Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.350–0.280 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of -0.230. The company issued revenue guidance of $33.0 million-$38.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $38.2 million. Clearfield also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Roth Mkm decreased their target price on Clearfield from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Clearfield in a report on Friday. Northland Securities lifted their target price on shares of Clearfield from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Lake Street Capital upgraded shares of Clearfield from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the company from $31.00 to $47.00 in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, StockNews.com raised Clearfield from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.75.

Clearfield Stock Performance

Shares of Clearfield stock traded down $2.60 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $34.20. The company had a trading volume of 460,383 shares, compared to its average volume of 91,198. Clearfield has a 1-year low of $23.45 and a 1-year high of $44.83. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $37.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $37.70. The stock has a market cap of $487.01 million, a PE ratio of -55.16 and a beta of 1.35. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a current ratio of 8.38 and a quick ratio of 5.73.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.13. Clearfield had a negative net margin of 5.26% and a negative return on equity of 3.06%. The company had revenue of $46.80 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $41.95 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.17 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Clearfield will post -0.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Clearfield Company Profile

Clearfield, Inc manufactures and sells various fiber connectivity products in the United States and internationally. The company offers FieldSmart, a series of panels, cabinets, wall boxes, and other enclosures; WaveSmart, an optical components integrated for signal coupling, splitting, termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing, and attenuation for integration within its fiber management platform; and active cabinet products.