Entropy Technologies LP Makes New Investment in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 96,645 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $14,805,000. ServiceNow comprises about 0.8% of Entropy Technologies LP’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest position.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of NOW. IAG Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 200.0% in the third quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the fourth quarter. Noble Wealth Management PBC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 128 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 400.0% in the fourth quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC now owns 165 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 132 shares during the last quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 540.0% in the fourth quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 160 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

Key ServiceNow News

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Insider Activity

In other ServiceNow news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Friday, April 24th. The shares were 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction 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 $3,919,243.90. This trade represents 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 sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956. 0.34% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

NOW has been the topic of several analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $188.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. FBN Securities reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $160.00 to $120.00 in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective 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. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $150.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Monday, May 4th. Finally, Oppenheimer reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $141.85.

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ServiceNow Stock Performance

Shares of NOW opened at $102.34 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13. The stock has a market capitalization of $105.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 60.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.69 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $99.80 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $120.05. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 12 month low of $81.24 and a 12 month high of $211.48.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. The business had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 EPS for the current 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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