Hyperion Asset Management Ltd Cuts Holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Hyperion Asset Management Ltd reduced its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 281,641 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after selling 8,652 shares during the period. ServiceNow accounts for approximately 7.2% of Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Hyperion Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $259,189,000 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. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.3% in the third quarter. Brady Martz Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 842 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $775,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares during the period. Magnus Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Magnus Financial Group LLC now owns 589 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $542,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Avidian Wealth Enterprises LLC now owns 453 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $417,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the period. Traveka Wealth LLC grew its stake in ServiceNow by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Traveka Wealth LLC now owns 330 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $304,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Regatta Capital Group LLC grew its stake in ServiceNow by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Regatta Capital Group LLC now owns 633 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $583,000 after buying an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Kevin Thomas Mcbride sold 1,400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.71, for a total value of $147,994.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,314 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,781,652.94. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.17, for a total value of $151,755.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 46,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,697,323.10. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last quarter, insiders sold 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

NOW has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $175.00 target price (down from $225.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $200.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 price objective on ServiceNow and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered their target price on ServiceNow from $186.00 to $120.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-one have given a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.06.

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ServiceNow Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NOW opened at $113.51 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $119.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $155.07. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $98.00 and a 52 week high of $211.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $118.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 68.05, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.99.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.54% and a net margin of 13.16%.The business had revenue of $3.57 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.53 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.73 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 earnings per share for the current year.

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ServiceNow Company 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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