ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) shareholders have witnessed an increase in support from the world’s most elite money managers lately.
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With these “truths” under our belt, we’re going to take a glance at the latest action regarding ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW).
Hedge fund activity in ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW)
At year’s end, a total of 16 of the hedge funds we track held long positions in this stock, a change of 45% from one quarter earlier. With hedgies’ sentiment swirling, there exists an “upper tier” of noteworthy hedge fund managers who were boosting their stakes significantly.
According to our comprehensive database, Donald Chiboucis’s Columbus Circle Investors had the largest position in ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW), worth close to $63 million, comprising 0.5% of its total 13F portfolio. Sitting at the No. 2 spot is Criterion Capital, managed by Christopher Lord, which held a $41 million position; the fund has 2.2% of its 13F portfolio invested in the stock. Remaining peers that hold long positions include Panayotis æTakisÆ Sparaggis’s Alkeon Capital Management, Christian Leone’s Luxor Capital Group and Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors.
Now, specific money managers have jumped into ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) headfirst. Alkeon Capital Management, managed by Panayotis æTakisÆ Sparaggis, established the largest position in ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW). Alkeon Capital Management had 23 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. Steven Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors also initiated a $9 million position during the quarter. The other funds with brand new NOW positions are Scott Fine and Peter Richards’s Empire Capital Management, D. E. Shaw’s D E Shaw, and Brian Ashford-Russell and Tim Woolley’s Polar Capital.
How are insiders trading ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW)?
Insider trading activity, especially when it’s bullish, is most useful when the company in question has seen transactions within the past six months. Over the last 180-day time frame, ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) has seen zero unique insiders buying, and 11 insider sales (see the details of insider trades here).
With the returns exhibited by Insider Monkey’s strategies, everyday investors should always watch hedge fund and insider trading activity, and ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW) is an important part of this process.
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