Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, speech-software specialist Nuance Communications (NUAN +0.00%) has earned a respectable four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Nuance and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Nuance facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Burlington, Mass. (1992) |
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Market Cap |
$6.1 billion |
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Industry |
Application software |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$1.8 billion |
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Management |
Chairman/CEO Paul Ricci CFO Thomas Beaudoin |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
2.5% |
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Cash/Debt |
$1.0 billion / $2.3 billion |
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Competitors |
IBM Microsoft |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 98% of the 6,018 members who have rated Nuance believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just yesterday, one of those Fools, sikiliza, tapped Nuance as a particularly timely bargain opportunity:
I believe now is a good time to get into the stock. The stock fell 18% after earnings and revenue misses and it's probably at the point of maximum pessimism. With Carl Icahn having taken up a chunk of the shares, I expect that his activism will push management to really put out and reap the potential that Nuance has. The company has waddled along for far too long and it's time that someone woke them up.
