B. Riley Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for RBBN

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now forecasts that the communications equipment provider will earn $0.04 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.05. B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $6.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications' current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications' Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.01) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.05 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, April 29th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.01 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $181.28 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $191.66 million. Ribbon Communications had a positive return on equity of 7.36% and a negative net margin of 6.50%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned ($0.01) earnings per share.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Ribbon Communications from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $5.50 price target on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, 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, February 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $5.88.

Ribbon Communications Trading Down 2.5 %

Shares of RBBN stock traded down $0.08 on Friday, hitting $3.16. The company had a trading volume of 586,059 shares, compared to its average volume of 407,778. Ribbon Communications has a twelve month low of $2.75 and a twelve month high of $5.38. 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 firm has a market cap of $555.95 million, a P/E ratio of -9.88 and a beta of 1.37. The stock's 50-day moving average is $3.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $3.98.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Barclays PLC increased its position in shares of Ribbon Communications by 153.4% during the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 170,110 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $553,000 after acquiring an additional 102,969 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Ribbon Communications by 1.4% in 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 acquiring an additional 27,999 shares during the period. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake 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 valued at $166,000 after acquiring an additional 5,122 shares during the last quarter. Inspire Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 4th quarter worth approximately $844,000. Finally, Rhumbline Advisers lifted its stake in Ribbon Communications by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 155,694 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $648,000 after purchasing an additional 13,990 shares during the last quarter. 70.92% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.