B. Riley Research Analysts Lower Earnings Estimates for RBBN

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Research analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a report released on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of ($0.02) for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Several other equities research analysts also recently weighed in on RBBN. Northland Securities increased their price objective on Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $5.50 price target on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Monday, December 30th. JMP Securities reissued a “market outperform” rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, February 14th. Four equities research 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, Ribbon Communications presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Trading Up 0.2 %

NASDAQ:RBBN opened at $5.14 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $901.47 million, a PE ratio of -16.06 and a beta of 1.11. Ribbon Communications has a 52-week low of $2.46 and a 52-week high of $5.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $4.14 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.67. The company has a quick ratio of 1.16, a current ratio of 1.42 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) last released 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 negative net margin of 6.62% and a positive return on equity of 5.41%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Ribbon Communications in the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Walleye Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the fourth quarter valued at about $43,000. Polymer Capital Management US LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the fourth quarter valued at about $55,000. Penn Capital Management Company LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications during the fourth quarter worth about $56,000. Finally, Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new position in Ribbon Communications during the fourth quarter worth about $59,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.