Cloud communications provider RingCentral (NYSE: RNG) will be announcing earnings results this Thursday afternoon. Here’s what to look for.

RingCentral beat analysts’ revenue expectations last quarter, reporting revenues of $657 million, up 5.9% year on year. It was a strong quarter for the company, with a solid beat of analysts’ billings estimates and full-year EPS guidance beating analysts’ expectations.

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This quarter, the market is expecting RingCentral’s revenue to grow 4.5% year on year, in line with the 4.9% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year.

Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business will stay the course heading into earnings. RingCentral has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations.

Looking at RingCentral’s peers in the productivity software segment, only Pegasystems has reported results so far. It missed analysts’ revenue estimates, delivering year-on-year sales growth of 3.1%.

There has been positive sentiment among investors in the productivity software segment, with share prices up 5.7% on average over the last month. RingCentral is up 5.8% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $57.64 (compared to the current share price of $81.76).

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