Park Place Capital Corp boosted its position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) by 386.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 12,094 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,606 shares during the period. Park Place Capital Corp’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,853,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in NOW. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of ServiceNow in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. IAG Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in shares of ServiceNow by 200.0% during the third quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Total Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of ServiceNow during the second quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Bogart Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in ServiceNow by 93.8% during the third quarter. Bogart Wealth LLC now owns 31 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 15 shares during the period. Finally, Wealth Watch Advisors INC purchased a new position in ServiceNow in the third quarter worth $29,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
NOW has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Arete Research set a $200.00 price objective on ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Argus upgraded ServiceNow to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $200.00 to $185.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Guggenheim upgraded shares of ServiceNow from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, UBS Group set a $115.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.61.
Key Headlines Impacting ServiceNow
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Analyst reaffirmation and bullish outlook — Citizens reiterated a Market Outperform rating and $260 price target, citing ServiceNow’s customer relationships, architecture and its “AI Control Tower” positioning for the agentic era. This endorsement supports longer-term upside expectations. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Platform ecosystem expansion — Novaworks launched an AI-native HCM operating system built on ServiceNow and raised an $8M seed round with participation from ServiceNow Ventures, extending ServiceNow’s Total Workforce Management narrative and increasing potential monetization paths for HR use-cases on the core platform. Article Title
- Positive Sentiment: Investor conviction pieces argue buy-the-dip — multiple retail-focused pieces make the case that ServiceNow’s workflow moat and proprietary data make it resilient versus AI disruption, helping attract buyers during the broader SaaS sell-off. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Comparative analyst pieces highlight both opportunity and competition — coverage comparing MongoDB (MDB) and ServiceNow notes both ride enterprise AI demand but differ on growth visibility and monetization pace; the pieces underline upside potential but also competitive dynamics to monitor. Article Title
- Neutral Sentiment: Ticker/name noise from unrelated firms — a separate firm (NowVertical, TSXV: NOW) announced an engagement expansion; investors should note this is a different company but it can create occasional search/ticker noise. Article Title
- Negative Sentiment: Sectorwide AI/SaaS pressure remains a headwind — articles and market commentary note an ongoing SaaS sell-off driven by AI disruption fears; even high-quality names like ServiceNow can trade lower or underperform near-term while investors reassess multiples and adoption timing. Article Title
Insider Transactions at ServiceNow
In other news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction dated Thursday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $101.17, for a total value of $151,755.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 46,430 shares in the company, valued at $4,697,323.10. This trade represents a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Kevin Thomas Mcbride sold 1,400 shares of the business’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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 26,314 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,781,652.94. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.
ServiceNow Stock Up 0.4%
Shares of NYSE NOW opened at $110.86 on Tuesday. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $115.96 billion, a PE ratio of 66.46, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 0.99. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $98.00 and a one year high of $211.48. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $115.29 and its 200-day moving average price is $152.12.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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 last year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 EPS for the current year.
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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