ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) insider Paul Fipps sold 151 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.47, for a total transaction of $13,660.97. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 8,144 shares in the company, valued at approximately $736,787.68. This represents a 1.82% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
Paul Fipps also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Monday, February 23rd, Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of ServiceNow stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total value of $376,141.92.
- On Wednesday, February 18th, Paul Fipps sold 9,641 shares of ServiceNow stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.93, for a total value of $1,021,271.13.
ServiceNow Stock Performance
NYSE:NOW opened at $90.56 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $100.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $129.31. The stock has a market cap of $93.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 53.97, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 0.82. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.24 and a 1-year high of $211.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
NOW has been the subject of several analyst reports. KeyCorp set a $85.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $188.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on ServiceNow from $200.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $144.71.
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Trending Headlines about ServiceNow
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow expanded its partnership with Boomi to improve real-time data activation across enterprise systems, strengthening its positioning as a platform for agentic AI and workflow automation. ServiceNow and Boomi partner for data activation
- Positive Sentiment: FedEx is deepening its ServiceNow relationship with a procurement integration, a sign that major enterprise customers are broadening use of the platform and could drive more recurring revenue. FedEx advances ServiceNow partnership with procurement integration
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow and Accenture launched an engineering program to scale agentic AI for enterprise clients, which supports the company’s AI growth narrative and suggests more commercialization of its platform. ServiceNow (NOW), Accenture Launch Engineering Program to Scale Agentic AI for Enterprises
- Positive Sentiment: Several articles highlighted ServiceNow as an attractive AI/software name, with commentary suggesting the recent sell-off may be overdone and that investors are focusing on the stock’s long-term AI upside. 1 Incredible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy After Its Post-Earnings Sell-Off
- Neutral Sentiment: Analyst and media coverage remains mixed but generally constructive, with pieces debating whether the market is underestimating the impact of AI on ServiceNow’s business. ServiceNow: The Market Is Misunderstanding The Effects Of AI
- Negative Sentiment: A bearish options trade and commentary about further downside show that some traders still expect weakness, reflecting lingering pressure on the stock after its post-earnings decline. See ServiceNow Stock Heading Lower? This Trade Profits From Further Downside.
- Negative Sentiment: An insider sale by Paul Fipps was disclosed, which can add to short-term caution even though it was small and made under a pre-arranged trading plan. SEC insider filing for Paul Fipps
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOW. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 404.5% in 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 in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings 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 worth $7,337,280,000 after buying an additional 38,441,898 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted 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 worth $4,962,692,000 after buying an additional 25,517,218 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted 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 worth $3,591,425,000 after buying an additional 18,854,775 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in ServiceNow by 335.6% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 22,733,483 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,482,543,000 after buying an additional 17,514,679 shares in the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
About ServiceNow
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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