Q1 EPS Estimate for Ribbon Communications Reduced by Analyst

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN - Free Report) - Research analysts at B. Riley cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of ($0.02) for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of ($0.01). The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications' current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications' Q3 2025 earnings at $0.05 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.16 EPS.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.13 by $0.01. Ribbon Communications had a negative net margin of 6.50% and a positive return on equity of 7.36%.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on the company. Northland Securities lifted their price target on Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a $5.50 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report on Monday, December 30th. JMP Securities reiterated a "market outperform" rating and set a $6.00 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Thursday, February 13th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded shares of Ribbon Communications from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, February 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ribbon Communications presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average target price of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ RBBN traded down $0.11 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $4.95. 758,544 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 610,465. The company's 50-day moving average price is $4.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $3.70. Ribbon Communications has a 1-year low of $2.46 and a 1-year high of $5.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $868.13 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -15.47 and a beta of 1.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.84, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 1.16.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Eagle Investment Management LLC raised its position in Ribbon Communications by 1,049.5% in the fourth quarter. First Eagle Investment Management LLC now owns 819,369 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $3,409,000 after purchasing an additional 748,090 shares in the last quarter. Royce & Associates LP increased its holdings in shares of Ribbon Communications by 18.0% during the third quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 2,536,278 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $8,243,000 after buying an additional 386,518 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised 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 valued at $26,269,000 after acquiring an additional 302,039 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,402,073 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $30,793,000 after acquiring an additional 295,524 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. grew its position in Ribbon Communications by 62.2% during the 4th quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 675,265 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock worth $2,809,000 after acquiring an additional 258,909 shares during the last quarter. 70.92% of the stock is 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.