Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. Buys 11,652 Shares of ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Legacy Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 1,134.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,679 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,652 shares during the quarter. Legacy Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,942,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in NOW. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of ServiceNow by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 2,753 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $2,919,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 4.2% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. United Bank increased its stake in ServiceNow by 15.5% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. increased its stake in ServiceNow by 2.2% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. Finally, Nebula Research & Development LLC increased its stake in ServiceNow by 205.1% in the 2nd 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 during the last quarter. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other ServiceNow news, insider Jacqueline P. Canney sold 8,927 shares of the 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 owned 29,531 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,645,977.60. This trade represents a 23.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Paul Fipps sold 3,696 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.77, for a total value of $376,141.92. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 8,061 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $820,367.97. This trade represents a 31.44% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 25,315 shares of company stock worth $2,510,682. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on NOW shares. Mizuho decreased their target price on ServiceNow from $150.00 to $140.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Wolfe Research set a $125.00 price objective on ServiceNow in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on ServiceNow from $188.00 to $163.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Barclays reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $134.00 price objective (up from $132.00) on shares of ServiceNow in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price objective on ServiceNow from $195.00 to $145.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-three have given a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $144.71.

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ServiceNow Trading Down 2.7%

Shares of NOW stock opened at $89.03 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $91.79 billion, a PE ratio of 53.06, a P/E/G ratio of 1.62 and a beta of 0.82. ServiceNow, Inc. has a 1-year low of $81.24 and a 1-year high of $211.48. The business has a 50-day moving average of $101.80 and a 200 day moving average of $130.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a current ratio of 0.84 and a quick ratio of 0.84.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate 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 in the prior year, the business posted $0.81 EPS. ServiceNow’s quarterly revenue was up 22.1% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 earnings per share for the current year.

ServiceNow Profile

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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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