Analysts Set Expectations for RBBN Q1 Earnings

Ribbon Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:RBBN) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Ribbon Communications in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, October 23rd. Northland Capmk analyst T. Savageaux forecasts that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of ($0.02) per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Ribbon Communications’ current full-year earnings is $0.18 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Ribbon Communications’ Q2 2026 earnings at $0.01 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.03 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.09 EPS.

RBBN has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded Ribbon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Rosenblatt Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $6.00 target price on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Thursday, October 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of Ribbon Communications in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $6.00.

Ribbon Communications Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:RBBN opened at $3.45 on Monday. Ribbon Communications has a 12 month low of $3.01 and a 12 month high of $5.38. The stock has a market cap of $609.27 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -14.37 and a beta of 1.36. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $3.86 and its 200 day moving average price is $3.78. 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 (NASDAQ:RBBN) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 27th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $100.28 million during the quarter. Ribbon Communications had a negative net margin of 4.96% and a positive return on equity of 6.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Ribbon Communications

In other news, EVP Dan Redington sold 14,176 shares of Ribbon Communications stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $4.02, for a total transaction of $56,987.52. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Beatriz V. Infante sold 8,690 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $3.98, for a total value of $34,586.20. Following the sale, the director owned 343,224 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,366,031.52. This represents a 2.47% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 198,300 shares of company stock worth $801,173 over the last 90 days. Company insiders own 2.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ribbon Communications

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. increased its holdings in Ribbon Communications by 76.1% during the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 1,189,250 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $4,662,000 after purchasing an additional 513,985 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ribbon Communications in the first quarter valued at $1,297,000. Royce & Associates LP increased its stake in shares of Ribbon Communications by 10.3% in the first quarter. Royce & Associates LP now owns 3,092,068 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $12,121,000 after buying an additional 289,210 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Ribbon Communications in the first quarter valued at about $805,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Ribbon Communications by 7.9% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,303,256 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $9,238,000 after buying an additional 169,402 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 70.92% of the company’s stock.

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.