Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will earn $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.02. The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications' current full-year earnings is $0.13 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications' Q4 2025 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.00 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.07 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.14 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS.
Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Ribbon Communications from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday. Northland Securities lifted their price target on shares of Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a "buy" rating and set a $5.50 price target on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report on Monday, December 30th. Finally, JMP Securities restated a "market outperform" rating and set a $6.00 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $6.00.
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Ribbon Communications Stock Up 0.2 %
NASDAQ RBBN traded up $0.01 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $5.14. 1,088,006 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 599,213. Ribbon Communications has a 52-week low of $2.46 and a 52-week high of $5.38. The firm has a market cap of $901.47 million, a PE ratio of -16.06 and a beta of 1.11. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $4.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $3.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.16.
Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.01. Ribbon Communications had a negative net margin of 6.62% and a positive return on equity of 5.41%.
Institutional Trading of Ribbon Communications
A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. increased 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 in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake 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 worth $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 period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of 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. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 0.4% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,898,714 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $6,171,000 after acquiring an additional 7,963 shares during the period. 70.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
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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.
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