Terra Alpha Investments LLC Purchases 16,252 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Terra Alpha Investments LLC raised its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 390.4% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 20,415 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 16,252 shares during the quarter. ServiceNow accounts for about 3.2% of Terra Alpha Investments LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Terra Alpha Investments LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $3,127,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 404.5% during 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 during the period. Jennison Associates LLC raised its holdings 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 during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its holdings 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 during the period. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its holdings 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 during the period. Finally, Swedbank AB raised its holdings 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 during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Trading Up 5.1%

NOW opened at $95.15 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84. 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 capitalization of $98.10 billion, a PE ratio of 56.71, a P/E/G ratio of 1.60 and a beta of 0.82. The company’s 50-day moving average is $100.52 and its 200 day moving average is $129.07.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have recently weighed in on NOW. Argus dropped their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $180.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $200.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ServiceNow from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, HSBC dropped their price objective 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. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have issued a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $144.71.

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Insider Activity

In other ServiceNow news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total value 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 position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total transaction of $376,141.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 8,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $820,367.97. This trade represents a 31.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 22,415 shares of company stock valued at $2,210,933. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

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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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