ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW Shares Acquired 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, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 48,726 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 39,513 shares during the quarter. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $7,464,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $861,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. United Bank raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 15.5% in the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 1,519 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,562,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 2.2% during the second quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,922 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,976,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Stablepoint Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 3.5% during the second quarter. Stablepoint Partners LLC now owns 1,396 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,435,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at ServiceNow

In related news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the business’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 sale, the director owned 46,430 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,697,323.10. The trade was a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total value of $376,141.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 8,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $820,367.97. This trade represents a 31.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders sold 16,237 shares of company stock valued at $1,697,162. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:NOW opened at $99.58 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $104.16 billion, a PE ratio of 59.70, a P/E/G ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 0.99. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $112.88 and its 200 day moving average price is $149.78. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $98.00 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12.

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 for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.53 billion. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.54% and a net margin of 13.16%.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 business earned $0.73 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have commented on NOW shares. BTIG Research reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $180.00 price target on ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on ServiceNow from $210.00 to $190.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Capital One Financial decreased their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $188.00 to $161.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Arete Research set a $200.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, ServiceNow has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.61.

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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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