ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Acquired by Venture Visionary Partners LLC

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Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 392.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 39,287 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,305 shares during the period. Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $6,018,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $861,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. United Bank lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 15.5% during the second 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 during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 2.2% during the second 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC boosted its holdings in ServiceNow by 205.1% in the second quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $931,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on NOW. Piper Sandler dropped their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $200.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. FBN Securities lowered their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $160.00 to $120.00 in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Wednesday, April 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $125.00 target price on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded shares of 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. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $236.00 price target (up from $226.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $141.85.

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ServiceNow Stock Performance

Shares of ServiceNow stock opened at $102.34 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.80 and its 200-day simple moving average is $119.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $105.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.99, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.24 and a 12 month high of $211.48. 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 (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. ServiceNow’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

ServiceNow News Roundup

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Insider Buying and Selling at ServiceNow

In other news, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $1,482,352.30. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 30,090 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,712,312.60. This represents a 35.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated 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 SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders sold a total of 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956 over the last ninety days. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About ServiceNow

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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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