On September 1, ServiceNow fell 3.05% in regular trading, trading at 143.36 USD/share, with turnover of $919 million. The decline came as profit-taking pressure mounted following a sharp rally the prior week.

ServiceNow had surged over 12% last week after Salesforce reported blowout fiscal Q2 results — revenue of $11.35 billion and adjusted EPS of $5.90, both well above consensus — reigniting bullish sentiment across the AI application software sector. The rapid run-up left the stock vulnerable to a pullback. Adding to the selling pressure, BlackRock cautioned investors in a recent report that hyperscale cloud providers are rapidly depleting cash reserves and have become heavily reliant on debt markets, with U.S. hyperscale investment-grade bond issuance already exceeding $100 billion this year — more than double the full-year total last year.

The broader systems software sector traded lower in tandem, with CrowdStrike down 7.13%, Palo Alto Networks down 5.58%, Oracle down 4.3%, NEBIUS down 3.18%, and Microsoft down 1.3%.

On the fundamental side, ServiceNow recently signed a strategic partnership with Aramco Digital and expanded its collaboration with Tech Mahindra to advance AI-driven enterprise transformation. Multiple investment banks have raised their price targets, with Wells Fargo at $175 and Bank of America at $150, suggesting the medium-to-long-term growth thesis remains intact.

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