Commons Capital LLC grew its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW – Free Report) by 387.3% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,790 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,986 shares during the quarter. Commons Capital LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in ServiceNow by 1.6% in 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 buying an additional 315,861 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its holdings in ServiceNow by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,454,699 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock worth $8,700,970,000 after acquiring an additional 131,080 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of ServiceNow during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,589,235,000. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 5.4% during 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 acquiring an additional 118,060 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 177,392 shares during the period. 87.18% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of brokerages recently commented on NOW. BMO Capital Markets decreased their price objective on ServiceNow from $175.00 to $170.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $175.00 target price (down from $225.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $180.00 target price on ServiceNow and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $180.00 price target on ServiceNow in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $216.00 price target on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-two have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, ServiceNow currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $192.61.
ServiceNow Stock Down 0.5%
Shares of ServiceNow stock opened at $113.19 on Friday. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 1 year low of $98.00 and a 1 year high of $211.48. The business has a 50-day moving average of $116.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $153.54. The company has a market capitalization of $118.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 0.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.12, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 1.00.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The information technology services provider reported $0.92 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.89 by $0.03. The business 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%. The firm’s revenue was up 20.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.73 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 8.93 EPS for the current year.
Trending Headlines about ServiceNow
Here are the key news stories impacting ServiceNow this week:
- Positive Sentiment: BNP Paribas upgraded ServiceNow to Outperform and set a $140 price target, citing the company’s expanding AI positioning — a catalyst that has driven earlier session gains. ServiceNow (NOW) Gets Upgraded to Outperform From Neutral by BNP Paribas
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow is accelerating AI adoption through partnerships (Microsoft, OpenAI and others), which management and analysts say is boosting enterprise deal activity and revenue outlook. That supports the company’s long-term growth thesis. ServiceNow Expands AI Reach via Partnerships: More Upside Ahead?
- Positive Sentiment: ServiceNow and Cohesity announced a strategic alliance to provide resilient recovery for AI agents and mission-critical workflows — a product tie-up that can deepen enterprise stickiness and address customer concerns about AI reliability. Cohesity and ServiceNow Deliver Real-Time Recovery for Enterprise AI Agents
- Neutral Sentiment: Zacks and Yahoo pieces note that NOW is a “trending” stock — useful background on investor attention but not new fundamental news. ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on It
- Neutral Sentiment: Broader industry commentary (Snowflake CEO interview; debates about AI-driven unemployment) is keeping AI narratives in focus but is peripheral to NOW’s near-term earnings execution. Sridhar Ramaswamy, Snowflake CEO: A Fortt Knox Update
- Negative Sentiment: An article in The Information highlights a Cohesity CIO argument that AI-driven products could cannibalize revenues for vendors like ServiceNow and Splunk — a direct competitive-risk narrative that can pressure multiples if investors believe AI accelerates vendor disintermediation. Cohesity CIO Shows How AI Can Eat Into Revenues of ServiceNow, Splunk
- Negative Sentiment: Separately, internal warnings from executives about AI-driven disruption (e.g., public comments about job impacts) feed cautious sentiment and could amplify volatility as investors reassess structural risks to enterprise spending patterns. ServiceNow CEO delivers a troubling AI warning to new grads
Insider Buying and Selling
In other ServiceNow news, 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 transaction of $147,994.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 26,314 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,781,652.94. This trade represents a 5.05% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 9,641 shares of ServiceNow stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $105.93, for a total transaction of $1,021,271.13. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 11,757 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,245,419.01. This trade represents a 45.06% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 16,237 shares of company stock worth $1,697,162. 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.
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