Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the seven analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $43.50.

A number of research firms recently issued reports on CLFD. Wall Street Zen cut Clearfield from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 28th. Zacks Research downgraded Clearfield from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Clearfield in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Donald R. Hayward sold 3,595 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.00, for a total transaction of $115,040.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 10,870 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $347,840. This trade represents a 24.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 17.80% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Clearfield

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CLFD. Quarry LP acquired a new position in shares of Clearfield during the 3rd quarter worth $42,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Clearfield in the 4th quarter valued at $63,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in Clearfield by 116.3% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 1,882 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $82,000 after purchasing an additional 1,012 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio bought a new stake in Clearfield in the first quarter worth $131,000. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in Clearfield during the third quarter worth $202,000. 88.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Clearfield Stock Down 2.9%

CLFD stock opened at $28.71 on Friday. Clearfield has a 12-month low of $23.78 and a 12-month high of $46.76. The company has a market cap of $393.04 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -58.59 and a beta of 1.93. The company has a 50 day moving average of $30.66 and a two-hundred day moving average of $31.67.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 4th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.04) by $0.02. Clearfield had a negative net margin of 3.93% and a positive return on equity of 1.72%. The business had revenue of $34.34 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.77 million. Clearfield has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.480-0.620 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at -0.100–0.020 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Clearfield will post -0.29 EPS for the current year.

Clearfield Company Profile

Clearfield, Inc (NASDAQ: CLFD) is a Minneapolis-based company specializing in fiber management products for broadband network deployments. The company’s core offerings include fiber distribution hubs, enclosures, splice trays, patching panels and connectivity accessories designed to simplify installation and maintenance of fiber-optic networks. Clearfield’s modular FieldSmart™ platform provides a scalable approach for service providers, utilities and enterprise organizations looking to expand or upgrade their fiber infrastructure.

Clearfield serves a diverse customer base that includes cable and internet service providers, telecommunications operators, wireless carriers, utilities and municipalities.