Investing.com -- The software sector is catching a major tailwind today, fueled by a noticeable rotation out of semiconductor stocks and into high-growth enterprise tech. Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) strong pre-market rally—driven by a massive $90 billion Q4 print and 43% Azure growth—has ignited a broader bid across the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF.
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The corporate world has taken more than just algorithms and platforms from the tech world. It has absorbed some of the tech mindset, too.
Rimini Street (NASDAQ:RMNI) reported second-quarter revenue growth and reiterated its full-year outlook, citing demand for its core support offerings, expansion of its enterprise software services portfolio and progress in selling AI-focused solutions. Revenue for the quarter ended June 30 was $111
Seven years ago, on an earnings call, ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott promised the company would become the defining enterprise software company of the 21st century, according to a transcript published by Benzinga. That promise rested almost entirely on IT ticket routing, the unglamorous software ...
ServiceNow reported second-quarter results the evening of Wednesday, July 22, beating Wall Street’s expectations on revenue, margin, and bookings. The backdrop made that harder than it sounds. Investors had spent the prior week watching IBM and Pegasystems blame artificial intelligence spending ...
Bank of America reiterated its Buy rating and $130 price target on ServiceNow (NOW) after the software company reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter contract growth. The target represents about a 36% upside from the $95.46 share price listed in BofA’s July 23 report. According to the ...
ServiceNow Inc (NOW) reports a strong Q2 with 23% subscription revenue growth and AI ACV surpassing $1 billion, despite facing market uncertainties.
ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) reported stronger-than-expected second-quarter 2026 results, with executives pointing to broad demand across artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, IT operations, customer relationship management and employee workflows. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott said
Tech firms are showing that while the AI trade continues its upward surge, it's coming with a high price tag.
ServiceNow (NOW) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +4.65% and +1.65%, respectively, for the quarter ended June 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?
The company said sales were boosted by strong demand from the U.S. federal government, which accelerated some on-premise subscription revenues.
ServiceNow on Wednesday raised its forecast for annual subscription revenue for the second time after beating second-quarter revenue and profit estimates, driven by growing demand for its AI-powered software. Shares of ServiceNow rose over 5% in volatile extended trading. The results come as software giants are grappling with concerns of a "SaaSpocalypse" - a term reflecting the gloom around software-as-a-service companies amid growing capabilities of new AI tools provided by startups like OpenAI and Anthropic.
Alphabet and Tesla will kick off the Magnificent 7 earnings season later Wednesday, while several other large tech companies are also scheduled to release results that will help determine where the AI trade is headed next.
Today Earnings: AT&T, GE Vernova, PulteGroup, CME Group, Moody’s, Philip Morris International Earnings (p.m.): Alphabet, Tesla, IBM, Southwest Airlines, Texas Instruments, CSX, ServiceNow, Raymond James Economic data: The Energy Information Administration will release its weekly petroleum status report.
Artificial intelligence threatens to hurt many kinds of enterprise software, especially those like ServiceNow that bill by the user.

Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a closer look at the top stories for investors to watch on Wednesday, Jul. 22, including Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) and Tesla (TSLA) quarterly earnings results.
ServiceNow Inc (NYSE:NOW, XETRA:4S0) is expected to report a solid second-quarter performance, with Jefferies analysts forecasting results above guidance for key subscription metrics and a potential increase to its full-year subscription revenue outlook, supported by strong execution, early...
Enterprise workflow automation company ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW) will be reporting results this Wednesday afternoon. Here’s what to expect.
Today Earnings (a.m.): General Motors, Charles Schwab, Danaher, 3M, Equifax, Hasbro, Northrop Grumman, Halliburton Earnings (p.m.): Chubb, Capital One, Interactive Brokers Economic data: ADP weekly ...
ServiceNow (NOW) shares slipped about 0.7% to $102.50 in midday trading July 20 after CLSA began covering the enterprise-software company with an Underperform rating and a $72 price target, implying about 30% downside from the stock’s midday price. CLSA analyst Bhavtosh Vajpayee said ServiceNow’s ...
Earnings season ramps up this week with some key tech earnings on tap. This week we have Tesla, Intel, Alphabet, GE Verona, International Business Machines, ServiceNow, Freeport-Mcmoran and American Express all reporting in what shapes as a busy and pivotal week for stocks.
Alphabet, Tesla, and Intel are among the key companies reporting their second-quarter results later this week.
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BNP sees conservative guidance and improving federal demand
IBM stock suffered its worst day ever on Tuesday after the company’s preliminary second-quarter earnings missed analysts’ targets. In a letter to shareholders, CEO Arvind Krishna explained the shortfall was largely driven by the company’s infrastructure business. “What played out was worse than our expectations,” Krishna wrote.