Allworth Financial LP Boosts Stake in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 567.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,872 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 16,893 shares during the quarter. Allworth Financial LP’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $3,044,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Cohen Klingenstein LLC increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Cohen Klingenstein LLC now owns 10,000 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,532,000 after acquiring an additional 8,000 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 411.7% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 47,955 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $7,218,000 after acquiring an additional 38,583 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 385.9% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,599,397 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $398,202,000 after acquiring an additional 2,064,440 shares in the last quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 390.5% in the 4th quarter. Torray Investment Partners LLC now owns 40,629 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $6,224,000 after acquiring an additional 32,345 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 280.1% in the 4th quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,432,389 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,291,758,000 after acquiring an additional 6,213,762 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In related news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total transaction of $799,859.20. Following the sale, the insider owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,645,977.60. This trade 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 this link. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were 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 in the company, valued at approximately $820,367.97. The trade was a 31.44% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 22,415 shares of company stock worth $2,210,933. 0.34% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms recently issued reports on NOW. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group reduced their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $200.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of ServiceNow from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of ServiceNow from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, March 16th. Finally, Argus reduced their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $180.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.71.

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ServiceNow Stock Performance

Shares of ServiceNow stock opened at $95.15 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $98.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.24 and a 12 month high of $211.48. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $100.52 and its 200-day moving average price is $129.07.

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

About ServiceNow

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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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