ServiceNow (NOW) Competitors $1,091.25 +16.38 (+1.52%) (As of 05:40 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends NOW vs. ORCL, FTNT, AXON, CVLT, QLYS, AI, PRGS, MSFT, CRM, and SAPShould you be buying ServiceNow stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ServiceNow include Oracle (ORCL), Fortinet (FTNT), Axon Enterprise (AXON), Commvault Systems (CVLT), Qualys (QLYS), C3.ai (AI), Progress Software (PRGS), Microsoft (MSFT), Salesforce (CRM), and SAP (SAP). ServiceNow vs. Oracle Fortinet Axon Enterprise Commvault Systems Qualys C3.ai Progress Software Microsoft Salesforce SAP ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) and Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NOW or ORCL? Oracle received 745 more outperform votes than ServiceNow when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.10% of users gave ServiceNow an outperform vote while only 69.84% of users gave Oracle an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformServiceNowOutperform Votes137275.10% Underperform Votes45524.90% OracleOutperform Votes211769.84% Underperform Votes91430.16% Do analysts rate NOW or ORCL? ServiceNow currently has a consensus price target of $1,042.37, indicating a potential downside of 4.48%. Oracle has a consensus price target of $181.48, indicating a potential upside of 6.97%. Given Oracle's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Oracle is more favorable than ServiceNow.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ServiceNow 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 23 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86Oracle 1 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NOW or ORCL? 87.2% of ServiceNow shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.4% of Oracle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of ServiceNow shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.2% of Oracle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, NOW or ORCL? Oracle has higher revenue and earnings than ServiceNow. Oracle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ServiceNow, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioServiceNow$10.46B21.48$1.73B$6.43169.71Oracle$54.93B8.64$10.47B$4.0941.48 Is NOW or ORCL more profitable? Oracle has a net margin of 21.16% compared to ServiceNow's net margin of 12.77%. Oracle's return on equity of 133.25% beat ServiceNow's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ServiceNow12.77% 16.03% 7.54% Oracle 21.16%133.25%9.55% Does the media prefer NOW or ORCL? In the previous week, Oracle had 19 more articles in the media than ServiceNow. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Oracle and 17 mentions for ServiceNow. Oracle's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat ServiceNow's score of 0.53 indicating that Oracle is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ServiceNow 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Oracle 13 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, NOW or ORCL? ServiceNow has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oracle has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOracle beats ServiceNow on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Banyan Hill PublishingDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. Order 001?Biden broke it... Now Trump is going to fix it. Starting with "Exec. Order 001." I put all the details together for you here — but please hurry. Get ServiceNow News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NOW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NOW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricServiceNowPrepackaged software IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$224.80B$25.31B$24.25B$19.19BDividend YieldN/A2.25%2.71%3.57%P/E Ratio169.7196.89270.7441.20Price / Sales21.4813.943,154.5617.57Price / Cash140.8291.5833.6721.28Price / Book29.3312.857.755.32Net Income$1.73B$446.45M$661.21M$989.67M7 Day Performance-2.66%0.69%0.44%-3.59%1 Month Performance6.67%14.25%9.01%-2.48%1 Year Performance57.29%30.01%26.14%13.87% ServiceNow Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NOWServiceNow4.1969 of 5 stars$1,091.25+1.5%$1,042.37-4.5%+51.9%$224.80B$10.46B169.7122,668Analyst ForecastORCLOracle4.5166 of 5 stars$171.57-1.0%$183.63+7.0%+58.8%$479.87B$52.96B42.11159,000Analyst DowngradeFTNTFortinet4.1999 of 5 stars$97.76-0.2%$90.43-7.5%+64.2%$74.93B$5.71B49.4713,568Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsAXONAxon Enterprise3.4445 of 5 stars$642.83-0.3%$488.67-24.0%+140.6%$49.02B$1.56B166.644,260Insider TradeCVLTCommvault Systems4.026 of 5 stars$169.96+0.8%$151.25-11.0%+96.6%$7.43B$898.05M42.712,882Positive NewsQLYSQualys1.3915 of 5 stars$147.500.0%$152.80+3.6%-30.7%$5.40B$554.46M32.502,188AIC3.ai2.9987 of 5 stars$41.91+6.2%$35.55-15.2%+9.9%$5.32B$346.54M-17.86700Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePRGSProgress Software3.8698 of 5 stars$69.00+0.1%$67.67-1.9%+18.5%$2.96B$715.42M36.842,284Positive NewsMSFTMicrosoft4.8408 of 5 stars$449.42+0.5%$505.43+12.5%+17.1%$3.34T$254.19B36.86228,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsCRMSalesforce4.8944 of 5 stars$354.02-0.1%$377.24+6.6%+27.1%$338.80B$37.19B58.4972,682Analyst ForecastInsider TradeOptions VolumeSAPSAP2.1057 of 5 stars$253.69+0.2%$252.33-0.5%+58.4%$311.66B$33.77B101.32107,602 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ORCL Alternatives FTNT Alternatives AXON Alternatives CVLT Alternatives QLYS Alternatives AI Alternatives PRGS Alternatives MSFT Alternatives CRM Alternatives SAP Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:NOW) was last updated on 12/20/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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