Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd Grows Position in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd increased its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 725.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 8,490 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,462 shares during the period. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,300,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of ServiceNow in the 4th quarter worth approximately $2,020,992,000. Cohen Klingenstein LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Cohen Klingenstein LLC now owns 10,000 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,532,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 411.7% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 47,955 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $7,218,000 after purchasing an additional 38,583 shares during the period. Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 387.7% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 45,630 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $6,990,000 after purchasing an additional 36,274 shares during the period. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 385.9% in the 4th quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,599,397 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $398,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,440 shares during the period. 87.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In other news, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of ServiceNow 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 directly owned 30,090 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,712,312.60. This trade represents a 35.34% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total value of $130,845.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director 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. 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

More ServiceNow News

Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: New coverage highlights bullish catalysts for ServiceNow, including accelerating AI adoption, a model-agnostic architecture, and a possible path to $30 billion in revenue by 2030, which supports the long-term growth story. Article Title
  • Positive Sentiment: Cognizant’s integration with ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower underscores growing demand for ServiceNow’s AI governance tools in regulated enterprise environments, potentially expanding use cases and customer adoption. Article Title
  • Positive Sentiment: Analysts and recent commentary say EmployeeWorks is gaining traction quickly, with larger deals and broader AI adoption helping to reinforce ServiceNow’s growth narrative. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: ServiceNow’s recent conference appearances and transcript releases keep the company visible to investors, but they do not appear to contain a major new catalyst on their own. Article Title
  • Neutral Sentiment: Some valuation-focused coverage notes that the stock has had a mixed year, with a strong recent bounce offset by weaker longer-term performance, suggesting investors are still debating whether the rebound is justified. Article Title
  • Negative Sentiment: Multiple articles point to pressure on the shares from acquisition integration costs, deal delays, and intensifying competition, which are weighing on near-term expectations. Article Title
  • Negative Sentiment: Friday’s decline is also being driven by a broader market sell-off, with enterprise software and other growth names facing risk-off trading as investors pull back from higher-valuation tech. Article Title
  • Negative Sentiment: Additional commentary notes that large insider buying in ServiceNow occurred near the peak of earlier SaaS pessimism, highlighting how far sentiment and the stock have already fallen since then. Article Title

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

NOW has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Citizens Jmp reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $157.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on ServiceNow from $188.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 target price (down from $175.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Raymond James Financial dropped their target price on ServiceNow from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Citigroup lifted their target price on ServiceNow from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $141.85.

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ServiceNow Trading Down 5.8%

Shares of NYSE NOW opened at $112.45 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $99.48 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $122.03. The firm has a market cap of $115.94 billion, a PE ratio of 67.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.94. ServiceNow, Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.24 and a twelve month high of $211.48.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. The business had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.ServiceNow’s revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. Analysts expect 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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