Community Financial Services Group LLC Acquires 37,159 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Community Financial Services Group LLC boosted its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 396.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 46,529 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 37,159 shares during the period. ServiceNow makes up about 1.3% of Community Financial Services Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Community Financial Services Group LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $7,128,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 20,210,924 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $18,599,709,000 after acquiring an additional 315,861 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,454,699 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $8,700,970,000 after purchasing an additional 131,080 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 388.7% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,706,164 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $720,325,000 after purchasing an additional 3,743,087 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 5.4% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,287,300 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,104,956,000 after purchasing an additional 118,060 shares during the period. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in ServiceNow by 10.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,910,078 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,963,713,000 after purchasing an additional 177,392 shares during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ServiceNow Trading Down 0.5%

NYSE NOW opened at $104.44 on Wednesday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a one year low of $98.00 and a one year high of $211.48. 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 $109.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.61, a P/E/G ratio of 1.76 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $112.02 and its 200-day moving average is $148.62.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. ServiceNow had a return on equity of 18.54% and a net margin of 13.16%.The business had revenue of $3.57 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.53 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.73 EPS. ServiceNow’s quarterly revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts anticipate that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NOW has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group set a $115.00 target price on ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $216.00 price target on ServiceNow in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $180.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $230.00 to $175.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group set a $200.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $191.52.

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Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the insider directly owned 8,061 shares in the company, valued at $820,367.97. This trade represents a 31.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Kevin Thomas Mcbride sold 1,400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 $2,781,652.94. This represents a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162 over the last ninety days. Company insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

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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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