ServiceNow’s (NOW) “Buy” Rating Reaffirmed at BTIG Research

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report)‘s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BTIG Research in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. They currently have a $150.00 price objective on the information technology services provider’s stock. BTIG Research’s price objective points to a potential upside of 57.08% from the company’s previous close.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on ServiceNow from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Guggenheim raised shares of ServiceNow from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $125.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, July 1st. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of ServiceNow from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Friday, July 10th. Capital One Financial raised their target price 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, Cantor Fitzgerald boosted their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $122.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $139.32.

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ServiceNow Trading Down 6.4%

ServiceNow stock opened at $95.50 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84. The company has a market capitalization of $98.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 56.91, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 0.96. ServiceNow has a one year low of $81.24 and a one year high of $210.20. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $104.67 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.16.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.90 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $3.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.93 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.The firm’s revenue was up 24.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that ServiceNow will post 2.33 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at ServiceNow

In related news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of ServiceNow 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 sale, 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total value of $130,845.00. Following 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. Insiders have sold a total of 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956 in the last three months. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ServiceNow

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of NOW. Millstone Evans Group LLC raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 165 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 540.0% during the 4th quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ServiceNow in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC raised its position in ServiceNow by 560.0% in the fourth quarter. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC now owns 165 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 140 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC raised its position in ServiceNow by 432.3% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC now owns 165 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% 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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