Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. Acquires 26,117 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. lifted its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 781.7% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 29,458 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,117 shares during the period. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s.’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $4,513,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in ServiceNow during the 2nd quarter worth about $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 200.0% during the 3rd quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 400.0% during the 4th quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 128 shares in the last quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 93.8% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 31 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter worth about $29,000. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

ServiceNow News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on the stock. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $210.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wells Fargo & Company set a $225.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, January 8th. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Cantor Fitzgerald restated an “overweight” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Guggenheim raised shares of ServiceNow from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $192.61.

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Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, insider Kevin Thomas Mcbride sold 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.71, for a total transaction of $147,994.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 26,314 shares in the company, valued at $2,781,652.94. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total value of $376,141.92. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 8,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $820,367.97. This trade represents a 31.44% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 16,237 shares of company stock valued at $1,697,162. Insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Trading Down 3.9%

Shares of NOW opened at $99.58 on Friday. 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 $104.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 59.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.99. 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 firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $112.88 and its 200 day simple moving average is $150.29.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The business 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 business’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.73 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.

Further Reading

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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