WINTON GROUP Ltd Raises Holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW
by Amy Steele · The Cerbat GemWINTON GROUP Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) by 3,657.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 93,300 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 90,817 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $14,293,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of NOW. IAG Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 200.0% in the 3rd quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 132 shares in the last quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 540.0% in 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 purchasing an additional 135 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blueline Advisors LLC purchased a new position in ServiceNow in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. 87.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities analysts recently weighed in on the company. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Monday, May 4th. HSBC dropped their price objective on ServiceNow from $226.00 to $171.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 16th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on ServiceNow from $200.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Canaccord Genuity Group dropped their price objective on ServiceNow from $200.00 to $145.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Argus dropped their price objective on ServiceNow from $180.00 to $134.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $141.85.
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ServiceNow Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:NOW opened at $112.45 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $99.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $122.03. The stock has a market cap of $115.94 billion, a PE ratio of 67.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $81.24 and a one year high of $211.48.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.ServiceNow’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total value of $103,238.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 12,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,189,212.72. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at 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, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total value of $799,859.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
ServiceNow News Roundup
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: New coverage highlights bullish catalysts for ServiceNow, including accelerating AI adoption, a model-agnostic architecture, and a possible path to $30 billion in revenue by 2030, which supports the long-term growth story. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Cognizant’s integration with ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower underscores growing demand for ServiceNow’s AI governance tools in regulated enterprise environments, potentially expanding use cases and customer adoption. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and recent commentary say EmployeeWorks is gaining traction quickly, with larger deals and broader AI adoption helping to reinforce ServiceNow’s growth narrative. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: ServiceNow’s recent conference appearances and transcript releases keep the company visible to investors, but they do not appear to contain a major new catalyst on their own. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Some valuation-focused coverage notes that the stock has had a mixed year, with a strong recent bounce offset by weaker longer-term performance, suggesting investors are still debating whether the rebound is justified. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Multiple articles point to pressure on the shares from acquisition integration costs, deal delays, and intensifying competition, which are weighing on near-term expectations. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Friday’s decline is also being driven by a broader market sell-off, with enterprise software and other growth names facing risk-off trading as investors pull back from higher-valuation tech. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Additional commentary notes that large insider buying in ServiceNow occurred near the peak of earlier SaaS pessimism, highlighting how far sentiment and the stock have already fallen since then. 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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