Oppenheimer Believes Nuance Communications (NUAN) Still Has Room to Grow


In a report released yesterday, Shaul Eyal from Oppenheimer assigned a Buy rating to Nuance Communications (NUAN), with a price target of $21.00. The company’s shares closed last Tuesday at $28.53, close to its 52-week high of $30.07.

According to TipRanks.com, Eyal is a top 100 analyst with an average return of 21.4% and a 71.6% success rate. Eyal covers the Technology sector, focusing on stocks such as SailPoint Technologies Holdings, Ping Identity Holding, and CrowdStrike Holdings.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Nuance Communications is a Moderate Buy with an average price target of $31.67, a 9.1% upside from current levels. In a report issued on August 6, Wedbush also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a $33.00 price target.

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Based on Nuance Communications’ latest earnings release for the quarter ending March 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of $369 million and GAAP net loss of $13.51 million. In comparison, last year the company earned revenue of $377 million and had a net profit of $9.26 million.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 81 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of NUAN in relation to earlier this year.

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Nuance Communications, Inc. is the pioneer in conversational AI innovations that bring intelligence to everyday work and life. It delivers solutions that understand, analyze and respond to people, amplifying human intelligence to increase productivity and security. The firm operates through the following segments: Healthcare, Enterprise, Automotive, and Other. The Healthcare segment improves clinical documentation, improve quality of care, minimize physician burnout, integrate quality measures and aid reimbursement. The Enterprise segment engages in multi-channel access to customer service from the businesses they interact with is driving demand for AI-powered omni-channel engagement solutions. The Automotive segment provides embedded and cloud-based automotive solutions. The other segment includes SRS and Devices businesses The company was founded in March 1992 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

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