ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) Shares Purchased by Motley Fool Asset Management LLC

Motley Fool Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 5.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 9,479 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 515 shares during the period. Motley Fool Asset Management LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $8,220,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOW. International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its stake in ServiceNow by 89,137.0% in the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,185,067 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,059,912,000 after acquiring an additional 1,183,739 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can grew its stake in ServiceNow by 216.6% in the 3rd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,367,875 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,206,178,000 after acquiring an additional 935,848 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC grew its stake in ServiceNow by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,606,394 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $5,014,302,000 after acquiring an additional 502,845 shares during the last quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund grew its stake in ServiceNow by 917.4% in the 3rd quarter. Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund now owns 310,754 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $277,935,000 after acquiring an additional 280,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in ServiceNow in the 2nd quarter valued at about $218,786,000. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 66 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, November 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,048.29, for a total value of $69,187.14. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 3,027 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,173,173.83. This trade represents a 2.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jeffrey A. Miller sold 2,879 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,019.12, for a total transaction of $2,934,046.48. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 42,920 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $43,740,630.40. The trade was a 6.29 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 20,629 shares of company stock valued at $20,861,626 over the last 90 days. 0.25% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

ServiceNow Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSE NOW opened at $1,056.62 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.16, a quick ratio of 1.13 and a current ratio of 1.13. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $637.99 and a one year high of $1,072.84. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $968.22 and its 200 day moving average price is $851.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $217.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 164.33, a PEG ratio of 6.02 and a beta of 0.99.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The information technology services provider reported $3.72 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $3.46 by $0.26. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.77% and a return on equity of 16.03%. The company had revenue of $2.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.75 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.21 earnings per share. ServiceNow’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, sell-side analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 7.07 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NOW has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $900.00 to $990.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Citigroup upped their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $1,068.00 to $1,071.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. Scotiabank initiated coverage on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, November 19th. They issued a “sector outperform” rating and a $1,230.00 target price on the stock. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of ServiceNow from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and upped their target price for the company from $900.00 to $960.00 in a report on Monday, October 21st. Finally, Truist Financial upped their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $780.00 to $900.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have issued a hold rating, twenty-six have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $999.07.

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ServiceNow Company Profile

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ServiceNow, Inc provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools.

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