Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. Makes New $1.30 Million Investment in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Lockheed Martin Investment Management Co. bought a new stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 8,505 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,303,000.

A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. IAG Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Noble Wealth Management PBC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 165 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the period. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of ServiceNow in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 170 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NOW has been the topic of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $236.00 target price (up from $226.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. BTIG Research reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Monday, May 4th. Macquarie Infrastructure dropped their target price on ServiceNow from $172.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Morgan Stanley dropped their target price on ServiceNow from $210.00 to $180.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded ServiceNow from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $144.71.

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ServiceNow Trading Up 5.1%

Shares of NYSE NOW opened at $95.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $98.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.71, a PEG ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $129.07. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.24 and a 52 week high of $211.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.97. The business had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In other ServiceNow news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total transaction of $799,859.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total value of $376,141.92. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 8,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $820,367.97. The trade was a 31.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 22,415 shares of company stock valued at $2,210,933 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Profile

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ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) is a cloud computing company that builds enterprise software to manage digital workflows and automate business processes. Its offerings are designed to replace manual work and legacy systems with cloud-based, service-oriented applications that support IT operations, customer service, human resources, security response and other enterprise functions.

The company’s flagship product family is the Now Platform, a suite of subscription software and platform services that includes IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Operations Management (ITOM), IT Business Management (ITBM), Customer Service Management (CSM), HR Service Delivery, Security Operations and Asset Management.

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