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 $16.99 +0.39 (+2.35 %) (As of 04/9/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$16.62Now: $16.99▼$17.3750-Day Range$14.18MA: $18.77▼$23.3952-Week Range$13.51Now: $16.99▼$23.58Volume3.43 million shsAverage Volume4.13 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.81 billionP/E Ratio19.99Dividend Yield0.78%Beta0.89 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartEarningsFinancialsInsider 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™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNuance Communications has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $23.25, Nuance Communications has a potential upside of 36.8% from its current price of $16.99.Amount of Analyst CoverageNuance Communications has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesNuance Communications has received 783 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNuance Communications has received 563 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNuance Communications has received 58.17% “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 0.78%, 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 22.81 % 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 $851,957.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.50% of the stock of Nuance Communications is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions92.38% 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 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Nuance Communications are expected to grow by 11.76% in the coming year, from $0.51 to $0.57 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 19.99, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 12.54.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 19.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 34.80.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNuance Communications has a PEG Ratio of 6.55. 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 2.23. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.40 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 Webhttp://www.nuance.com/ Phone781-565-5000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.41 Current Ratio1.70 Quick Ratio1.70Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio19.99 Forward P/E Ratio33.31 P/E Growth6.55 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.82 billion Price / Sales2.64 Cash Flow$1.36 per share Price / Cash Flow12.49 Book Value$7.61 per share Price / Book2.23Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.76 Net Income$213.81 million Net Margins14.02% Return on Equity12.71% Return on Assets4.90%Miscellaneous Employees8,100 Outstanding Shares282,888,000Market Cap$4.81 billion Next Earnings Date5/13/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable 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. NASDAQ:NUAN Rates by TradingView 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 COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, NUAN shares have decreased by 11.3% and is now trading at $16.99. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Nuance Communications? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nuance Communications in the last year. There are currently 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, May 13th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Nuance Communications. How were Nuance Communications' earnings last quarter? Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The software maker reported $0.27 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.04. The software maker earned $418.30 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $406.30 million. Nuance Communications had a return on equity of 12.71% and a net margin of 14.02%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.30 earnings per share. View Nuance Communications' earnings history. How will Nuance Communications' stock buyback program work? Nuance Communications declared that its board has initiated a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase up to 10.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued. What price target have analysts set for NUAN? 4 brokers have issued twelve-month price objectives for Nuance Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $20.00 to $27.00. On average, they expect Nuance Communications' share price to reach $23.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 36.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Nuance Communications. Has Nuance Communications been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about NUAN stock have trended very negative on Thursday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nuance Communications earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage 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 during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 15,141,500 shares, an increase of 13.2% from the February 27th total of 13,380,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 5,310,800 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.9 days. Approximately 5.4% of the company's 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), Workday (WDAY), Autodesk (ADSK), ANSYS (ANSS), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Splunk (SPLK), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Tyler Technologies (TYL), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Fair Isaac (FICO) and Guidewire Software (GWRE). 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), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Gilead Sciences (GILD), General Electric (GE), Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO) and QUALCOMM (QCOM). 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.18%). 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 Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co.. 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. 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 $16.99. How big of a company is Nuance Communications? Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $4.81 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. View additional information about Nuance Communications. What is Nuance Communications' official website? The official website for Nuance Communications is http://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 4/9/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What is the definition of a trade war?
