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
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 has initiated a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 10.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Nuance Communications' earnings last quarter?
Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February, 7th. The software maker reported $0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate 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 negative net margin of 9.50% and a positive return on equity of 13.59%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 10.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $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 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price targets for Nuance Communications' shares. Their predictions range from $17.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate Nuance Communications' share price to reach $18.60 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.9% 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 been trending positive this week, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Nuance Communications earned a coverage optimism score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the software maker a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
Who are some of Nuance Communications' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Nuance Communications include CA (CA), Veeva Systems (VEEV), Synopsys (SNPS), SS&C Technologies (SSNC), Cadence Design Systems (CDNS), Symantec (SYMC), ANSYS (ANSS), Citrix Systems (CTXS), Atlassian (TEAM), PTC (PTC), Tableau Software (DATA), Paycom Software (PAYC), Twilio (TWLO), TAKE-TWO INTERACTIVE SOFTWARE (TTWO) and The Ultimate Software Group (ULTI).
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. Alvaro J. Monserrat, Exec. VP & GM of Imaging Division (Age 51)
- Mr. Arthur G. Giterman, Sr. VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Corp. Controller (Age 39)
Who are Nuance Communications' major shareholders?
Nuance Communications' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.28%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.03%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.94%), Millennium Management LLC (0.76%), Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC (0.58%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.58%). Company insiders that own Nuance Communications stock include Adam Bruce Bowden, Alvaro Monserrat, Daniel David Tempesta, Katherine A Martin, Kenneth M Siegel, Mark R Laret, Paul Ricci, Robert C Schassler, Robert Weideman and Thomas L Beaudoin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nuance Communications.
Which institutional 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, Daniel David Tempesta, Mark R Laret, Robert Weideman and Thomas L Beaudoin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nuance Communications.
Which institutional investors are buying Nuance Communications stock?
NUAN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Two Sigma Investments LP, Eagle Asset Management Inc., Gotham Asset Management LLC, MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, Victory Capital Management Inc. and Park West Asset Management LLC. 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 $16.47.
How big of a company is Nuance Communications?
Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $4.70 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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