Citizens Jmp Has Lowered Expectations for Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) Stock Price

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) had its price target dropped by equities research analysts at Citizens Jmp from $6.00 to $4.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a “market outperform” rating on the communications equipment provider’s stock. Citizens Jmp’s price target suggests a potential upside of 104.08% from the stock’s current price.

Several other brokerages also recently commented on RBBN. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Northland Securities set a $4.00 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Friday. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, October 25th. Rosenblatt Securities reduced their target price on Ribbon Communications from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday. Finally, B. Riley Financial cut shares of Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $2.90 price target for the company. in a report on Friday. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Ribbon Communications has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $3.97.

Ribbon Communications Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RBBN opened at $1.96 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $2.82 and a two-hundred day moving average of $3.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.43 and a quick ratio of 1.16. Ribbon Communications has a fifty-two week low of $1.80 and a fifty-two week high of $5.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $346.14 million, a P/E ratio of 8.91 and a beta of 1.07.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.59 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by $0.48. Ribbon Communications had a net margin of 4.69% and a return on equity of 27.48%. The firm had revenue of $227.32 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $241.35 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.16 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts predict that Ribbon Communications will post 0.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State of Alaska Department of Revenue bought a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 3rd quarter worth about $29,000. Kathmere Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Indivisible Partners bought a new position in Ribbon Communications in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC raised its position in Ribbon Communications by 453.3% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 10,025 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 8,213 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 3rd quarter worth $41,000. Institutional investors own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Ribbon Communications

Here are the key news stories impacting Ribbon Communications this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 EPS materially beat expectations — Ribbon reported $0.59 EPS vs. a consensus ~$0.11, driven by margin items and stronger profitability metrics. This is a near-term positive for earnings credibility. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Company highlights: PR release cites strong cash flow, bookings from expanding voice-modernization customers and >25% growth with U.S. Tier 1 service providers; Ribbon says it’s targeting expansion into AI and defense markets — potential longer-term growth drivers. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings call/transcripts and slide deck are available for deeper detail on project timing, backlog and mix — useful for investors wanting management’s commentary on the weak revenue cadence. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Outlook nuance: Seeking Alpha and company materials show Ribbon projecting up to ~$875M for 2026 revenue “amid a cautious outlook” — management is signaling opportunity (voice modernization) but also caution on timing. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Revenue miss and weak guidance drove the selloff — Q4 revenue was $227.3M (below estimates) and management set 1Q revenue guidance of $160–170M vs. a ~$196M consensus and FY revenue guidance $850–865M vs. ~$905M expected. That guidance shortfall is the primary negative catalyst. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst reactions: B. Riley downgraded RBBN from Buy to Neutral (PT $2.90) and several firms (Rosenblatt, Citizens/JMP) trimmed price targets to $4 (some kept Buy/Outperform). The mix of downgrades and PT cuts reflects investor concern about near-term revenue visibility. Article Title Article Title

About Ribbon Communications

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.