DJE Kapital AG Acquires 33,645 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

DJE Kapital AG grew its holdings in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 83.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 73,925 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,645 shares during the quarter. DJE Kapital AG’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $11,273,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 404.5% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 101,963,384 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $15,619,771,000 after acquiring an additional 81,752,460 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 404.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,512,428 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,591,425,000 after acquiring an additional 18,854,775 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of ServiceNow during the 4th quarter valued at about $2,020,992,000. Capital International Investors boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 396.0% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 10,393,373 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,592,310,000 after acquiring an additional 8,297,818 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nuveen LLC boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 342.6% during the 4th quarter. Nuveen LLC now owns 9,530,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,460,016,000 after acquiring an additional 7,377,244 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Stock Performance

Shares of NOW stock opened at $103.03 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $99.84 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $120.17. The company has a market capitalization of $106.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 61.40, a PEG ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.94.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.97. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.16% and a net margin of 12.59%.The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.75 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.81 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other ServiceNow news, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total value of $103,238.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 12,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,189,212.72. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 44,930 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,919,243.90. The trade was a 3.23% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on NOW. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $190.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Needham & Company LLC reissued a “buy” rating and set a $115.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $185.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $157.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $141.85.

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ServiceNow 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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