Why ServiceNow Stock Topped the Market Today

Not for the first time in recent weeks, the company has taken ownership of a cybersecurity specialist.

By Eric Volkman – Apr 21, 2026 at 6:07PM EST 

Key Points

• These buys will enhance its native platform.
• Cybersecurity solutions are justifiably popular in a world loaded with hacking threats.
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Enterprise software developer ServiceNow (NOW+0.42%) enjoyed a modest rally on the stock exchange Tuesday, with its shares gaining 0.4% on a day when the benchmark S&P 500 index landed in negative territory. Investors were cheered by the company's closing of its latest asset buy.

New month, new acquisition

Just after market close on Monday, ServiceNow divulged that it had completed its acquisition of cybersecurity company Armis. The deal was originally announced last December, with the two companies agreeing that ServiceNow would be Armis' new owner for roughly $7.75 billion in cash.

In its press release trumpeting the acquisition's close, ServiceNow said that owning Armis "extends ServiceNow's security platform into the physical and operational layers of the enterprise, adding the cyber asset intelligence foundation and business context that enterprises need to deploy agentic artificial intelligence (AI) with trust and control at scale."

ServiceNow has been on something of a cybersecurity shopping spree lately. Early last month it finalized the acquisition of identity security company Veza. In contrast to the Armis deal it did not disclose the price it paid, although reports from several media outlets put the cost at over $1 billion.

Spending while flush

ServiceNow wrote that it is funding the Armis deal with a combination of cash on hand and debt. It didn't provide more details. As of the end of 2025, it had a fairly solid position in cash and short-term investments of nearly $6.3 billion. Its long-term debt at that point stood at under $2.3 billion.

So while neither of these recent acquisitions is coming cheap, they're within ServiceNow's means to pay for them. And cybersecurity, in many forms, will always be mission-critical and important to a wide range of businesses worldwide. Both purchases look like clever, forward-thinking moves to me.

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PANW, CRWD, NET: Here’s Why Cybersecurity Stocks Sank on 4/9/26

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Story Highlights

• Cybersecurity stocks fell on renewed AI jitters and Zscaler worries
• Analysts are upbeat on what Anthropic’s new initiatives mean for cybersecurity companies

 Cybersecurity stocks came under pressure again on Thursday amid renewed AI jitters, after notable gains on Wednesday following Anthropic’s debut of Project Glasswing, the AI startup’s defensive cybersecurity initiative. This came despite analysts’ bullish view of the initiative, even as BTIG flagged future demand concerns about industry peer Zscaler ZS -11.33% ▼ .

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科技业寒冬？这家大厂惊传全球裁员3万 员工崩溃

 全球软件巨头甲骨文（Oracle）惊传裁员消息。（示意图／pexels）

全球软件巨头甲骨文（Oracle）惊传大裁员，今（1）日不少员工一觉醒来发现自己公司系统登不进去，据悉甲骨文为了筹措建设人工智能数据中心的巨额资金，正在进行史上规模最大的裁员，预计全球将有高达3万人卷铺盖走人，包含美国、印度、加拿大与墨西哥都受到影响。

  员工收信崩溃：连人资都没见到

根据《Washington Times》报导，许多员工在清晨6时许就收到来自甲骨文领导层的解雇邮件，内容中指出“由于组织调整，你的职位已被取消”，且当天就是最后一个工作日。不少苦主在社群论坛Reddit和Blind哀号，表示完全没有预警，甚至连跟主管、人资（HR）说再见的机会都没有，公司帐号权限在几分钟内就被锁死，有员工不舍直言，“没有面谈、没有电话，只有一封Email，我们就被踢出去了。”

  砍掉3万人冲刺AI？

至于甲骨文这波裁员到底规模多大？虽然官方目前闭口不谈，但投资银行TD Cowen估计，这波裁撤人数可能落在2万到3万人之间，相当于全球总员工数的18%。根据内部流出的消息，这次影响主要集中在营收与健康科学部门以及SaaS虚拟营运服务，裁员比例甚至高达30%。外界分析，甲骨文之所以对老员工痛下杀手，是为了省下约80亿至100亿美元的现金流，全力冲刺AI数据中心。

传扛下千亿美元债务

事实上，甲骨文为了建设支撑AI运算的大型设施，在过去两个月内已经扛下580亿美元的新债务，甚至有报导指出，甲骨文与Open AI合作、耗资高达5000亿美元的“星际门（Stargate）”数据中心计划，正陷入筹资困境。尽管甲骨文上一季净利暴增95%，狂赚61亿美元，但投资人显然不买单，由于市场担心AI会取代传统软件，甲骨文股价今年已重挫近30%，比起2025年9月的高点，市值更是直接腰斩。

  科技业裁员潮恐还没结束

今年以来，科技业裁员浪潮不断，包括亚马逊裁撤1.6万人、微软砍掉1.5万人，Meta上周也传出裁员数百人的消息，其中甲骨文在最新的财务报告中透露，已经编列了21亿美元的重组计划预算，其中大部分将用于支付员工的资遣费。

美伊战争露曙光！美股狂飙 道琼涨逾1100点

 在伊朗总统裴泽斯基安（Masoud Pezeshkian）与美国总统川普（Donald Trump）双双释出愿缓解战势的讯号后，让投资者燃起美伊战争可能即将结束的希望，激励指数同步大涨，美股周二（31日）全面收高，其中道琼工业指数飙涨逾1100点。台积电ADR飙涨近7％。

市场表现

道琼工业指数飙涨1125.37点或2.49%，收报46341.51点；标普500指数上扬184.80点或2.91%，收在6528.52点；那斯达克指数大涨795.99点或3.83%，收21590.63点；三大指数皆创下自5月以来最佳单日表现。

费城半导体指数挺升445.86点或6.24%，收7588.20点。

自冲突爆发以来承压的科技股全面反弹。台积电ADR终场大涨21.45美元或6.78%，收337.95美元；英伟达（Nvidia）上涨9.23美元或5.59%，收174.4美元，微软（Microsoft）上涨3.1%。

川普与裴泽斯基安释出降温讯号

这波涨势源于一则未经证实的消息，指裴泽斯基安愿意在获得保障的情况下结束战争。裴泽斯基安本月稍早也曾发表类似言论，他在社群平台X（旧称推特）上表示，“结束这场由犹太复国主义政权与美国引发的战争的唯一方法，是承认伊朗的正当权利、支付赔偿，并提供防止未来侵略的坚实国际保障。”

《华尔街日报》报导川普愿意在海峡未完全重启前结束敌对行动；《纽约邮报》随后报导川普相信战争很快会结束，并由其他国家主导重启霍尔木兹海峡。

Wealth Alliance总裁迪顿（Eric Diton）表示：“任何朝向结束战争的进展，股市都会正面反应，因此出现这波反弹。但我们还没完全脱离险境。”

他补充说：“关键在于，如果石油问题尚未解决，市场仍将持续承压。”

能源市场的阴影：科威特油轮遇袭

尽管股市沉浸在乐观情绪中，油价仍维持高档。彭博报导指出，伊朗在迪拜海域攻击一艘科威特油轮。迪拜政府媒体办公室在X表示，事件未造成人员伤亡，24名船员均已安全。

布兰特原油期货上涨4.94%，收在每桶118.35美元，为2022年6月16日以来最高收盘价；不过西德州中质原油（WTI）期货则下跌1.46%，收在每桶101.38美元。

月度与季度表现：2022年以来最惨三月

尽管周二大涨，但3月对华尔街而言仍是惨淡的一个月。目前那斯达克指数仍较近期盘中高点下跌超过10%；道琼与标普500则分别较高点回落超过8%与6%。

周二同时是本月最后一个交易日。标普500在3月下跌5.1%，创2022年以来最差单月表现；道琼下跌5.4%，终结连续10个月上涨纪录；那斯达克下跌4.8%。

三大指数本季亦全面收黑，其中那斯达克跌幅最大，超过7%；标普500下跌4.6%；道琼下跌3.6%。不过，小型股指数罗素2000（Russell 2000）逆势上涨，本季约上升0.6%。

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中东紧张拖累 油价飙、美股多收跌

 受到油价进一步上涨与科技股剧烈跌势的拖累，美股周一（30日）走势分歧，道琼工业指数小幅收红，其余主要指数普遍下跌。（美联社）

中东局势持续紧张，美国总统川普（Donald Trump）再度向德黑兰发出警告，称“若无法达成和平协议或霍尔木兹海峡没有开放，将摧毁伊朗所有发电厂、油井、哈尔克岛及海水淡化厂。”受到油价进一步上涨与科技股剧烈跌势的拖累，美股周一（30日）走势分歧，道琼工业指数小幅收红，其余主要指数普遍下跌。台积电ADR下挫10.24美元或3.13%，收316.5美元。

市场表现

道琼工业指数小升49.50点或0.11%，收45216.14点；标普500指数小跌25.13点或0.39%，收6343.72点，这已经是该指数连续第三个交易日走低，距其收盘高点已回落超过9%；那斯达克指数下挫153.72点或0.73%，收20794.64点；费城半导体指数重挫315.33点或4.23%，收7142.33点。

被称为“华尔街恐慌指数”的CBOE市场波动率指数（VIX）盘中一度突破30大关，显示市场焦虑情绪浓厚。

能源与债市动态

油价周初同步走高，美国西德州中级原油（WTI）期货上涨3.25%，收每桶102.88美元，创2022年7月19日以来最高收盘价；布兰特原油期货则上涨0.19%，至每桶112.78美元，并有望创下单月55%的史上最大涨幅。

联准会（Fed）主席鲍尔（Jerome Powell）周一表示，尽管能源价格上升，他仍认为通膨预期“在中长期内维持稳定”。他也指出，联准会“最终或许会面临该如何应对的问题”，但强调目前“还未真正面临，因为我们尚不清楚经济影响为何”。

受此影响，美国10年期公债殖利率下滑，最新报4.35%，下跌9个基点。

川普的“橄榄枝”与“大棒”

另一方面，川普释出部分乐观讯号，表示对伊朗战争可能接近尾声。川普周一在自家社群平台“真实社群”（Truth Social）发文称，美国正与“一个全新且更理性的政权”进行严肃谈判，以结束在伊朗的军事行动，并称“已取得重大进展”。

不过，川普同时警告，若“短期内”未达成和平协议，且霍尔木兹海峡未“立即”重开，美国将将采取极端手段，“我们将炸毁并彻底抹平他们所有的发电厂、油井与哈尔克岛（可能还有所有海水淡化厂！），这些是我们刻意尚未『碰触』的地方。”

此前，川普29日表示，德黑兰已接受美方结束战争的15点方案中的大部分内容，并同意额外让20艘运油船通过海峡。

分析师观点：周末效应提前发酵

Aptus Capital Advisors股票主管华格纳（David Wagner）指出，自2月28日战争爆发以来，市场出现了一个奇特现象，“投资人已逐渐适应一种新现象：市场通常在周四、周五表现不佳，而在周一、周二表现较好。”

他表示，在过去90个交易日中，周四与周五的累积报酬比周一至周三低约7%，且几乎所有差距都出现在2月28日战争爆发之后。

他解释，投资人倾向在周末前“为坏消息做准备”，降低风险部位，而在新一周开始时再重新进场。不过，近期这种风险调整似乎提前发生。

本周展望

华尔街刚经历了连续第五个下跌周，道琼工业指数与那斯达克指数双双进入修正区间，市场持续担忧高能源价格将拖累经济。道琼工业指数、那斯达克指数与标普500指数皆已连续第五周下跌。

本周五（4月3日）适逢耶稣受难日休市，但3月就业报告仍将于当日上午公布。