B. Riley Lowers Earnings Estimates for Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Stock analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.00 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications’ current full-year earnings is $0.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications’ Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.13 by $0.01. Ribbon Communications had a positive return on equity of 5.41% and a negative net margin of 6.62%.

Other equities research analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $5.50 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report on Monday, December 30th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $6.00 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report on Thursday. StockNews.com raised Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Finally, Northland Securities raised their target price on Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RBBN opened at $5.13 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a current ratio of 1.42. Ribbon Communications has a fifty-two week low of $2.46 and a fifty-two week high of $5.26. The firm has a market capitalization of $899.70 million, a PE ratio of -16.03 and a beta of 1.11. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $4.12 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RBBN. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Ribbon Communications during the second quarter worth approximately $137,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Ribbon Communications during the second quarter worth approximately $132,000. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 81.3% in the 3rd quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 34,793 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 15,604 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 19.1% in the 3rd quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 129,984 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $422,000 after purchasing an additional 20,826 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 59.4% in the 3rd quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 504,503 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $1,640,000 after purchasing an additional 188,077 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

Ribbon Communications Company Profile

Ribbon Communications Inc provides communications technology in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Cloud and Edge, and IP Optical Networks. The Cloud and Edge segment provides software and hardware products, solutions, and services for voice over internet protocol communications, voice over long-term evolution, and voice over 5G communications, and unified communications and collaboration.