NASDAQ:NUAN - Nuance Communications Stock Price, Forecast & News

Nuance Communications trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "NUAN."

Nuance Communications announced that its board has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to repurchase up to 10.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November, 20th. The software maker reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.06. The software maker had revenue of $471.97 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $486.13 million. Nuance Communications had a net margin of 11.83% and a return on equity of 12.42%. The company's revenue was down 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.38 EPS. View Nuance Communications' Earnings History.

Nuance Communications is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Nuance Communications.

Nuance Communications will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 5th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Nuance Communications updated its first quarter 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $$0.22-0.26 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $$400-416 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $$393 million.

4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Nuance Communications' shares. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $23.00. On average, they anticipate Nuance Communications' stock price to reach $21.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for 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.

News articles about NUAN stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of 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 -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the software maker a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Nuance Communications.

Nuance Communications saw a increase in short interest in the month of December. As of December 13th, there was short interest totalling 10,370,000 shares, an increase of 8.7% from the November 28th total of 9,540,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,600,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 4.0 days. Currently, 3.7% of the shares of the company are sold short. View Nuance Communications' Current Options Chain.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Nuance Communications investors own include Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), Intel (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), General Electric (GE), AT&T (T), Walt Disney (DIS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

Nuance Communications' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Peregrine Capital Management LLC (0.50%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.18%), Mcrae Capital Management Inc. (0.13%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.02%) and Penbrook Management LLC (0.02%). 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 Weideman, Stefan Ortmanns, Thomas L Beaudoin and Wendy Cassity. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nuance Communications.

NUAN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Peregrine Capital Management LLC, Penbrook Management LLC, Arden Trust Co and IFP Advisors Inc. 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 Weideman, Stefan Ortmanns, Thomas L Beaudoin and Wendy Cassity. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nuance Communications.

NUAN stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., Mcrae Capital Management Inc., Sciencast Management LP, Equitec Specialists LLC and Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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.

One share of NUAN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.73.

Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $5.61 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.

The official website for Nuance Communications is http://www.nuance.com/.

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]