Oak Grove Capital LLC raised its stake in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) by 412.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 11,780 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,479 shares during the period. Oak Grove Capital LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,805,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of ServiceNow in the fourth quarter worth $2,020,992,000. Cohen Klingenstein LLC boosted its position in ServiceNow by 400.0% during the fourth quarter. Cohen Klingenstein LLC now owns 10,000 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,532,000 after purchasing an additional 8,000 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its position in ServiceNow by 411.7% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 47,955 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $7,218,000 after purchasing an additional 38,583 shares during the last quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. grew its stake in ServiceNow by 387.7% in the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 45,630 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $6,990,000 after purchasing an additional 36,274 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. grew its stake in ServiceNow by 385.9% in the fourth quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 2,599,397 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $398,202,000 after purchasing an additional 2,064,440 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.18% of the company’s stock.
ServiceNow Stock Performance
NOW opened at $95.51 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $98.47 billion, a PE ratio of 56.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 0.94. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $99.60 and a 200-day moving average of $117.97. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.24 and a 52-week high of $211.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.
Insider Buying and Selling
In other news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total value of $130,845.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,919,243.90. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $89.60, for a total transaction of $799,859.20. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
Key Stories Impacting ServiceNow
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow expanded its agentic AI ecosystem with new partnerships involving Wipro, Digimarc, and HPE, highlighting broader adoption of its platform for enterprise rollout, AI trust, and unified operations. ServiceNow (NOW) Expands Agentic AI With Wipro Digimarc And HPE Partnerships
- Positive Sentiment: Cognizant said ServiceNow AI Agents now interoperate with its Neuro AI Multi-Agent Accelerator, which could strengthen ServiceNow’s position in cross-platform enterprise AI orchestration. Cognizant expands cross-platform agentic AI with new ServiceNow AI Agent interoperability
- Positive Sentiment: Aria Systems and ServiceNow launched what they called the world’s first agentic BSS for telecoms, suggesting another vertical use case that could expand ServiceNow’s enterprise footprint. Aria Systems and ServiceNow Replace Decades of Complexity by Launching the World’s First Agentic BSS for Telecoms
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst coverage remains upbeat: one roundup cited 90% of 50 analysts with Buy ratings and an average price target implying meaningful upside, reinforcing the stock’s long-term AI growth narrative. Why is ServiceNow (NOW) the Best Generative AI Software Stock to Buy in June
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks highlighted ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower as a potential future growth engine, but the article was more of a thesis piece than a hard catalyst. Can AI Control Tower Become ServiceNow’s Next Growth Engine?
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NOW. KeyCorp set a $85.00 price target on ServiceNow and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. BNP Paribas Exane upgraded ServiceNow from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $140.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Monday, March 16th. UBS Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $135.00 price objective (down from $175.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Benchmark boosted their target price on shares of ServiceNow from $125.00 to $130.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $142.17.
Read Our Latest Analysis on NOW
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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