Ribbon Communications (RBBN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Ribbon Communications Inc is a global provider of real-time communications software and network solutions for service providers and enterprises. The company’s offerings address the full life cycle of voice, video and data transmission across fixed, mobile and cloud environments. Ribbon’s technology portfolio is designed to enable secure, intelligent and interoperable communications in applications such as unified communications, contact centers, wholesale VoIP interconnect and next-generation 5G networks.

Ribbon’s product suite includes session border controllers (SBCs), which secure and interwork IP voice and multimedia sessions; Diameter signaling controllers for 4G/5G policy and charging control; network edge virtualization platforms; and analytics engines for service assurance and fraud management. The company also delivers media gateways, policy and routing software, and cloud-native solutions that support network transformation initiatives and virtualization of legacy infrastructure.

Ribbon was formed in February 2017 through the merger of GENBAND and Sonus Networks, combining decades of experience in packet-based communications. Headquartered in Westford, Massachusetts, Ribbon maintains regional offices and support centers across North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. Its solutions are deployed by tier-one carriers, cloud and hosted service providers, and large enterprises worldwide.

Led by President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce McClelland, Ribbon’s management team draws on extensive telecom industry experience to drive innovation and expand market reach. The company continues to invest in research and development, cultivating partnerships with technology vendors and system integrators to support the evolution of carrier and enterprise networks toward greater agility, security and scale.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.98 to $3.10
• 50-Day Range: $2.08 to $3.11
• 52-Week Range: $1.80 to $4.29
• Volume: 547,918 shs
• Average Volume: 929,170 shs
• Market Capitalization: $534.58 million
• P/E Ratio: 17.85
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.58
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Ribbon Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Ribbon Communications scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 225th out of 631 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Ribbon Communications has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Ribbon Communications has a consensus price target of $3.58, representing about 16.2% upside from its current price of $3.08.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Ribbon Communications has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 150.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Ribbon Communications are expected to grow by 150.00% in the coming year, from $0.02 to $0.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Ribbon Communications is 18.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.18.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Ribbon Communications is 18.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.65.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Ribbon Communications has a P/B Ratio of 1.29. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.10% of the float of Ribbon Communications has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Ribbon Communications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Ribbon Communications has recently increased by 3.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Ribbon Communications does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Ribbon Communications does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Ribbon Communications has a news sentiment score of 0.91. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.71 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Ribbon Communications this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for RBBN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

13 people have added Ribbon Communications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Ribbon Communications insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.99% of the stock of Ribbon Communications is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

70.92% of the stock of Ribbon Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/28/2026
• Today: 5/29/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Comm Network Software
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:RBBN
• CIK: 1708055
• Web: www.ribboncommunications.com
• Phone: (978) 614-8100
• Fax: 978-614-8101
• Employees: 3,080
• Year Founded: 2017

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Ribbon Communications: $3.58
• High Price Target: $4.00
• Low Price Target: $2.90
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.17
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 17.85
• Forward P/E Ratio: 151.75
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $39.64 million
• Net Margins: 3.80%
• Pretax Margin: -7.15%
• Return on Equity: 24.14%
• Return on Assets: 8.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.77
• Current Ratio: 1.37
• Quick Ratio: 1.09

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $844.56 million
• Price / Sales: 0.63
• Cash Flow: $0.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.30
• Book Value: $2.38 per share
• Price / Book: 1.28

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 176,140,000
• Free Float: 169,111,000
• Market Cap: $534.58 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.26