B. Riley Lowers Earnings Estimates for Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ribbon Communications in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now forecasts 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 quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share 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%.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $5.50 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Monday, December 30th. Northland Securities upped their target price on Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $6.00 price target on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, StockNews.com raised Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Trading Up 2.6 %

Shares of Ribbon Communications stock opened at $5.13 on Monday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $4.14 and its 200 day moving average is $3.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $899.70 million, a PE ratio of -16.03 and a beta of 1.11. Ribbon Communications has a 1 year low of $2.46 and a 1 year high of $5.26. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,402,073 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $30,793,000 after acquiring an additional 295,524 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,314,669 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $26,269,000 after purchasing an additional 302,039 shares during the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP increased its position in shares of Ribbon Communications by 10.5% during the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 2,802,858 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $11,660,000 after buying an additional 266,580 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Ribbon Communications by 1.4% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,101,366 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,830,000 after buying an additional 27,999 shares during the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its position 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 valued at $6,171,000 after acquiring an additional 7,963 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

About Ribbon Communications

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.