ServiceNow stock ends the day 1.68 percent higher at the closing bell
Published on 09/21/2026 at 22:33 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
ServiceNow stock closed at USD 137.75 on the New York Stock Exchange on September 21, 2026, up 1.68 percent from the prior close according to data from MarketBeat. Compared with an intraday range between about USD 135 and USD 140 and a 52-week span from USD 81.24 to USD 194.73, the shares finished the day roughly one third below their 52-week high.
September 21, 2026 in numbers
ServiceNow Inc. (ISIN US81762P1021, NYSE: NOW) opened the regular session near USD 136 and traded during the day between USD 135.07 and USD 139.94 on the NYSE, before settling at USD 137.75. Data cited by Ad-hoc-news placed the current level well above the 52-week low of USD 81.24 yet still clearly below the 52-week high of USD 194.73, underscoring the stock's consolidation after a strong multi-month run. Per Ad-hoc-news, share turnover on September 21, 2026 was about 19.25 million shares, noticeably higher than an average daily volume of 13.36 million shares, indicating elevated trading activity during the session.
According to the session overview at MarketBeat, the 1.68 percent advance left ServiceNow ahead of many peers in the broader technology space on the day, with the stock described as having "jumped" about 1.7 percent in a same-day note on StockStory. As StockStory highlighted, automation software names including ServiceNow benefited from ongoing investor interest in workflow and security software, which helped the shares recover part of their recent pullback during the September 21, 2026 session.
After the bell and the next session
Analyst action provided a key backdrop for the move, with Cantor Fitzgerald raising its price target on ServiceNow to USD 174 per share from USD 141 and reiterating an overweight rating, as reported by Investing.com. Needham also lifted its target to USD 155 and maintained a buy recommendation in the same Investing.com report, citing rising customer interest in ServiceNow's platforms. A separate note on TradingView relaying Dow Jones Newswires likewise pointed to Cantor Fitzgerald's new USD 174 target as part of a broader wave of bullish revisions on the name.TradingView With several firms, including Cantor Fitzgerald, Guggenheim, Morgan Stanley and BTIG Research, having recently raised price targets or upgraded their outlooks on ServiceNow, as noted by Pluang, investors will continue to watch analyst commentary and any upcoming corporate updates on the next trading day, September 22, 2026.
