Boston Family Office LLC Purchases 120,878 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Boston Family Office LLC lifted its position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 463.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 146,977 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 120,878 shares during the quarter. ServiceNow accounts for approximately 1.4% of Boston Family Office LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Boston Family Office LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $22,515,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in NOW. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 4.2% during the 2nd quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 837 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $861,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. United Bank grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 15.5% during the 2nd quarter. United Bank now owns 1,519 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,562,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,922 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $1,976,000 after acquiring an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 205.1% during the 2nd quarter. Nebula Research & Development LLC now owns 906 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $931,000 after acquiring an additional 609 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on NOW. Barclays reissued an “overweight” rating and set a $134.00 price objective (up from $132.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Wolfe Research set a $125.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $180.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of ServiceNow from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $135.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $141.85.

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Insider Activity at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the firm’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 transaction of $130,845.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,919,243.90. This trade represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at $2,645,977.60. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

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ServiceNow Stock Performance

Shares of NOW stock opened at $102.34 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. The company has a market capitalization of $105.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.94. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $99.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $120.05. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.24 and a 52 week high of $211.48.

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

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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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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