Biondo Investment Advisors LLC Has $10.28 Million Holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Biondo Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 399.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 67,123 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 53,683 shares during the quarter. Biondo Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $10,282,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of NOW. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in ServiceNow by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $2,919,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in ServiceNow by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $861,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. United Bank raised its stake in ServiceNow by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 1,519 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,562,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. raised its stake in ServiceNow by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,922 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,976,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC raised its stake in ServiceNow by 205.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $931,000 after purchasing an additional 609 shares during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently commented on the stock. Wolfe Research set a $125.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $140.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. DA Davidson restated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. FBN Securities dropped their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $160.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald dropped their price objective on shares of ServiceNow to $122.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.85.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on NOW

ServiceNow Trading Down 0.7%

Shares of NOW stock opened at $102.34 on Friday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.24 and a 52-week high of $211.48. The stock has a market cap of $105.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.99, a P/E/G ratio of 1.69 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. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $99.80 and a 200-day moving average of $120.05.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The company had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.81 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Headlines Impacting ServiceNow

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Insider Activity

In related news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total transaction of $799,859.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at $2,645,977.60. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total transaction of $130,845.00. Following the sale, the director owned 44,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,919,243.90. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow 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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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