Analysts Set Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) PT at $6.00

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the eight analysts that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have given a hold recommendation and four have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $3.9667.

A number of research firms have issued reports on RBBN. Citizens Jmp cut their price target on Ribbon Communications from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “market outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. B. Riley Securities cut shares of Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $2.90 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday. Rosenblatt Securities cut their price objective on Ribbon Communications from $6.00 to $4.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. B.Riley Securit downgraded shares of Ribbon Communications from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Citigroup restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Friday.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the 1st quarter worth about $805,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the 1st quarter worth about $124,000. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 436.9% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 101,211 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $397,000 after purchasing an additional 82,361 shares during the period. Strs Ohio purchased a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 1st quarter worth about $69,000. Finally, Almanack Investment Partners LLC. bought a new position in Ribbon Communications during the 2nd quarter valued at about $58,000. Institutional investors own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

Ribbon Communications Trading Down 27.9%

NASDAQ:RBBN opened at $1.96 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $346.14 million, a PE ratio of 8.91 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a current ratio of 1.43, a quick ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.91. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $2.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $3.36. Ribbon Communications has a 12 month low of $1.80 and a 12 month high of $5.38.

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

Trending Headlines about 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

Ribbon Communications Company Profile

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.