Signaturefd LLC Buys 16,962 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Signaturefd LLC grew its position in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 411.2% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 21,087 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,962 shares during the quarter. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $3,230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 1.6% during the third 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 purchasing an additional 315,861 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in ServiceNow by 1.4% during the third 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 position in ServiceNow by 388.7% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in ServiceNow by 5.4% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,287,300 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $2,104,956,000 after buying an additional 118,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in ServiceNow by 10.2% in the 2nd 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 buying an additional 177,392 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 87.18% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Price Performance

NOW opened at $101.98 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $106.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 61.14, a PEG ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.01. The company has a quick ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $110.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $146.80. ServiceNow, Inc. has a twelve month low of $98.00 and a twelve month high of $211.48.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $3.57 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.53 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 13.16% and a return on equity of 18.54%. ServiceNow’s revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.73 EPS. Equities analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have commented on NOW shares. BTIG Research reissued a “buy” rating and set a $200.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Robert W. Baird set a $175.00 price target on ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Guggenheim upgraded ServiceNow from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on ServiceNow from $185.00 to $150.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and issued a $155.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have assigned a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, ServiceNow presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $188.59.

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Insider Buying and Selling at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.17, for a total transaction of $151,755.00. Following the sale, the director owned 46,430 shares in the company, valued at $4,697,323.10. This represents a 3.13% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Kevin Thomas Mcbride sold 1,400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.71, for a total value of $147,994.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 26,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,781,652.94. The trade was a 5.05% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 16,237 shares of company stock valued at $1,697,162 in the last 90 days. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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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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