Application-software stocks are getting more love from Wall Street.
Bank of America (NYSE:BAC | BAC Price Prediction) reinstated its coverage of ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) with a Buy rating and a $130 price target on May 18.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) stock is surging today, last seen up 7% to trade at $101.75, after BofA Global Research initiated coverage with a “buy” rating and a $130 price target, a roughly 37% upside from Friday's close.
ServiceNow stock price has tumbled in the past few months, erasing billions of dollars in value as the market capitalization has dropped from $233 billion to $98 billion. NOW has tumbled amid the rising concerns that artificial intelligence tools will disrupt its business model.
NOW expands enterprise clientele as AI-driven demand and platform adoption fuel growth, with subscription revenues up 22% and strong cRPO visibility.
ServiceNow is deeply embedded in large enterprises, making its platform highly irreplaceable and resilient to AI-driven disruption. NOW's land-and-expand strategy, high renewal rates, and expanding AI capabilities reinforce its competitive moat and drive robust subscription growth. Despite AI-related bearish narratives, NOW's fundamentals remain strong, with 25% YoY RPO growth and a 98% renewal rate, signaling continued customer dependence.
The market has classified ServiceNow as a victim of the AI displacement story compressing software. The pricing data says it has already executed the transition the bear case fears. 50% of net new ACV is now non-seat-based. The bear thesis on per-seat compression is what NOW has already addressed, with growth accelerating through the transition. Jensen Huang's May 5 framing — that the service industry is "100x larger than software" — argues the addressable market for software just expanded by two orders of magnitude.
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ServiceNow, SAP and Workday are drawing new lines around the customer data stored inside their platforms as external artificial intelligence (AI) agents begin to erode the per-seat pricing model that has defined enterprise software for two decades. Metered Layer Between Agents and Data ServiceNow made the first move this week.
ServiceNow, Inc. (NOW) Analyst/Investor Day Transcript
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW | NOW Price Prediction) received a price target raise from Barclays to $134 from $132 on May 5, with an Overweight rating following the company's
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