ServiceNow's stock plummeted 5.03% during intraday trading on Thursday, reflecting significant downward pressure on the software sector.
The sharp decline came as the enterprise software sector continued to digest the fallout from IBM's disappointing preliminary second-quarter results, which reported revenue significantly below market consensus. This triggered a broad selloff across software names, with sector peers like Oracle and NEBIUS also trading lower.
Adding to the selling pressure was pre-earnings uncertainty, as ServiceNow is scheduled to report its own second-quarter results next week. This sector-wide negative sentiment overshadowed positive analyst actions, including a price target raise from RBC Capital, which failed to offset the downward momentum.