Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Clearfield Q4 Earnings

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) – Stock analysts at Northland Capmk increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Clearfield in a research note issued to investors on Friday, November 8th. Northland Capmk analyst T. Savageaux now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.17. The consensus estimate for Clearfield’s current full-year earnings is ($0.03) per share.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.19) by $0.13. The company had revenue of $46.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $41.95 million. Clearfield had a negative return on equity of 4.38% and a negative net margin of 7.47%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 5.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.17 earnings per share.

Several other research analysts have also recently commented on CLFD. StockNews.com upgraded Clearfield from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th. Lake Street Capital upgraded Clearfield from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price target for the stock from $31.00 to $47.00 in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Roth Mkm cut their price target on Clearfield from $47.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Northland Securities upped their price objective on Clearfield from $40.00 to $45.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 price objective on shares of Clearfield in a research note on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.75.

Clearfield Trading Up 1.8 %

Shares of CLFD opened at $34.80 on Monday. Clearfield has a 12 month low of $23.45 and a 12 month high of $44.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 5.73 and a current ratio of 8.38. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $37.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $37.76.

Institutional Trading of Clearfield

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Clearfield by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,012,432 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $31,223,000 after purchasing an additional 14,307 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC raised its position in shares of Clearfield by 12.2% during the 3rd quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 249,087 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $9,704,000 after purchasing an additional 27,178 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in shares of Clearfield by 83.2% during the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 228,173 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $8,798,000 after purchasing an additional 103,648 shares during the period. Divisadero Street Capital Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Clearfield during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $7,801,000. Finally, Creative Planning grew its holdings in Clearfield by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 98,599 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $3,841,000 after buying an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. 88.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.