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RingCentral Takes Off Despite Analyst Downgrade

RingCentral rose 2.7% during the afternoon session to $37.38 per share. As reported by Barrons: "Competition is intensifying in the market for cloud-based communications tools. MKM Partners analyst Catherine Trebnick thinks you should get out of the way. Trebnick on Monday cut her ratings on both Zoom Video Communications ( ticker: ZM ) and RingCentral ( RNG ) to Neutral from Buy." You can read more about it here. For those of you thinking about investing in the stock, here is a brief look at the company's fundamentals.

Here's an overview of RingCentral's recent cash flows and operating margins:

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ MM) Capital expenditures ($ MM) Free Cash Flow ($ MM) YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31 152 -385 -233 -62.94
2020-12-31 -35 -108 -143 -108.56
2019-12-31 65 -133 -69 n/a
Date Reported Revenue ($ MM) Cost of Revenue ($ MM) Gross Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31 1,595 448 71.88 -1.07
2020-12-31 1,184 324 72.66 -2.35
2019-12-31 903 231 74.41 n/a
Date Reported Total Revenue ($ MM) Operating Expenses ($ MM) Operating Margins (%) YoY Growth (%)
2021-12-31 1,595 1,448 -18.92 -97.7
2020-12-31 1,184 973 -9.57 -89.13
2019-12-31 903 717 -5.06 n/a

At today's price of $37.38 per share, RingCentral is -28.85% away from its target price of $52.54, and on average, analysts give the stock a rating of buy. 5.7% of the company's shares are linked to short positions, and 100.7% of the shares are owned by institutional investors.

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