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 $29.48 -0.12 (-0.41 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$28.70Now: $29.48▼$29.8450-Day Range$23.66MA: $25.98▼$29.6052-Week Range$13.51Now: $29.48▼$30.07Volume5.09 million shsAverage Volume3.82 million shsMarket Capitalization$8.29 billionP/E Ratio53.60Dividend Yield0.44%Beta1.05 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™ 2.3 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingNuance Communications has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.63, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $31.33, Nuance Communications has a potential upside of 6.3% from its current price of $29.48.Amount of Analyst CoverageNuance Communications has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesNuance Communications has received 797 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesNuance Communications has received 568 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentNuance Communications has received 58.39% “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 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldNuance Communications has a dividend yield of 0.44%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.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 25.49% 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 $1,556,045.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.50% of the stock of Nuance Communications is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions91.76% 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 13.33% in the coming year, from $0.45 to $0.51 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 53.60, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 18.35.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Nuance Communications is 53.60, 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 42.93.Price to Earnings Growth RatioNuance Communications has a PEG Ratio of 12.73. 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 3.87. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.3Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 1.0Valuation: 0.6 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.70 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 Ratio53.60 Forward P/E Ratio65.51 P/E Growth12.73 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$1.82 billion Price / Sales4.55 Cash Flow$1.37 per share Price / Cash Flow21.57 Book Value$7.61 per share Price / Book3.87Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.76 Net Income$213.81 million Net Margins10.02% Return on Equity11.56% Return on Assets4.06%Miscellaneous Employees8,100 Outstanding Shares281,271,000Market Cap$8.29 billion Next Earnings Date11/18/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $29.48 -0.12 (-0.41 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart 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 stock has increased by 53.9% and is now trading at $29.48. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Nuance Communications? 8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nuance Communications in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 1 hold rating and 6 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, November 18th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Nuance Communications. How were Nuance Communications' earnings last quarter? Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 5th. The software maker reported $0.18 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.06. The software maker had revenue of $338.40 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $317.40 million. Nuance Communications had a return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 10.02%. View Nuance Communications' earnings history. How will Nuance Communications' stock buyback program work? Nuance Communications announced that its board has initiated a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 10.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued. What guidance has Nuance Communications issued on next quarter's earnings? Nuance Communications updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.18 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.20. The company issued revenue guidance of $338.4, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $341.30 million. What price target have analysts set for NUAN? 8 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for Nuance Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $23.00 to $36.00. On average, they anticipate Nuance Communications' stock price to reach $31.33 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 6.3% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Nuance Communications. Has Nuance Communications been receiving favorable news coverage? News coverage about NUAN stock has trended very positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group ranks the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Nuance Communications. 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), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Synopsys (SNPS), ANSYS (ANSS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Tyler Technologies (TYL), FactSet Research Systems (FDS), Fair Isaac (FICO) 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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Viking Global Investors LP (4.55%), Columbus Circle Investors (0.67%), Prudential PLC (0.62%), Bessemer Group Inc. (0.61%), Strs Ohio (0.46%) and Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.40%). 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 Prudential PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH, Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, CWM LLC, Essex Investment Management Co. LLC, and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have sold Nuance Communications company stock in the last year include Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Mark D Benjamin, 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Viking Global Investors LP, Bessemer Group Inc., Columbus Circle Investors, Candriam Luxembourg S.C.A., Aperture Investors LLC, Swiss National Bank, Vident Investment Advisory LLC, and Vident Investment Advisory 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 $29.48. How big of a company is Nuance Communications? Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $8.29 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 8/8/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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