Princeton Capital Management LLC Buys 5,219 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Princeton Capital Management LLC grew its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 332.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,791 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,219 shares during the period. Princeton Capital Management LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,040,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 81,752,460 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 1.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,454,699 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $8,700,970,000 after purchasing an additional 131,080 shares in the last quarter. Jennison Associates LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 280.1% in 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 lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 388.7% in 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. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 613.4% in 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. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Stock Up 1.3%

NOW stock opened at $103.13 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. The company has a market capitalization of $106.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.46, a PEG ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.82. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $99.35 and a 200-day moving average of $126.89.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.97. The company had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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 prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In other news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 transaction, the insider owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total value of $1,482,352.30. Following the transaction, the director owned 30,090 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,712,312.60. The trade was a 35.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 31,767 shares of company stock worth $2,906,098 over the last 90 days. 0.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NOW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Raymond James Financial dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. KeyCorp set a $85.00 price target on ServiceNow and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Mizuho dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Macquarie Infrastructure dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $172.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.89.

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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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