B. Riley Lowers Earnings Estimates for Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Research analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now expects that the communications equipment provider will earn ($0.02) per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications’ current full-year earnings is $0.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications’ Q3 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

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

A number of other equities research analysts have also issued reports on RBBN. StockNews.com upgraded Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Northland Securities increased 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. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and issued a $6.00 price target on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Thursday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $5.50 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Monday, December 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ribbon Communications currently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RBBN opened at $5.13 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Ribbon Communications has a 1 year low of $2.46 and a 1 year high of $5.26. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $4.12 and a 200-day moving average price of $3.66. The stock has a market cap of $899.70 million, a PE ratio of -16.03 and a beta of 1.11.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Victory Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Ribbon Communications by 59.4% in the third quarter. Victory Capital Management Inc. now owns 504,503 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,640,000 after acquiring an additional 188,077 shares in the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications in the 4th quarter worth approximately $844,000. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Ribbon Communications by 153.4% during the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 170,110 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $553,000 after purchasing an additional 102,969 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP raised its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 2,536,278 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $8,243,000 after buying an additional 386,518 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its position in Ribbon Communications by 14.7% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 39,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $166,000 after buying an additional 5,122 shares during the last quarter. 70.92% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.