Rare Wolf Capital LLC Makes New Investment in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Rare Wolf Capital LLC acquired a new stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 8,840 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,354,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of NOW. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 81,752,460 shares during the period. State Street Corp raised its holdings in ServiceNow by 406.6% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 47,896,597 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $7,337,280,000 after acquiring an additional 38,441,898 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in 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 valued at $4,962,692,000 after acquiring an additional 25,517,218 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 404.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,512,428 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $3,591,425,000 after acquiring an additional 18,854,775 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 335.6% in the 4th 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 last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ServiceNow Stock Performance

ServiceNow stock opened at $95.51 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $99.60 and a 200 day moving average price of $117.97. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.24 and a 52 week high of $211.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $98.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 56.92, a PEG ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.97. The company 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%.The firm’s revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. Equities research analysts anticipate that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total transaction of $103,238.48. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 12,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,189,212.72. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 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 firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total value of $130,845.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,919,243.90. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders sold a total of 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956 over the last three months. 0.34% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

ServiceNow News Roundup

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities analysts recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $236.00 target price (up from $226.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on ServiceNow from $195.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on ServiceNow from $120.00 to $115.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $142.17.

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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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