Allianz SE Acquires 31,726 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Allianz SE grew its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 388.6% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 39,890 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 31,726 shares during the quarter. Allianz SE’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $6,111,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of NOW. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $2,919,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 4.2% in the second 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 in the last quarter. United Bank increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 15.5% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 2.2% in the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC increased its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 205.1% in the second 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 in the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on NOW shares. Citigroup increased their price target on ServiceNow from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. Evercore increased their price objective on ServiceNow from $140.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Truist Financial decreased their price objective on ServiceNow from $125.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Piper Sandler decreased their price objective on ServiceNow from $200.00 to $140.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Citic Securities decreased their price objective on ServiceNow from $168.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 21st. One investment 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 company. According to MarketBeat.com, ServiceNow currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.85.

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ServiceNow Stock Performance

NOW opened at $102.34 on Friday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.24 and a 12-month high of $211.48. The stock has a market cap of $105.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 60.99, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 0.94. The business has a 50 day moving average of $99.80 and a 200-day moving average of $120.05. The company has a quick ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 0.84 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.

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

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, 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 value of $799,859.20. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 29,531 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,645,977.60. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total value of $103,238.48. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 12,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,212.72. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 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. In the last three months, insiders 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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About ServiceNow

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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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