Circle Wealth Management LLC Buys 13,553 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Circle Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 356.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 17,358 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,553 shares during the period. Circle Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $2,659,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Quadrant Capital Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 354.8% in the 4th quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC now owns 22,906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $3,509,000 after purchasing an additional 17,870 shares during the period. Castleark Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 410.4% in the 4th quarter. Castleark Management LLC now owns 270,420 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $41,426,000 after purchasing an additional 217,442 shares during the period. Livet Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the 4th quarter worth approximately $203,000. Advisors Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 472.7% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 96,877 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $14,841,000 after purchasing an additional 79,961 shares during the period. Finally, CI Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 279.6% in the 4th quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 1,052,809 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $161,280,000 after purchasing an additional 775,461 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total transaction of $103,238.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 12,072 shares in the company, valued at $1,189,212.72. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 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, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total transaction of $130,845.00. Following the transaction, 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 ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Stock Down 0.7%

NOW opened at $102.34 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $99.80 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $105.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $81.24 and a one year high of $211.48.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last released its quarterly 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 during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.81 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

NOW has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $195.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $121.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ServiceNow from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.85.

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About ServiceNow

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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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