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ServiceNow's Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know
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ServiceNow's Options Frenzy: What You Need to Know
Nov 9, 2024 12:27 PM

Whales with a lot of money to spend have taken a noticeably bearish stance on ServiceNow ( NOW ).

Looking at options history for ServiceNow ( NOW ) we detected 16 trades.

If we consider the specifics of each trade, it is accurate to state that 37% of the investors opened trades with bullish expectations and 43% with bearish.

From the overall spotted trades, 5 are puts, for a total amount of $265,400 and 11, calls, for a total amount of $712,486.

Predicted Price Range

Based on the trading activity, it appears that the significant investors are aiming for a price territory stretching from $690.0 to $1220.0 for ServiceNow ( NOW ) over the recent three months.

Volume & Open Interest Development

In terms of liquidity and interest, the mean open interest for ServiceNow ( NOW ) options trades today is 105.08 with a total volume of 1,038.00.

In the following chart, we are able to follow the development of volume and open interest of call and put options for ServiceNow's ( NOW ) big money trades within a strike price range of $690.0 to $1220.0 over the last 30 days.

ServiceNow 30-Day Option Volume & Interest Snapshot

Biggest Options Spotted:

Symbol PUT/CALL Trade Type Sentiment Exp. Date Ask Bid Price Strike Price Total Trade Price Open Interest Volume
NOW CALL TRADE BULLISH 01/17/25 $58.9 $55.9 $58.0 $1000.00 $290.0K 496 56
NOW CALL TRADE BEARISH 01/17/25 $47.8 $44.7 $45.5 $1020.00 $91.0K 156 33
NOW PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/29/24 $4.6 $3.6 $4.3 $940.00 $73.1K 37 310
NOW PUT TRADE NEUTRAL 11/29/24 $4.4 $3.6 $4.0 $940.00 $63.2K 37 468
NOW PUT TRADE BEARISH 11/29/24 $4.6 $3.6 $4.2 $940.00 $58.8K 37 140

About ServiceNow

ServiceNow Inc ( NOW ) provides software solutions to structure and automate various business processes via a SaaS delivery model. The company primarily focuses on the IT function for enterprise customers. ServiceNow ( NOW ) began with IT service management, expanded within the IT function, and more recently directed its workflow automation logic to functional areas beyond IT, notably customer service, HR service delivery, and security operations. ServiceNow ( NOW ) also offers an application development platform as a service.

After a thorough review of the options trading surrounding ServiceNow ( NOW ), we move to examine the company in more detail. This includes an assessment of its current market status and performance.

Current Position of ServiceNow

With a volume of 475,438, the price of NOW is up 0.4% at $998.5.

RSI indicators hint that the underlying stock may be approaching overbought.

Next earnings are expected to be released in 76 days.

What Analysts Are Saying About ServiceNow

Over the past month, 5 industry analysts have shared their insights on this stock, proposing an average target price of $976.0.

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* Maintaining their stance, an analyst from JP Morgan continues to hold a Overweight rating for ServiceNow ( NOW ), targeting a price of $950.

* An analyst from Morgan Stanley downgraded its action to Equal-Weight with a price target of $960.

* An analyst from Truist Securities has decided to maintain their Hold rating on ServiceNow ( NOW ), which currently sits at a price target of $900.

* An analyst from TD Cowen has decided to maintain their Buy rating on ServiceNow ( NOW ), which currently sits at a price target of $1025.

* Consistent in their evaluation, an analyst from RBC Capital keeps a Outperform rating on ServiceNow ( NOW ) with a target price of $1045.

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