ServiceNow (NOW): A Leader in the Monetization of Generative AI

ClearBridge Investments, an investment management company, released its “ClearBridge Select Strategy” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities strongly rebounded in the second quarter. The S&P 500 Index returned 10.9%, and the benchmark Russell 3000 Index advanced 11.0%, as risk-on sentiment took hold following the pause in tariff implementation. The strategy outperformed the benchmark in the quarter, driven by the strength in portfolio construction across companies and sectors with distinct growth drivers. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its second-quarter 2025 investor letter, ClearBridge Select Strategy highlighted stocks such as ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW). ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) offers intelligent workflow automation solutions for digital businesses. The one-month return of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) was 8.37%, and its shares gained 3.39% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On September 17, 2025, ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) stock closed at $950.37 per share, with a market capitalization of $197.68 billion.

ClearBridge Select Strategy stated the following regarding ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

“We did see good results from AI-ecosystem holdings in IT and industrials. Within IT, ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) remains a leader among its software peers in the monetization of generative AI, with a target of $1 billion in annual contract value from AI-related products by 2026.”

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ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 106 hedge fund portfolios held ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) at the end of the second quarter, which was 106 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOW) and shared the list of best tech stocks to buy for the long term. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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