Equitable Holdings Inc. Takes Position in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Equitable Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW - Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 160,636 shares of the information technology services provider's stock, valued at approximately $15,948,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Florida Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in ServiceNow by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 273 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $280,000 after acquiring an additional 14 shares during the last quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of ServiceNow by 3.6% during the third quarter. Clark Capital Management Group Inc. now owns 514 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $473,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. American Trust boosted its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 1.8% during the third quarter. American Trust now owns 1,029 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $947,000 after purchasing an additional 18 shares during the period. Morse Asset Management Inc grew its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 0.5% in the second quarter. Morse Asset Management Inc now owns 3,488 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $3,586,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. CYBER HORNET ETFs LLC now owns 567 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $522,000 after buying an additional 20 shares during the period. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on NOW shares. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an "overweight" rating and issued a $175.00 price objective (up from $160.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Wednesday, August 12th. Capital One Financial lifted their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on ServiceNow from $145.00 to $150.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Bank of America increased their price objective on ServiceNow from $130.00 to $150.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Citizens Jmp reaffirmed a "market outperform" rating and set a $157.00 target price on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Tuesday, May 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-six have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $144.24.

ServiceNow News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Salesforce earnings lifted the sector. Salesforce’s strong quarterly results, raised guidance and “Claudeforce” AI announcement eased fears of a broad “SaaS-pocalypse.” The read-through suggests businesses are adding AI tools to existing software platforms rather than replacing them, benefiting ServiceNow. Why ServiceNow Rallied Today
• Positive Sentiment: Enterprise AI momentum remains a key catalyst. Reports highlighted ServiceNow’s more than $1 billion in AI annual contract value, expanding customer adoption and the potential for its AI Control Tower and agentic-AI products to create additional revenue streams. Agentic AI Adoption Boosts NOW's Growth Prospects Against MSFT & CRM
• Positive Sentiment: Technical and analyst sentiment improved. ServiceNow cleared an early buy point as disruption fears faded, while coverage cited positive price-target actions and a potential sector re-rating. ServiceNow, IBD Stock Of The Day
• Positive Sentiment: Platform integrations support monetization. Pricefx announced an integration that brings AI-powered deal optimization and sales guidance to ServiceNow workflows, reinforcing the platform’s ecosystem and enterprise-use case. Pricefx Announces Integration with ServiceNow

Insider Activity at ServiceNow

In related news, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.60, for a total transaction of $188,400.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 46,690 shares in the company, valued at $5,864,264. This represents a 3.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Insiders own 0.34% of the company's stock.

ServiceNow Price Performance

NYSE NOW opened at $138.50 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $143.20 billion, a PE ratio of 86.56, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 0.94. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $111.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $106.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.70 and a current ratio of 0.70. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52-week low of $81.24 and a 52-week high of $194.73.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.90 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $3.99 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.93 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 11.34% and a return on equity of 16.45%. ServiceNow's revenue for the quarter was up 24.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. Sell-side analysts forecast that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.24 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ServiceNow Company Profile

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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