B. Riley Equities Analysts Cut Earnings Estimates for RBBN

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Investment analysts at B. Riley dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ribbon Communications in a research note issued to 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 prior 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 earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates 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%.

A number of other brokerages have also weighed in on RBBN. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $6.00 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Thursday. StockNews.com upgraded Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $5.50 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, Northland Securities lifted their price objective 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 research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Stock Performance

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

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 stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD boosted its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 62,604 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $261,000 after buying an additional 4,978 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 14.7% during 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. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 0.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,898,714 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,171,000 after buying an additional 7,963 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 180,551 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $751,000 after buying an additional 10,441 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Walleye Capital LLC bought a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 4th quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors 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.