On September 4, RingCentral rose 5.36% in regular trading, trading at $76.405 per share, with turnover of approximately $103 million. The rally was driven by RBC Capital Markets initiating coverage on the company with an Outperform rating and an $85 price target, alongside Oppenheimer's recent upgrade of its target from $50 to $85.
RBC noted that RingCentral is less susceptible to AI displacement risk than the market fears, with potential for slight growth acceleration. The firm highlighted that customers using at least one native paid AI product now represent approximately 13% of total annualized recurring revenue, with net retention above 100% and meaningfully higher average revenue per user. RBC expects the company's free cash flow per share to reach about $7.14 in fiscal year, up approximately 11%. The firm also pointed to RingCentral's expansion into contact centers via its Nice partnership and in-house RingCX as key growth catalysts.
For context, RingCentral reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.22, beating the $1.16 consensus by 5.17%, with revenue of $657 million also exceeding estimates. The company raised its full-year adjusted EPS guidance to $4.96–$5.10, above the prior FactSet estimate of $4.92.
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