Greenwich Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) by 411.1% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 5,474 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,403 shares during the quarter. Greenwich Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $839,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $861,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. United Bank increased its stake in ServiceNow by 15.5% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 1,519 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,562,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. increased its stake in ServiceNow by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,922 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,976,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 205.1% in the 2nd quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $931,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $180.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Monday, May 4th. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Mizuho dropped their price target on ServiceNow from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised ServiceNow from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Monday, March 16th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $141.85.
ServiceNow Trading Down 6.1%
NYSE:NOW opened at $127.59 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. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $98.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $123.13. The stock has a market cap of $131.55 billion, a PE ratio of 76.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 0.94.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.97. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.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 business posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Insider Transactions at ServiceNow
In other news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total transaction of $130,845.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at $3,919,243.90. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of ServiceNow 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 sale, the insider owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
ServiceNow News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow has been viewed as a leader in the AI-driven software rebound, with recent articles highlighting strong business momentum and investor enthusiasm for its role in agentic AI and enterprise automation. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: The stock benefited from a broader Monday software rally after Nvidia’s CEO eased fears that AI will disrupt software companies, helping lift sentiment toward names like ServiceNow. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow was also cited as a beneficiary of the new AI-chip-led rotation into software stocks, which briefly pushed the sector higher and supported bullish momentum in NOW shares. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Recent commentary continues to compare ServiceNow with peers such as Salesforce and Intuit, suggesting investors are still weighing its valuation against its growth profile rather than reacting to a single company-specific event. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: ServiceNow fell in the latest session as the software rally lost momentum, with investors pulling back from high-multiple tech stocks after a strong run-up. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Some recent analysis is turning more cautious on ServiceNow’s valuation, arguing the stock may be less attractive after its sharp AI-driven move higher. Article Title
ServiceNow Company Profile
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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