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

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

Nuance Communications declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 8th 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy up to 10.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN) released its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The software maker reported $0.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.03. The software maker earned $460.20 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $455.93 million. Nuance Communications had a net margin of 3.88% and a return on equity of 13.93%. View Nuance Communications' Earnings History.

Nuance Communications is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 18th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Nuance Communications.

Nuance Communications issued an update on its fourth quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Wednesday, August, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.24-0.30 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.30. The company issued revenue guidance of $473-493 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $488.32 million.

2 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Nuance Communications' shares. Their forecasts range from $17.00 to $22.00. On average, they anticipate Nuance Communications' share price to reach $19.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Nuance Communications.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Nuance Communications in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Nuance Communications.

News headlines about NUAN stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive 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 closest to five being the most favorable. Nuance Communications earned a coverage optimism score of -2.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the software maker a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Nuance Communications.

Nuance Communications saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 11,469,800 shares, an increase of 25.7% from the July 31st total of 9,127,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,690,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 6.8 days. Approximately 4.1% of the shares of the stock are short sold. 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), General Electric (GE), Seventy Seven Energy (SSEIQ), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Gilead Sciences (GILD), QUALCOMM (QCOM), Alibaba Group (BABA) and salesforce.com (CRM).

Nuance Communications' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (9.07%), Victory Capital Management Inc. (5.93%), Primecap Management Co. CA (3.07%), RGM Capital LLC (2.07%), AQR Capital Management LLC (0.67%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.63%). Company insiders that own Nuance Communications stock include Alvaro Monserrat, Arthur G Giterman, Daniel David Tempesta, Kenneth M Siegel, Mark D Benjamin, Mark R Laret, Robert Weideman, Stefan Ortmanns and Thomas L Beaudoin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nuance Communications.

NUAN stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Renaissance Technologies LLC, Primecap Management Co. CA, RWC Asset Management LLP, Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc., AXA, Point72 Asset Management L.P., Staley Capital Advisers Inc. and Paloma Partners Management Co. 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, Stefan Ortmanns and Thomas L Beaudoin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nuance Communications.

NUAN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, UBS Group AG, General American Investors Co. Inc., AQR Capital Management LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., RGM Capital LLC and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.. 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 $17.37.

Nuance Communications has a market capitalization of $4.96 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.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]