ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Stake Increased by Sit Investment Associates Inc.

Sit Investment Associates Inc. boosted its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 384.2% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 73,837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 58,588 shares during the period. Sit Investment Associates Inc.’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $11,311,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOW. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $861,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. United Bank lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 15.5% during the second quarter. United Bank now owns 1,519 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,562,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 2.2% during the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,922 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,976,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC grew its stake in ServiceNow by 205.1% in the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $931,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

NOW has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $115.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Monday, May 4th. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $134.00 target price (up from $132.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price target on ServiceNow from $188.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Truist Financial dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $125.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $142.17.

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ServiceNow Price Performance

NOW opened at $95.51 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $99.60 and its 200 day moving average price is $117.97. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The firm has a market cap of $98.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.94.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 EPS 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. ServiceNow’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $1,482,352.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 30,090 shares in the company, valued at $2,712,312.60. This represents a 35.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total value of $130,845.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at $3,919,243.90. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold a total of 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

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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