B. Riley Forecasts Lower Earnings for Ribbon Communications

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Ribbon Communications in a research report issued on Wednesday, February 12th. B. Riley analyst D. Kang now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $0.00 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

Ribbon Communications (NASDAQ:RBBN) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February 12th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate 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%.

A number of other equities analysts also recently weighed in on RBBN. Northland Securities upped their target price on Ribbon Communications from $5.50 to $6.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 19th. JMP Securities reiterated a “market outperform” rating and issued a $6.00 price objective on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and set a $5.50 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a research note on Monday, December 30th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Stock Up 15.5 %

NASDAQ:RBBN opened at $5.00 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $4.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.63. 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 has a 1-year low of $2.46 and a 1-year high of $5.25.

Institutional Trading of Ribbon Communications

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in RBBN. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ribbon Communications by 14.7% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 39,915 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $166,000 after purchasing an additional 5,122 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Ribbon Communications by 0.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 1,898,714 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $6,171,000 after buying an additional 7,963 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 6.1% during the fourth quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 180,551 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $751,000 after buying an additional 10,441 shares in the last quarter. Walleye Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Finally, Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications during the 3rd quarter worth about $34,000. 70.92% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.