Doliver Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) by 460.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,648 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,393 shares during the period. Doliver Advisors LP’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,938,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of NOW. Investors Research Corp lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Investors Research Corp now owns 855 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $131,000 after purchasing an additional 684 shares during the last quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC increased its position in ServiceNow by 329.1% during the fourth quarter. Argent Capital Management LLC now owns 275,555 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $42,212,000 after buying an additional 211,335 shares during the last quarter. Commons Capital LLC increased its position in ServiceNow by 387.3% during the fourth quarter. Commons Capital LLC now owns 8,790 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,347,000 after buying an additional 6,986 shares during the last quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC raised its stake in ServiceNow by 400.0% in the fourth 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 during the period. Finally, Park Avenue Securities LLC lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 361.8% in the fourth quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 50,004 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $7,660,000 after buying an additional 39,177 shares during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
NOW has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Capital One Financial decreased their target price on ServiceNow from $188.00 to $161.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. Robert W. Baird set a $175.00 price target on ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $216.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $192.61.
ServiceNow Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE NOW opened at $113.19 on Friday. 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 has a market cap of $118.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 67.86, a P/E/G ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $116.55 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $153.54. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $98.00 and a one year high of $211.48.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.57 billion during 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 company’s revenue was up 20.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.73 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 EPS for the current year.
Key ServiceNow News
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas upgraded ServiceNow to Outperform and set a $140 price target, citing the company’s expanding AI positioning — a catalyst that has driven earlier session gains. ServiceNow (NOW) Gets Upgraded to Outperform From Neutral by BNP Paribas
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow is accelerating AI adoption through partnerships (Microsoft, OpenAI and others), which management and analysts say is boosting enterprise deal activity and revenue outlook. That supports the company’s long-term growth thesis. ServiceNow Expands AI Reach via Partnerships: More Upside Ahead?
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow and Cohesity announced a strategic alliance to provide resilient recovery for AI agents and mission-critical workflows — a product tie-up that can deepen enterprise stickiness and address customer concerns about AI reliability. Cohesity and ServiceNow Deliver Real-Time Recovery for Enterprise AI Agents
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and Yahoo pieces note that NOW is a “trending” stock — useful background on investor attention but not new fundamental news. ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader industry commentary (Snowflake CEO interview; debates about AI-driven unemployment) is keeping AI narratives in focus but is peripheral to NOW’s near-term earnings execution. Sridhar Ramaswamy, Snowflake CEO: A Fortt Knox Update
- Negative Sentiment: An article in The Information highlights a Cohesity CIO argument that AI-driven products could cannibalize revenues for vendors like ServiceNow and Splunk — a direct competitive-risk narrative that can pressure multiples if investors believe AI accelerates vendor disintermediation. Cohesity CIO Shows How AI Can Eat Into Revenues of ServiceNow, Splunk
- Negative Sentiment: Separately, internal warnings from executives about AI-driven disruption (e.g., public comments about job impacts) feed cautious sentiment and could amplify volatility as investors reassess structural risks to enterprise spending patterns. ServiceNow CEO delivers a troubling AI warning to new grads
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, insider Kevin Thomas Mcbride sold 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.71, for a total transaction of $147,994.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,781,652.94. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total transaction of $376,141.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 8,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $820,367.97. The trade was a 31.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162 in the last quarter. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
ServiceNow Company Profile
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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