What Are the Risks for Nuance Communications Investors?

Andrew Tonner, The Motley Fool
Updated

Nuance Communications currently sells for 21 times enterprise value. In this video, Andrew Tonner highlights some risks for this classic growth company:

  • Competition from big players, including Google and Microsoft.

  • The potential for dilution, as Nuance has grown through acquisitions.

  • The threat that small start-up companies are almost certainly going to be entering the market, hoping to offer the next "best in the business" technology.

Check out the video for more details.

Speech recognition is yet another nascent technology set to explode with the rise of tablets and smartphones, and no company is better poised to benefit from this coming boom than Nuance Communications. However, this growth story doesn't come without risks, too. The Motley Fool recently published a premium research report to break down what investors interested in Nuance absolutely have to understand before investing, so click here now to grab your copy today.


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