ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) Price Target Raised to $155.00

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ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWFree Report) had its target price increased by Needham & Company LLC from $115.00 to $155.00 in a report issued on Friday, Marketbeat.com reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the information technology services provider’s stock.

Several other analysts also recently commented on NOW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on ServiceNow from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Friday, July 17th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on ServiceNow from $120.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. DA Davidson set a $170.00 price target on ServiceNow and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald upped their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $122.00 to $141.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $145.71.

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ServiceNow Trading Down 0.0%

Shares of ServiceNow stock opened at $132.49 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70. The company has a market capitalization of $136.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 82.81, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 0.97. ServiceNow has a 1 year low of $81.24 and a 1 year high of $194.73. The company’s fifty day moving average is $120.27 and its two-hundred day moving average is $108.97.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.04. ServiceNow had a net margin of 11.34% and a return on equity of 16.45%. The business had revenue of $3.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.93 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 24.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts forecast that ServiceNow will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other ServiceNow news, insider Paul Fipps sold 2,034 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $147.87, for a total value of $300,767.58. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 18,305 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,706,760.35. This trade represents a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Chamberlain sold 2,700 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $135.50, for a total transaction of $365,850.00. Following the sale, the director owned 43,990 shares in the company, valued at $5,960,645. The trade was a 5.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 14,081 shares of company stock worth $1,937,904. 0.34% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of ServiceNow

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOW. California State Teachers Retirement System lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 9,980.9% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 154,496,061 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $15,338,369,000 after acquiring an additional 152,963,494 shares during the period. BlackRock Inc. purchased a new position in ServiceNow in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $9,536,615,000. State Street Corp increased its stake in ServiceNow by 406.6% in the 4th 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 purchasing an additional 38,441,898 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its holdings in ServiceNow by 371.0% during 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in 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 worth $3,591,425,000 after purchasing an additional 18,854,775 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Key ServiceNow News

Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:

  • Positive Sentiment: Needham raises ServiceNow target to $155: Needham & Company upgraded NOW to “buy” and increased its price target from $115 to $155, implying approximately 17% upside from the referenced share price. The move was part of a broader group of analyst target increases and is the clearest near-term catalyst for the stock. ServiceNow analyst forecasts
  • Positive Sentiment: Agentic AI adoption is accelerating: ServiceNow is described as a leader in enterprise agentic AI, with production deployments increasing ninefold over nine months. Analysts expect AI-related revenue to grow substantially through 2030, supporting the long-term growth narrative. ServiceNow agentic AI analysis
  • Positive Sentiment: Expanded AI visibility and ecosystem activity: ServiceNow will partner with Fortune on an October AI summit focused on commercializing AI, while RoboMQ launched an identity-governance application on the ServiceNow Store. These developments reinforce ServiceNow’s positioning as an enterprise workflow and AI platform, although they are unlikely to materially affect near-term revenue. Fortune AIQ Summit partnership
  • Neutral Sentiment: Coverage on AI and cybersecurity highlights ServiceNow’s strategic relevance as businesses seek integrated automation, security and governance tools. However, the reports provide limited new financial guidance. AI and cybersecurity reshaping ServiceNow
  • Negative Sentiment: Despite its growth prospects, AI revenue remains a relatively small portion of ServiceNow’s overall business, and the stock’s elevated valuation leaves it sensitive to any slowdown in enterprise spending or AI monetization.

ServiceNow Company Profile

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ServiceNow, Inc is a cloud-based enterprise software company that provides digital workflow and automation solutions. Its Now Platform enables organizations to manage and connect business processes across information technology, customer service, human resources, finance, legal operations and other departments.

The company’s products and services include IT service management, IT operations management, customer service management, human resources service delivery, security operations, risk and compliance management, strategic portfolio management and application development tools.

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