36% are positive. Qualys had 63 analyst reports since August 4, 2015 according to SRatingsIntel. The stock of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) has “Hold” rating given on Tuesday, September 29 by Stifel Nicolaus. The rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets on Wednesday, November 1 with “Hold”. On Wednesday, January 11 the stock rating was initiated by Wells Fargo with “Market Perform”. On Monday, November 2 the stock rating was maintained by RBC Capital Markets with “Sector Perform”. The company was maintained on Wednesday, November 1 by Wells Fargo. The firm has “Equal-Weight” rating by Morgan Stanley given on Tuesday, October 10. The stock of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) earned “Neutral” rating by JP Morgan on Friday, November 4. The rating was reinitiated by Summit Redstone Partners on Friday, July 22 with “Hold”. The firm has “Outperform” rating given on Tuesday, February 9 by Credit Suisse. The firm has “Buy” rating by J.P. Morgan given on Thursday, August 3. See Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) latest ratings:

06/03/2018 Broker: Needham Rating: Buy New Target: $85.0 Maintain
22/02/2018 Broker: Imperial Capital Old Rating: Outperform New Rating: Outperform Old Target: $62 New Target: $83 Maintain
15/02/2018 Broker: Needham Rating: Buy New Target: $80.0 Maintain
13/02/2018 Broker: Stephens Rating: Buy New Target: $70.0 Maintain
13/02/2018 Broker: Northland Capital Rating: Buy New Target: $70.0 Maintain
13/02/2018 Broker: Stifel Nicolaus Rating: Hold New Target: $67.0 Maintain
13/02/2018 Broker: Wells Fargo Rating: Hold New Target: $62.0 Maintain
13/02/2018 Broker: JP Morgan Old Rating: Neutral New Rating: Neutral Old Target: $65 New Target: $70 Maintain
13/02/2018 Broker: Morgan Stanley Old Rating: Equal-Weight New Rating: Equal-Weight Old Target: $61 New Target: $65 Maintain
12/12/2017 Broker: J.P. Morgan Rating: Hold New Target: $65.0 Downgrade

The stock increased 2.25% or $1.6 during the last trading session, reaching $72.75. About 263,741 shares traded. Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) has risen 101.10% since March 31, 2017 and is uptrending. It has outperformed by 89.55% the S&P500.

Investors sentiment increased to 1.86 in Q4 2017. Its up 0.23, from 1.63 in 2017Q3. It is positive, as 17 investors sold Qualys, Inc. shares while 47 reduced holdings. 53 funds opened positions while 66 raised stakes. 28.48 million shares or 5.40% more from 27.02 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Ranger Invest Mngmt L P owns 754,519 shares. Moreover, Morgan Stanley has 0% invested in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) for 83,859 shares. Bnp Paribas Arbitrage Sa reported 0% of its portfolio in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). Dimensional Fund L P has 0.01% invested in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) for 570,190 shares. Federated Pa invested 0.01% of its portfolio in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). The Kansas-based Meritage Portfolio Mngmt has invested 0.6% in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). Aperio Ltd reported 0.01% stake. 15,007 are owned by Usa Fincl Portformulas Corp. Pinebridge Investments Limited Partnership reported 0.02% in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). Champlain Inv Ptnrs Limited Liability Company holds 1.13% or 1.69 million shares. Teachers Retirement Of The State Of Kentucky has invested 0.01% in Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS). Sei Investments holds 189 shares or 0% of its portfolio. Cornerstone Cap Mngmt Ltd Liability, New York-based fund reported 15,800 shares. Globeflex Limited Partnership stated it has 26,944 shares. Metropolitan Life Insurance Ny has 9,972 shares for 0.01% of their portfolio.

Qualys, Inc. provides cloud-based security and compliance solutions in the United States and internationally. The company has market cap of $2.81 billion. The firm offers Qualys Cloud Suite, which includes Vulnerability Management, Continuous Monitoring, Cloud Agent, AssetView, ThreatPROTECT, Policy Compliance, PCI Compliance, Security Assessment Questionnaire, Web Application Scanning, and Web Application Firewall. It has a 72.03 P/E ratio. The Company’s integrated suite of security and compliance solutions delivered on its Qualys Cloud Platform enables clients to identify their IT assets, collect and analyze IT security data, discover and prioritize vulnerabilities, recommend remediation actions, and verify the implementation of such actions.

Since October 2, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 10 sales for $4.09 million activity. 10,000 shares valued at $718,651 were sold by Rogers Kristi Marie on Friday, February 16. $126,783 worth of Qualys, Inc. (NASDAQ:QLYS) shares were sold by Thakar Sumedh S. Another trade for 2,000 shares valued at $121,304 was sold by Deeba Amer. POSEY BRUCE K sold 28,000 shares worth $1.89 million.

Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. operates as a specialty finance firm in the United States. The company has market cap of $81.51 million. The firm purchases and services retail automobile contracts originated by franchised automobile dealers and select independent dealers in the sale of new and used automobiles, light trucks, and passenger vans. It has a 26.93 P/E ratio. The company, through its automobile contract purchases, offers indirect financing to the clients of dealers with limited credit histories or past credit problems.

Among 3 analysts covering Consumer Portfolio Services (NASDAQ:CPSS), 1 have Buy rating, 0 Sell and 2 Hold. Therefore 33% are positive. Consumer Portfolio Services had 5 analyst reports since February 25, 2016 according to SRatingsIntel. JMP Securities downgraded Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) on Wednesday, March 16 to “Market Perform” rating. Jefferies maintained Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) on Thursday, June 15 with “Buy” rating. As per Thursday, September 7, the company rating was maintained by Jefferies. Jefferies maintained the shares of CPSS in report on Monday, July 24 with “Buy” rating. The stock of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) has “Neutral” rating given on Thursday, February 25 by Compass Point.

Since December 7, 2017, it had 0 insider buys, and 3 selling transactions for $1.05 million activity. $631,500 worth of Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) was sold by SECOND CURVE CAPITAL LLC on Tuesday, December 19. $43,200 worth of stock was sold by WOOD DANIEL S on Thursday, December 7. TERRY CHRIS sold $371,700 worth of stock or 90,000 shares.

Investors sentiment increased to 0.8 in 2017 Q4. Its up 0.15, from 0.65 in 2017Q3. It improved, as 1 investors sold Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. shares while 14 reduced holdings. 5 funds opened positions while 7 raised stakes. 10.20 million shares or 2.98% less from 10.51 million shares in 2017Q3 were reported. Blackrock owns 0% invested in Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS) for 1.05 million shares. Rbf Ltd stated it has 60,000 shares. Tower Research Cap Llc (Trc) owns 617 shares for 0% of their portfolio. Financial Bank Of America Corp De accumulated 29,543 shares. Bridgeway has invested 0.04% in Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS). One Trading Lp stated it has 0% of its portfolio in Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS). Millennium Mngmt Lc holds 24,985 shares or 0% of its portfolio. 56,183 are owned by Peak6 Limited Partnership. Matarin Cap Management Limited Liability Company holds 20,911 shares. Macquarie Gru Limited holds 0% or 7,300 shares in its portfolio. State Street Corporation holds 0% or 14,200 shares in its portfolio. Geode Mngmt Ltd Limited Liability Company accumulated 0% or 111,189 shares. Valley Advisers Inc holds 0.01% or 3,925 shares in its portfolio. Vanguard Grp Incorporated has 0% invested in Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPSS). Denali Advsr Limited Liability Company accumulated 550 shares or 0% of the stock.

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