ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Purchased by Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 428.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 48,726 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 39,513 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $7,464,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of ServiceNow during the second quarter worth about $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in ServiceNow by 200.0% in the third quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Noble Wealth Management PBC lifted its position in ServiceNow by 400.0% in the fourth quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the period. Bogart Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in ServiceNow by 93.8% in the 3rd quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 31 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 15 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new position in ServiceNow during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NOW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company set a $225.00 price objective on ServiceNow and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. BNP Paribas Exane raised ServiceNow from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 target price for the company in a report on Monday, March 16th. Citigroup upped their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $235.00 to $237.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Arete Research set a $200.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.61.

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ServiceNow Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of ServiceNow stock opened at $99.58 on Monday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 1 year low of $98.00 and a 1 year high of $211.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $112.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $149.78. The company has a market capitalization of $104.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.99.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $3.57 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.53 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 13.16% and a return on equity of 18.54%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In other news, insider Paul Fipps sold 9,641 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.93, for a total transaction of $1,021,271.13. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,757 shares in the company, valued at $1,245,419.01. This represents a 45.06% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.17, for a total transaction of $151,755.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 46,430 shares in the company, valued at $4,697,323.10. This represents a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

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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