ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Purchased by Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych

Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych grew its position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 22.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 44,000 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the period. ServiceNow makes up approximately 2.4% of Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Generali Investments Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $4,600,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in ServiceNow by 404.5% in the 4th 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 acquiring an additional 81,752,460 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its position in ServiceNow by 406.6% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 47,896,597 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $7,337,280,000 after acquiring an additional 38,441,898 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 371.0% in the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 32,395,663 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $4,962,692,000 after purchasing an additional 25,517,218 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 404.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,512,428 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,591,425,000 after purchasing an additional 18,854,775 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 335.6% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,733,483 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,482,543,000 after purchasing an additional 17,514,679 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Key ServiceNow News

Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Evercore lifted their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Mizuho lowered their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. Capital One Financial raised their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on ServiceNow from $125.00 to $118.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $142.17.

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Insider Buying and Selling at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total value of $103,238.48. Following the transaction, the insider owned 12,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,189,212.72. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the company’s 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 directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at $3,919,243.90. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. 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. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

ServiceNow Stock Performance

NYSE:NOW opened at $89.59 on Friday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a twelve month low of $81.24 and a twelve month high of $211.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The company has a 50-day moving average of $100.01 and a 200-day moving average of $115.39. The firm has a market cap of $92.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 53.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.56 and a beta of 0.94.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate 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 analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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