Analysts Offer Insights on Technology Companies: Nuance Communications (NUAN) and Yelp Inc (YELP)


Analysts have been eager to weigh in on the Technology sector with new ratings on Nuance Communications (NASDAQ:NUAN) and Yelp Inc (NYSE:YELP).

Nuance Communications (NUAN)

Barclays analyst Saket Kalia maintained a Buy rating on Nuance Communications today and set a price target of $20. The company’s shares opened today at $16.17.

According to TipRanks.com, Kalia is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 13.2% and a 58.0% success rate. Kalia covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as SecureWorks Corp, Varonis Systems, and Carbonite Inc.

Nuance Communications has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $18.75, implying a 16.0% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Oppenheimer also assigned a Buy rating to the stock with a $23 price target.

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Yelp Inc (YELP)

Barclays analyst Deepak Mathivanan maintained a Hold rating on Yelp Inc today and set a price target of $48. The company’s shares opened today at $44.

According to TipRanks.com, Mathivanan is a 5-star analyst with an average return of 20.0% and a 69.8% success rate. Mathivanan covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as Mercadolibre, Webcom Group, and Wix.com Ltd.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Yelp Inc is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $49.70, implying a 13.0% upside from current levels. In a report released today, Stifel Nicolaus also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $42 price target.

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