ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Purchased by Swiss National Bank

Swiss National Bank increased its stake in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 377.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,849,900 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,252,800 shares during the period. Swiss National Bank’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $436,576,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the fourth quarter valued at about $2,020,992,000. Cohen Klingenstein LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 400.0% in the fourth quarter. Cohen Klingenstein LLC now owns 10,000 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,532,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 411.7% in the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 47,955 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $7,218,000 after purchasing an additional 38,583 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 387.7% in the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 45,630 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $6,990,000 after purchasing an additional 36,274 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 385.9% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,599,397 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $398,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,440 shares during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Insider Activity

In other news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total transaction of $799,859.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at $2,645,977.60. The trade was a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total transaction of $103,238.48. Following the sale, the insider owned 12,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,212.72. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956. 0.34% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have weighed in on NOW shares. Mizuho lowered their target price on ServiceNow from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. DA Davidson reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of ServiceNow from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. HSBC reduced their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $226.00 to $171.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $195.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.85.

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ServiceNow Stock Performance

NYSE NOW opened at $103.03 on Friday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The stock has a market cap of $106.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a fifty day moving average of $99.84 and a 200-day moving average of $120.17. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

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 analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. The business had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

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