ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Purchased by Tritonpoint Wealth LLC

Tritonpoint Wealth LLC increased its position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 279.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 16,660 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 12,274 shares during the period. Tritonpoint Wealth LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $2,552,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 388.7% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,706,164 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $720,325,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,087 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 11,128.7% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 1,805,467 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $276,579,000 after purchasing an additional 1,789,388 shares during the period. Aberdeen Group plc boosted its position in ServiceNow by 405.0% in the fourth quarter. Aberdeen Group plc now owns 1,448,931 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $221,962,000 after buying an additional 1,162,005 shares during the last quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 386.2% in the 4th quarter. Sarasin & Partners LLP now owns 1,233,408 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $188,946,000 after buying an additional 979,740 shares during the period. Finally, Congress Asset Management Co. increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 385.4% in the 4th quarter. Congress Asset Management Co. now owns 847,477 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $129,825,000 after buying an additional 672,898 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE NOW opened at $101.98 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $110.44 and its 200 day moving average price is $147.38. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 1 year low of $98.00 and a 1 year high of $211.48. The company has a market capitalization of $106.67 billion, a PE ratio of 61.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a current ratio of 1.00.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 earned $0.73 earnings per share. On average, research analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 earnings per share for the current year.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on NOW. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $200.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $225.00 to $185.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Macquarie Infrastructure decreased their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $172.00 to $140.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded ServiceNow from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $188.59.

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Insider Activity at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, insider Paul Fipps sold 9,641 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.93, for a total value of $1,021,271.13. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 11,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,245,419.01. This trade represents a 45.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the company’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 value of $151,755.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 46,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,697,323.10. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162 in the last 90 days. Corporate 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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