B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Estimate for RBBN Earnings

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Research analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Ribbon Communications in a report issued on Tuesday, April 29th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $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.

RBBN has been the topic of several other reports. JMP Securities restated a “market outperform” rating and set a $6.00 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Thursday, February 13th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $5.50 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Wednesday. Finally, StockNews.com lowered Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ribbon Communications presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $5.88.

Ribbon Communications Stock Up 0.3 %

Ribbon Communications stock opened at $3.24 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.42, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84. Ribbon Communications has a 1-year low of $2.75 and a 1-year high of $5.38. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $3.82 and its 200-day simple moving average is $3.97. The company has a market capitalization of $570.02 million, a P/E ratio of -10.13 and a beta of 1.37.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 29th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.03) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.01 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $181.28 million during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up .9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.01) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in RBBN. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Ribbon Communications by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,402,073 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $30,793,000 after purchasing an additional 295,524 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Ribbon Communications by 5.0% in the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,314,669 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $26,269,000 after acquiring an additional 302,039 shares during the period. Royce & Associates LP grew its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 10.5% in the fourth quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 2,802,858 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $11,660,000 after acquiring an additional 266,580 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 27,999 shares during the period. Finally, First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. raised its stake in Ribbon Communications by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. First Wilshire Securities Management Inc. now owns 1,334,473 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $5,551,000 after purchasing an additional 164,738 shares during the last quarter. 70.92% of the stock is currently owned by 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.