Capital Research Global Investors Has $495.19 Million Stock Position in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Capital Research Global Investors raised its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) by 341.1% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 3,232,465 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,499,646 shares during the period. Capital Research Global Investors’ holdings in ServiceNow were worth $495,189,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in ServiceNow by 404.5% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 101,963,384 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $15,619,771,000 after acquiring an additional 81,752,460 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in ServiceNow by 404.8% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 23,512,428 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $3,591,425,000 after acquiring an additional 18,854,775 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new position in ServiceNow in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $2,020,992,000. Capital International Investors increased its position in ServiceNow by 396.0% in the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 10,393,373 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $1,592,310,000 after acquiring an additional 8,297,818 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp increased its position in 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 valued at $8,700,970,000 after acquiring an additional 131,080 shares during the period. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ServiceNow News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:

• Positive Sentiment: New coverage highlights bullish catalysts for ServiceNow, including accelerating AI adoption, a model-agnostic architecture, and a possible path to $30 billion in revenue by 2030, which supports the long-term growth story. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Cognizant’s integration with ServiceNow’s AI Control Tower underscores growing demand for ServiceNow’s AI governance tools in regulated enterprise environments, potentially expanding use cases and customer adoption. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and recent commentary say EmployeeWorks is gaining traction quickly, with larger deals and broader AI adoption helping to reinforce ServiceNow’s growth narrative. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: ServiceNow’s recent conference appearances and transcript releases keep the company visible to investors, but they do not appear to contain a major new catalyst on their own. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some valuation-focused coverage notes that the stock has had a mixed year, with a strong recent bounce offset by weaker longer-term performance, suggesting investors are still debating whether the rebound is justified. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple articles point to pressure on the shares from acquisition integration costs, deal delays, and intensifying competition, which are weighing on near-term expectations. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Friday’s decline is also being driven by a broader market sell-off, with enterprise software and other growth names facing risk-off trading as investors pull back from higher-valuation tech. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Additional commentary notes that large insider buying in ServiceNow occurred near the peak of earlier SaaS pessimism, highlighting how far sentiment and the stock have already fallen since then. Article Title

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have issued reports on NOW. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $195.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of ServiceNow from $125.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $135.00 price objective (down from $175.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citic Securities reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow from $168.00 to $140.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 21st. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reduced their price objective on shares of ServiceNow to $122.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have assigned a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $141.85.

ServiceNow Trading Up 0.0%

NYSE:NOW opened at $112.45 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $99.48 and its 200-day moving average is $121.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 52 week low of $81.24 and a 52 week high of $211.48. The firm has a market cap of $115.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.02, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.94.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.97. The business had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. ServiceNow’s revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.81 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at ServiceNow

In related news, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $1,482,352.30. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 30,090 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,712,312.60. This represents a 35.34% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Paul Edward Chamberlain sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $87.23, for a total transaction of $130,845.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 44,930 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,919,243.90. This represents a 3.23% 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. Insiders sold 28,071 shares of company stock valued at $2,529,956 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

About ServiceNow

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.