ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Position Raised by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC raised its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 1,754.5% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 21,865 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 20,686 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $3,372,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOW. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 404.5% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 101,963,384 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $15,619,771,000 after buying an additional 81,752,460 shares during the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 280.1% during the fourth quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 8,432,389 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,291,758,000 after purchasing an additional 6,213,762 shares in the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 388.7% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,706,164 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $720,325,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,087 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 613.4% during the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 3,840,262 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $588,326,000 after purchasing an additional 3,301,962 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 326.9% during the fourth quarter. Swedbank AB now owns 3,415,650 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $523,243,000 after purchasing an additional 2,615,500 shares in the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key ServiceNow News

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ServiceNow Price Performance

Shares of ServiceNow stock opened at $95.15 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $100.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $128.64. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.24 and a 52 week high of $211.48. The stock has a market cap of $98.10 billion, a PE ratio of 56.71, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.61 and a beta of 0.82.

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

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on NOW shares. Benchmark started coverage on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $125.00 price objective on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ServiceNow from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $200.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 price objective (down from $175.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Argus cut their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $180.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.71.

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Insider Activity

In other ServiceNow news, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the business’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 ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the insider owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 22,415 shares of company stock worth $2,210,933. 0.34% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

ServiceNow Company 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.

Further Reading

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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