Milestone Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW - Free Report) by 57.7% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,115 shares of the information technology services provider's stock after buying an additional 408 shares during the period. Milestone Asset Management LLC's holdings in ServiceNow were worth $888,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of ServiceNow by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,199,258 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $20,353,517,000 after purchasing an additional 190,430 shares during the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 7,955,924 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $8,434,235,000 after buying an additional 509,467 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC lifted its stake in ServiceNow by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,878,900 shares of the information technology services provider's stock valued at $6,232,339,000 after buying an additional 272,506 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,312,571 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $4,560,890,000 after purchasing an additional 100,670 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 87,501.3% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,689,361 shares of the information technology services provider's stock worth $2,141,108,000 after purchasing an additional 2,686,291 shares during the period. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
ServiceNow Stock Performance
Shares of NOW traded up $9.97 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $1,022.71. 408,328 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,488,473. The business's 50-day moving average price is $910.63 and its 200-day moving average price is $974.82. The stock has a market capitalization of $211.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 149.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.51 and a beta of 0.97. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 12 month low of $676.19 and a 12 month high of $1,198.09.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 23rd. The information technology services provider reported $4.04 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.78 by $0.26. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.97% and a return on equity of 17.11%. The business had revenue of $3.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.09 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $3.41 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 18.6% on a year-over-year basis. Equities analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 earnings per share for the current year.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other ServiceNow news, Director Anita M. Sands sold 248 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,009.14, for a total value of $250,266.72. Following the transaction, the director now owns 10,643 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,740,277.02. The trade was a 2.28% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 354 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $804.61, for a total transaction of $284,831.94. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 3,027 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,435,554.47. The trade was a 10.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 6,716 shares of company stock worth $6,611,245. 0.38% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
NOW has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Scotiabank set a $1,100.00 price objective on ServiceNow and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Barclays set a $1,085.00 price target on ServiceNow in a report on Wednesday, May 7th. Mizuho lowered their price target on ServiceNow from $1,210.00 to $1,100.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. Bank of America decreased their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $1,280.00 to $1,025.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 15th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $1,003.00 price objective on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Thursday, April 24th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, two have given a hold rating, thirty have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $1,062.50.
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ServiceNow, Inc provides end to-end intelligent workflow automation platform solutions for digital businesses in the North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company operates the Now platform for end-to-end digital transformation, artificial intelligence, machine learning, robotic process automation, process mining, performance analytics, and collaboration and development tools.
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