NASDAQ:NUANNuance Communications Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Nuance Communications Inc. Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $23.44 +0.56 (+2.45 %) (As of 06/1/2020 11:50 AM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$22.57Now: $23.44▼$23.4750-Day Range$16.60MA: $19.50▼$22.6552-Week Range$13.51Now: $23.44▼$23.58Volume1.40 million shsAverage Volume3.00 million shsMarket Capitalization$6.59 billionP/E Ratio44.23Dividend Yield0.55%Beta1.02 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Nuance Communications (NASDAQ: NUAN) is the pioneer and leader in conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life. The company delivers solutions that understand, analyze, and respond to people – amplifying human intelligence to increase productivity and security. With decades of domain and AI expertise, Nuance works with thousands of organizations globally across healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, government, and retail – to create stronger relationships and better experiences for their customers and workforce. For more information, please visit www.nuance.com.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNuance Communications has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $23.25, Nuance Communications has a potential downside of 0.3% from its current price of $23.32.Amount of Analyst CoverageNuance Communications has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesNuance Communications has received 786 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNuance Communications has received 565 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNuance Communications has received 58.18% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Nuance Communications and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe NUAN will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe NUAN will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipNuance Communications is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 0.55%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthNuance Communications does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Nuance Communications is 17.11 %. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Nuance Communications will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.07 % next year. This indicates that Nuance Communications will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 1.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Nuance Communications insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,031,099.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.50% of the stock of Nuance Communications is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.83% of the stock of Nuance Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 0.6 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Nuance Communications are expected to grow by 12.50% in the coming year, from $0.48 to $0.54 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 44.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 15.44.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 44.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 40.04.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNuance Communications has a PEG Ratio of 9.53. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioNuance Communications has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.4Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.85 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Prepackaged software Sub-IndustryApplication Software SectorComputer and Technology Current SymbolNASDAQ:NUAN Previous Symbol CUSIP67020Y10 CIK1002517 Webwww.nuance.com Phone781-565-5000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.45 Current Ratio1.16 Quick Ratio1.16Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio44.23 Forward P/E Ratio48.83 P/E Growth9.53 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.82 billion Price / Sales3.62 Cash Flow$1.36 per share Price / Cash Flow17.23 Book Value$7.61 per share Price / Book3.08Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.76 Net Income$213.81 million Net Margins9.06% Return on Equity12.80% Return on Assets4.65%Miscellaneous Employees8,100 Outstanding Shares281,270,000Market Cap$6.59 billion Next Earnings Date8/5/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:NUAN Rates by TradingView Receive NUAN News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for NUAN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) Frequently Asked Questions How has Nuance Communications' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Nuance Communications' stock was trading at $19.16 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NUAN shares have increased by 21.7% and is now trading at $23.32. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Nuance Communications? 5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nuance Communications in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Nuance Communications. When is Nuance Communications' next earnings date? Nuance Communications is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August 5th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Nuance Communications. How were Nuance Communications' earnings last quarter? Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) issued its earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The software maker reported $0.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.17 by $0.04. The software maker earned $369.55 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $351.56 million. Nuance Communications had a return on equity of 12.80% and a net margin of 9.06%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.29 EPS. View Nuance Communications' earnings history. How will Nuance Communications' stock buyback program work? Nuance Communications announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to purchase up to 10.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued. What guidance has Nuance Communications issued on next quarter's earnings? Nuance Communications issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.76-0.86 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $0.82. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.405-1.485 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.47 billion. What price target have analysts set for NUAN? 5 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Nuance Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $27.00. On average, they anticipate Nuance Communications' stock price to reach $23.25 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.3%. View analysts' price targets for Nuance Communications. Has Nuance Communications been receiving favorable news coverage? Media headlines about NUAN stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nuance Communications earned a news sentiment score of 1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View the latest news aboutNuance Communications. Are investors shorting Nuance Communications? Nuance Communications saw a increase in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 9,570,000 shares, an increase of 5.3% from the April 30th total of 9,090,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,200,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 3.4% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Nuance Communications' Current Options Chain. Who are some of Nuance Communications' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Nuance Communications include Adobe (ADBE), salesforce.com (CRM), Intuit (INTU), Autodesk (ADSK), Workday (WDAY), Splunk (SPLK), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), ANSYS (ANSS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Fair Isaac (FICO), FactSet Research Systems (FDS) and Guidewire Software (GWRE). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Nuance Communications own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Nuance Communications investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Micron Technology (MU), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), QUALCOMM (QCOM), salesforce.com (CRM), Verizon Communications (VZ), General Electric (GE), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). Who are Nuance Communications' key executives? Nuance Communications' management team includes the following people: Mr. Mark D. Benjamin, CEO & Director (Age 48)Mr. Daniel D. Tempesta, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 49)Mr. Robert Weideman, Exec. VP & GM of Enterprise Division (Age 60)Mr. Arthur G. Giterman, Sr. VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corp. Controller (Age 39)Mr. Joe Petro, Exec. VP & CTO (Age 52) What is Nuance Communications' stock symbol? Nuance Communications trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NUAN." Who are Nuance Communications' major shareholders? Nuance Communications' stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Clearbridge Investments LLC (6.44%), Primecap Management Co. CA (2.74%), Parnassus Investments CA (2.43%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (2.08%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.72%) and ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC (1.58%). Company insiders that own Nuance Communications stock include Alvaro Monserrat, Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Mark D Benjamin, Mark R Laret, Nuance Communications, Inc, Robert Dahdah, Robert Weideman, Stefan Ortmanns, Thomas L Beaudoin and Wendy Cassity. View institutional ownership trends for Nuance Communications. Which major investors are selling Nuance Communications stock? NUAN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park West Asset Management LLC, Capital Research Global Investors, Clearbridge Investments LLC, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC, Primecap Management Co. CA, Alliancebernstein L.P., AXA, and Balyasny Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Nuance Communications company stock in the last year include Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Mark D Benjamin, Mark R Laret, Nuance Communications, Inc, Robert Dahdah, Robert Weideman, Stefan Ortmanns, Thomas L Beaudoin, and Wendy Cassity. View insider buying and selling activity for Nuance Communications. Which major investors are buying Nuance Communications stock? NUAN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Parnassus Investments CA, Eminence Capital LP, Prudential PLC, Columbus Circle Investors, Bessemer Group Inc., Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, and Nuveen Asset Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Nuance Communications. How do I buy shares of Nuance Communications? Shares of NUAN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Nuance Communications' stock price today? One share of NUAN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $23.32. How big of a company is Nuance Communications? Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $6.56 billion and generates $1.82 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $213.81 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.76 on an earnings per share basis. Nuance Communications employs 8,100 workers across the globe. What is Nuance Communications' official website? The official website for Nuance Communications is www.nuance.com. How can I contact Nuance Communications? Nuance Communications' mailing address is 1 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA, 01803. The software maker can be reached via phone at 781-565-5000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 6/1/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
