ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Stock Holdings Increased by Independent Advisor Alliance

Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 424.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 50,529 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 40,896 shares during the quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $7,741,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of NOW. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $861,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. United Bank lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 1,519 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,562,000 after acquiring 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 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,922 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,976,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC raised its stake in ServiceNow by 205.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $931,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the period. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. HSBC cut their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $226.00 to $171.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Macquarie Infrastructure dropped their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $172.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $180.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. UBS Group set a $150.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have issued a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. 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 Down 2.7%

NYSE NOW opened at $89.03 on Wednesday. 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 firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $130.69. ServiceNow, Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.24 and a twelve month high of $211.48. The stock has a market cap of $91.79 billion, a PE ratio of 53.06, a PEG ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.82.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at ServiceNow

In related news, insider Paul Fipps sold 9,641 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.93, for a total value of $1,021,271.13. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 11,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,245,419.01. This represents a 45.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,645,977.60. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 25,315 shares of company stock worth $2,510,682. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

ServiceNow 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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