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Following a legendary investor into a stock can be a compelling proposition, but should investors actually do it? Recently, Carl Icahn has been in the news with huge gains from positions in Apple , Netflix, and Herbalife to name a few. One rarely mentioned position is the one that Icahn has been accumulating in Nuance Communications ( NASDAQ: NUAN     ) on each drop of the stock. While Icahn has been very successful with numerous positions, the biggest risk for somebody following his moves or any other legendary investor is that they can exit a position and cause the stock to crash before the small investor even knows what happened. Another major concern is chasing a position after somebody of the stature of Icahn files for a greater than 5% holding. Read the full article here . Disclosure: Long NUAN. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

As with any company that offers software services, the ongoing shift to the cloud and on-demand services has been disruptive to revenues and profits in the short-term. The issue previously impacted Adobe Systems ( ADBE ) and Intuit ( INTU ) and now Nuance Communications, Inc. ( NUAN ) has been greatly impacted by the shift. The company is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long NUAN. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Nuance Communications, Inc. ( NUAN ) remains a stock long on potential and short on performance. The company reported Q1 2013 results that largely missed estimates and provided disappointing guidance. The stock initially sold off 18% the following day and continues to get cheaper by the day after hitting 52-week lows on Tuesday. While the company continues to disappoint, the market ignores the valuation. A company that earns nearly $2 a year is still a company that generates strong profits regardless of its ability to meet estimates. The company is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the disclaimer page for more details. 

Though Nuance Communications, Inc. (NUAN) remains valued relatively cheap; investors continue to complain that the company is a serial buyer of other technologies instead of building on the existing strong product base. According to TechCrunch, the company has struck again with the purchase of virtual assistant specialist VirtuOz; a company that recently made news with a sizeable deal with Windstream Corporation (WIN) . Nuance is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. Besides this potential purchase, the company announced several interesting deals at CES suggesting the future remains bright and the owner of the android mobile operating system isn't the threat that most fear. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: No positions mentioned. Please review the ...

Nuance Communications (NUAN) has long been known as the technology that powers the Siri voice recognition for the Apple (AAPL) iPhone. Now the company is moving into the mobile virtual assistant area with the new Nina app technology. With a flat stock performance, Siri has done very little for the stock price. Will Nina make shareholders happier? The company is a leading provider of voice and language solutions for businesses and consumers around the world. Its technologies, applications, and services make the user experience more compelling by transforming the way people interact with devices and systems. The company reported strong Q3 2012 results that handily beat estimates with earnings coming in ahead of the $0.40 analyst estimates by $0.05. Read the full article at Seeking Alpha. Disclosure: Long AAPL. Please review the disclaimer page for more details.