Nuance Communications, Inc. provides voice recognition and natural language understanding solutions worldwide. It operates through five segments: Healthcare, Automotive, Enterprise, Imaging, and Other. The Healthcare segment offers clinical speech and clinical language understanding solutions, such as Dragon Medical, a dictation software that allow physicians to capture and document patient care in real-time; transcription solutions, which enable physicians to streamline clinical documentation with a transcription platforms; clinical document improvement and coding solutions; diagnostic solutions that allow radiologists to document, collaborate, and share medical images and reports; and professional and personal productivity solutions to business users and consumers. The Automotive segment provides branded and personalized virtual assistants and connected car services for automotive manufacturers and their suppliers. The Enterprise segment offers On-Premise solutions and services, an automated customer service solution that comprise automated speech recognition, voice biometrics, transcription, text-to-speech, and dialog and analytics products; and On-Demand multichannel cloud, a platform, which offers enterprises the ability to implement automatic customer service. The Imaging segment provides multi-function printer (MFP) scanning and document management solutions; MFP printing and document management solutions to capture and automate paper to digital work flows; and PDF and OCR software for capturing, creation, and management of document work flows. The Other segment offers voicemail transcription and other value-added services to mobile operators; and speech recognition solutions and predictive text technologies for handset devices. The company was formerly known as ScanSoft, Inc. and changed its name to Nuance Communications, Inc. in October 2005. Nuance Communications, Inc. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Prepackaged software
Sub-IndustryApplication Software
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone781-565-5000
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$2.05 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees10,400
Next Earnings Date5/8/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Nuance Communications' stock symbol?
Nuance Communications trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NUAN."
How will Nuance Communications' stock buyback program work?
Nuance Communications announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire up to 10.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Nuance Communications' earnings last quarter?
Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 7th. The software maker reported $0.24 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.17 by $0.07. The software maker had revenue of $493.65 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $504.85 million. Nuance Communications had a positive return on equity of 13.59% and a negative net margin of 9.50%. Nuance Communications's revenue was up 10.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.27 earnings per share. View Nuance Communications' Earnings History.
When is Nuance Communications' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for NUAN?
6 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Nuance Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect Nuance Communications' stock price to reach $18.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 10.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Nuance Communications.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Nuance Communications?
6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nuance Communications in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Nuance Communications.
Has Nuance Communications been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about NUAN stock have trended positive on Friday, InfoTrie reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Nuance Communications earned a media sentiment score of 2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future.
Who are some of Nuance Communications' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Nuance Communications include Veeva Systems (VEEV), CA (CA), Splunk (SPLK), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), Twilio (TWLO), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), ANSYS (ANSS), Symantec (SYMC), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Atlassian (TEAM), Tableau Software (DATA), Paycom Software (PAYC), PTC (PTC) and Micro Focus International (MFGP).
What other stocks do shareholders of Nuance Communications own?
Who are Nuance Communications' key executives?
Nuance Communications' management team includes the folowing 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)
Who are Nuance Communications' major shareholders?
Nuance Communications' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.28%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.03%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.03%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.94%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.95%) and Millennium Management LLC (0.76%). Company insiders that own Nuance Communications stock include Adam Bruce Bowden, Alvaro Monserrat, Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Katherine A Martin, Kenneth M Siegel, Mark D Benjamin, Mark R Laret, Paul Ricci, Robert C Schassler, Robert Weideman and Thomas L Beaudoin. 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 Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management Company LTD, Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC, Mesirow Financial Investment Management Equity Management, Northern Trust Corp, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, Hsbc Holdings PLC, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. and Handelsinvest Investeringsforvaltning. Company insiders that have sold Nuance Communications company stock in the last year include Alvaro Monserrat, Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Mark D Benjamin, Mark R Laret, Robert Weideman and Thomas L Beaudoin. View Insider Buying and Selling 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 Norges Bank, Millennium Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Two Sigma Investments LP, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Gotham Asset Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd and Victory Capital Management Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Nuance Communications' stock price today?
One share of NUAN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.79.
How big of a company is Nuance Communications?
Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion and generates $2.05 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $-159,920,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or $0.81 on an earnings per share basis. Nuance Communications employs 10,400 workers across the globe.
What is Nuance Communications' official website?
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]
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