NASDAQ:NUAN

Nuance Communications Stock Forecast, Price & News

$45.58

+0.36 (+0.80 %)

(As of 04/9/2021 12:00 AM ET)

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Today's Range

$44.57

Now: $45.58▼

$45.61

50-Day Range

$40.35

MA: $44.26▼

$48.37

52-Week Range

$16.45

Now: $45.58▼

$51.62

Volume1.60 million shs

Average Volume3.26 million shs

Market Capitalization$12.99 billion

P/E Ratio455.80

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.22

Nuance Communications, Inc. provides conversational and cognitive artificial intelligence (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. Its Healthcare segment provides clinical speech and clinical language understanding solutions that improve the clinical documentation process, from capturing the complete patient record to improving clinical documentation and quality measures for reimbursement. Its solutions include Dragon Medical One, cloud-based speech solution; computer-assisted physician documentation; diagnostic imaging solutions; Nuance Dragon Ambient eXperience, a voice-enabled solution; and clinical documentation improvement and coding. The company's Enterprise segment primarily engages in using speech, natural language understanding, and artificial intelligence to provide automated customer solutions and services for voice, mobile, Web, and messaging channels. Its solutions include intelligent engagement solutions; Conversational AI; Engagement AI; and Security AI. Its Other segment provides voicemail transcription services. The company serves organizations across healthcare, financial services, telecommunications, government, and retail. Nuance Communications, Inc. markets and sells its solutions and technologies directly through sales force, as well as through a network of resellers, including system integrators, independent software vendors, value-added resellers, distributors, hardware vendors, telecommunications carriers, and e-commerce Websites worldwide. 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

Stock Exchange NASDAQ

Industry Prepackaged software

Sub-IndustryApplication Software

SectorComputer and Technology

Current SymbolNASDAQ:NUAN

Previous Symbol

CUSIP67020Y10

CIK1002517

Webwww.nuance.com

Phone781-565-5000

Employees7,100

Year Founded1992

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.97

Current Ratio0.75

Quick Ratio0.75

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio455.80

Forward P/E Ratio113.95

P/E Growth24.28

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$1.48 billion

Price / Sales8.79

Cash Flow$0.85 per share

Price / Cash Flow53.87

Book Value$4.05 per share

Price / Book11.25

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.47

Net Income$21.40 million

Net Margins1.89%

Return on Equity11.24%

Return on Assets3.56%

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares285,060,000

Market Cap$12.99 billion

Next Earnings Date5/6/2021 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

Headlines

Microsoft in advanced talks for Nuance Communications deal - Bloomberg
April 11, 2021 | seekingalpha.com

Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications - Bloomberg
April 11, 2021 | businessinsider.com

Microsoft in talks to buy AI firm Nuance Communications for about $16 billion - Bloomberg
April 11, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Optical Character Recognition Market 2021 Industry Demand, Size, Share, Regional Outlook, Growth, Trends, Manufacturers Strategies and 2025 Forecast
April 9, 2021 | marketwatch.com

Nuance Stock Enters Watchlist Territory With Improved RS Rating
April 8, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Intelligent Virtual Assistant Market 2021 Future Challenges, Production, Demand Analysis|Nuance Communications Inc, Anboto Group
April 8, 2021 | marketwatch.com

What Do Apple, Microsoft and Nuance Have In Common? (Hint: Big Things In Q2)
April 8, 2021 | msn.com

Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume
April 8, 2021 | americanbankingnews.com

Speech and Voice Recognition Market Size, Industry Share, Total Revenue Growth Rate by Key Players Forecast Till 2027
April 8, 2021 | marketwatch.com

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April 7, 2021 | msn.com

Apple and Microsoft Are Top Tech to Watch as Earnings Begin
April 7, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Interesting NUAN Put And Call Options For June 18th
April 6, 2021 | nasdaq.com

Interesting NUAN Put And Call Options For April 2022
April 5, 2021 | nasdaq.com

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April 3, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Customer Self-Service Software Market Size 2021 by Research Methodology, Value Chain Analysis, Distributors and Forecast to 2025
April 1, 2021 | marketwatch.com

'Vaccine passports' are stoking a ridiculous right-wing culture war panic
March 31, 2021 | businessinsider.com

Speech and Voice Recognition Market Growth 2021, Latest Trends, COVID-19 Impact, and Forecast to 2027
March 30, 2021 | marketwatch.com

Increased Adoption of Nuance DAX by Independent Ambulatory Clinics Leads to Improved Physician Satisfaction and Patient Experience
March 24, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

Speech and Voice Recognition Market Key Drivers, Restraints, Industry Size & Share, Opportunities, Trends, and Forecasts up to 2026
March 23, 2021 | marketwatch.com

AI Is Booming: 2 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks That Stand to Benefit
March 22, 2021 | finance.yahoo.com

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MarketRank^™

Overall MarketRank^™

1.96 out of 5 stars

Computer And Technology Sector

81st out of 1,543 stocks

Prepackaged Software Industry

15th out of 284 stocks

3.4 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Nuance Communications has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 7 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $53.17, Nuance Communications has a forecasted upside of 16.6% from its current price of $45.58.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Nuance Communications has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.9 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Nuance Communications has received 816 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Nuance Communications has received 576 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Nuance Communications has received 58.62% “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.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Nuance Communications does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Nuance Communications does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.7 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In 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 $945,000.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 0.48% of the stock of Nuance Communications is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
97.93% of the stock of Nuance Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.9 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Nuance Communications are expected to grow by 37.50% in the coming year, from $0.40 to $0.55 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 455.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.62.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 455.80, 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 70.10.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Nuance Communications has a PEG Ratio of 24.28. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Nuance Communications has a P/B Ratio of 11.25. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Nuance Communications a buy right now?

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nuance Communications in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating and 7 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" Nuance Communications stock.
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What stocks does MarketBeat like better than Nuance Communications?

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When is Nuance Communications' next earnings date?

Nuance Communications is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, May 6th 2021.
View our earnings forecast for Nuance Communications.

How were Nuance Communications' earnings last quarter?

Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) posted its quarterly earnings data on Sunday, February, 7th. The software maker reported $0.20 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.02. The software maker had revenue of $345.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $338.18 million. Nuance Communications had a net margin of 1.89% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.24%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 4.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.27 earnings per share.
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How has Nuance Communications' stock price been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

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. Since then, NUAN shares have increased by 137.9% and is now trading at $45.58.
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What guidance has Nuance Communications issued on next quarter's earnings?

Nuance Communications issued an update on its FY21 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.71-0.77 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.75. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.342-1.382 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.36 billion.

What price target have analysts set for NUAN?

8 brokers have issued 12-month target prices for Nuance Communications' shares. Their forecasts range from $21.00 to $65.00. On average, they expect Nuance Communications' share price to reach $53.17 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 16.6% from the stock's current price.
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Who are Nuance Communications' key executives?

Nuance Communications' management team includes the following people:

Mr. Mark D. Benjamin, CEO & Director (Age 50, Pay $2.03M) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Daniel D. Tempesta, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 51, Pay $903.58k) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Joseph C. Petro, Exec. VP & CTO (Age 54, Pay $891.21k) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Robert Weideman, Exec. VP & GM of Enterprise Division (Age 62, Pay $889.46k) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Robert Dahdah, Exec. VP & Chief Revenue Officer (Age 53, Pay $1.19M) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. Arthur G. Giterman, Sr. VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corp. Controller (Age 41)
Mr. Mark Sherwood, Sr. VP & Chief Information Officer (LinkedIn Profile)
Ms. Tracy H. Krumme, Sr. VP of Investor Relations (Age 53)
Ms. Wendy Cassity, Exec. VP, Chief Legal Officer & Sec. (Age 46) (LinkedIn Profile)
Mr. David H. Garfinkel, Sr. VP of Corp. Devel.

What is Mark Benjamin's approval rating as Nuance Communications' CEO?

252 employees have rated Nuance Communications CEO Mark Benjamin on Glassdoor.com. Mark Benjamin has an approval rating of 87% among Nuance Communications' employees.

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), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), ANSYS (ANSS), Splunk (SPLK), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Fair Isaac (FICO), FactSet Research Systems (FDS) and Aspen Technology (AZPN).
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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), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Marvell Technology Group (MRVL), Verizon Communications (VZ), salesforce.com (CRM) and Cisco Systems (CSCO).

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 investors include Scout Investments Inc. (0.11%). Company insiders that own Nuance Communications stock include Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Diana L Nole, Joseph Carl Petro, Mark D Benjamin, Mark R Laret, Nuance Communications, Inc, Robert Dahdah, Robert Weideman, Stefan Ortmanns, Thomas L Beaudoin and Wendy Cassity.
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Which institutional investors are selling Nuance Communications stock?

NUAN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Scout Investments Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Nuance Communications company stock in the last year include Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Diana L Nole, Joseph Carl Petro, Mark D Benjamin, Robert Weideman, and Thomas L Beaudoin.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Nuance Communications' stock price today?

One share of NUAN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.58.

How much money does Nuance Communications make?

Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $12.99 billion and generates $1.48 billion in revenue each year. The software maker earns $21.40 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.47 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does Nuance Communications have?

Nuance Communications employs 7,100 workers across the globe.

Does Nuance Communications have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Nuance Communications: 845162 Alberta Ltd., AMS Solutions Corp., ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., Accentus Inc., Accentus U.S. Inc., Agnitio Corp., Agnitio S.L., Asia Translation & Telecommunications Limited, BeVocal, BlueStar Options Inc., BlueStar Resources Ltd., Caere Corporation, Caere Corporation Branch Mexico, Cognition Technologies Inc., Commissure, Communology GmbH, Consolidated Enterprise Corporation, Consolidated Healthcare Corporation, Consolidated Imaging Corporation, Consolidated Mobile Corporation, Copitrak, Diamond Auto Technologies Ireland Ltd., Diamond Auto Technologies Services Ireland Ltd., Dictaphone Corporation, Ditech Communications India Pvt. Ltd., Ditech Networks Canada Inc., Ditech Networks Inc., Ditech Networks International Inc., Equitrac, Focus Informatics, Foxtrot Acquisition II Limited, Foxtrot Acquisition Limited, HFN Medien GmbH, Heartland Asia (Mauritius) Ltd., Huayu Zi Software Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Huayu Zi Software Technology Limited, ITA Services Pty Ltd., Information Technologies Australia Pty Ltd., J.A. Thomas and Associates Inc., Jott, Language & Computing, Language and Computing Inc., Language and Computing N.V., Lobby7, Locus Dialogue, Loquendo S.p.a., MacSpeech, Mcarbon Tech Innovation Middle East -FX- LLC, MedRemote, Medical Transcription Education Center Inc., Montage Healthcare Solutions Inc., MultiVision Communications, NSi Europe GmbH, New England Medical Transcription Inc., Notable Solutions Inc., Novitech Technologia e Servicos Ltda., Nuance Acquisition ULC, Nuance Bermuda Automotive Ltd., Nuance Bermuda Enterprise Ltd., Nuance Bermuda Healthcare Ltd., Nuance Bermuda Imaging Ltd., Nuance Communications Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., Nuance Communications Australia Pty. Ltd., Nuance Communications Austria GmbH, Nuance Communications Auto Inc., Nuance Communications Belgium Limited, Nuance Communications Canada Inc., Nuance Communications Denmark ApS, Nuance Communications Deutschland GmbH, Nuance Communications Finland OY, Nuance Communications France Sarl, Nuance Communications Germany GmbH, Nuance Communications Healthcare Germany GmbH, Nuance Communications Healthcare International Ltd formally Voice Signal Ireland Ltd., Nuance Communications Hong Kong Limited, Nuance Communications Iberica SA, Nuance Communications Illetism Ltd. Sirketi, Nuance Communications International BVBA, Nuance Communications International Holdings ULC, Nuance Communications Ireland Limited, Nuance Communications Israel Ltd., Nuance Communications Italy Srl, Nuance Communications Japan K.K., Nuance Communications Korea Ltd., Nuance Communications Ltda., Nuance Communications Netherlands B.V., Nuance Communications Services (India) LLP, Nuance Communications Services Austria GmbH, Nuance Communications Services Ireland Ltd., Nuance Communications Sweden A.B., Nuance Communications Switzerland AG, Nuance Communications Taiwan, Nuance Communications Technology Shanghai Ltd, Nuance Communications UK Limited, Nuance Diagnostics Holding Inc., Nuance Document Imaging Inc., Nuance Document Imaging ULC, Nuance Enterprise Solutions & Services Corporation, Nuance Healthcare Diagnostics Solutions Inc., Nuance India Pvt. Ltd., Nuance Recognita Corp., Nuance Software Technology (Beijing) Co. Ltd., Nuance Transcription Services Inc., Nuance Transcription Services India Private Limited, Nuance Turkey Iletisim Hizmetleri Ltd. Sirketi, OTE Pty Limited, PerSay Inc., PerSay Ltd., Phonetic Systems Inc., Phonetic Systems Ltd., Physician Technology Partners LLC, Primordial Design Inc., QuadraMed, Quadramed Quantim Corporation, Rhetorical Systems, Ruetli Holding Corporation, SNAPin Software LLC, SVOX AG, SVOX Deutschland GmbH, SVOX USA Inc., SafeCom, ServTech Systems India Pvt. Ltd., ShapeWriter, SpeechMagic Holding GmbH, SpeechWorks BVI Ltd., Speechworks, SpinVox Limited, Swype Inc., Tegic, Tegic Communications Inc., Telecom Technology Corporation Limited, Telelogue, Terra Firma Services Private LTD, TouchCommerce Inc., TouchCommerce UK Ltd., Transcend India Private Limited, Transcend MT Services Private Ltd., Transcend Services, Tweddle Group, Viecore Federal Systems Division Inc., Viecore LLC, VirtuOz Inc., VirtuOz S.A., Vlingo Corporation, Vocada, Voice Signal Technologies Europe OY, Voice Signal Technologies Inc., VoiceBox Technologies Australia Pty. Ltd., VoiceBox Technologies Corporation, VoiceBox Technologies Europe B.V., VoiceBox Technologies France SAS, VoiceSignal Japan K.K., VoiceSignal Technologies, Webmedx, Winscribe Australasia Pty. Ltd., Winscribe Europe Ltd., Winscribe GmbH, Winscribe Inc Ltd., Winscribe USA Inc., X-Solutions Group B.V., Zi Corporation, Zi Corporation (H.K.) Limited, Zi Corporation of Canada Inc., Zi Corporation of Hong Kong Limited, Zi Holding Corporation, eCopy LLC, eScription Inc., iScribes Inc., mCarbon, and mCarbon Tech Innovation PVT Ltd..

When was Nuance Communications founded?

Nuance Communications was founded in 1992.

What is Nuance Communications' official website?

The official website for Nuance Communications is www.nuance.com.

Where are Nuance Communications' headquarters?

Nuance Communications is headquartered at 1 WAYSIDE ROAD, BURLINGTON MA, 01803.

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 4/11/2021 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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