Gainplan LLC bought a new stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 5,383 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $534,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in ServiceNow by 404.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 101,963,384 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $15,619,771,000 after buying an additional 81,752,460 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 38,441,898 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 371.0% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 32,395,663 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $4,962,692,000 after acquiring an additional 25,517,218 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 404.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,512,428 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,591,425,000 after acquiring an additional 18,854,775 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 335.6% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,733,483 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $3,482,543,000 after purchasing an additional 17,514,679 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.
ServiceNow News Summary
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow launched six autonomous security products built on its Armis and Veza acquisitions, strengthening its position in enterprise cybersecurity and expanding its AI-driven product portfolio. ServiceNow debuts six autonomous security products built on Armis and Veza
- Positive Sentiment: New healthcare partnerships with Hyro and Autonomize AI are adding agentic AI, workflow automation, and fraud-prevention applications to the ServiceNow Store, supporting use-case expansion and potential recurring revenue growth. Hyro partners with ServiceNow
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts and investment commentators continue to describe NOW as an “enterprise AI bargain,” citing strong subscription growth, AI monetization, and a cybersecurity business that reportedly exceeds $1 billion and is growing rapidly. ServiceNow built a billion-dollar cybersecurity business
- Neutral Sentiment: ServiceNow named Simon Mouyal as chief marketing officer, an executive change that could support go-to-market efforts but has no immediate financial impact. ServiceNow names Simon Mouyal chief marketing officer
- Negative Sentiment: The main overhang is that NOW’s sizable year-to-date decline reflects investor concerns about AI competition, elevated valuation, and the broader software sell-off. These concerns are pressuring the stock even though operating growth remains solid. ServiceNow drops 23 percent year to date
- Negative Sentiment: ServiceNow’s planned reduction of approximately 1,000 jobs may improve efficiency and margins, but it also signals cost discipline and potential uncertainty around near-term growth, contributing to investor caution. ServiceNow cuts 1,000 jobs
Insiders Place Their Bets
ServiceNow Stock Down 0.9%
NOW stock opened at $117.10 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $106.55 and its two-hundred day moving average is $105.80. The company has a market capitalization of $121.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 73.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.94. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.24 and a 52 week high of $194.73. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.90 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.86 by $0.04. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 16.45% and a net margin of 11.34%.The business had revenue of $3.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.93 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 24.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.24 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
Several research analysts have recently commented on NOW shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $140.00 price target (up from $135.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Benchmark reissued a “buy” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Friday, July 17th. Citigroup restated a “market outperform” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, BMO Capital Markets increased their price target on ServiceNow from $115.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and three have issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $143.39.
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ServiceNow 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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