MYDA Advisors LLC Purchases New Shares in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

MYDA Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 11,000 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $1,685,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of 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 valued at $15,619,771,000 after purchasing an additional 81,752,460 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 406.6% during 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 purchasing an additional 38,441,898 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased 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 purchasing an additional 18,854,775 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 335.6% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,733,483 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,482,543,000 after purchasing an additional 17,514,679 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 417.0% during the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 14,004,910 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $2,145,412,000 after purchasing an additional 11,295,806 shares during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In other news, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $1,482,352.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 30,090 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,712,312.60. This represents a 35.34% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total value of $799,859.20. Following the transaction, the insider owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,645,977.60. The trade was a 23.21% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956 over the last 90 days. 0.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Key Stories Impacting ServiceNow

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ServiceNow Stock Up 0.2%

NOW stock opened at $102.34 on Monday. 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 company has a market capitalization of $105.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.99, a PEG ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $99.80 and a 200-day moving average of $119.74.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.97. The company had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.81 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on NOW shares. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $150.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on ServiceNow from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 target price (down from $175.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their target price on ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $190.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.85.

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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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