ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Acquired by Sands Capital Management LLC

Sands Capital Management LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 208.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,842,914 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,596,637 shares during the quarter. ServiceNow comprises about 1.8% of Sands Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest position. Sands Capital Management LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $588,696,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 200.0% in the third quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 187.5% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 46 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter valued at about $50,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NOW opened at $102.34 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $105.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $81.24 and a one year high of $211.48. 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 stock has a 50-day moving average price of $99.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $119.74.

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, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.ServiceNow’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total transaction of $130,845.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 44,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,919,243.90. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total value of $799,859.20. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NOW has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded ServiceNow from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 target price for the company in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Capital One Financial increased their target price on ServiceNow from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on ServiceNow from $200.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings downgraded ServiceNow from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 21st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reduced their price target on ServiceNow from $160.00 to $130.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.85.

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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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