Clearfield (CLFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) designs, manufactures and sells fiber optic connectivity products used to deploy, manage and protect broadband networks. Its portfolio includes fiber distribution cabinets, panels, terminals, enclosures, splice solutions and other components that support fiber installation from the central office or data center through the outside plant and to end users.

The company markets its products under brands including FieldSmart and WaveSmart. Clearfield’s solutions are designed for communications service providers, community broadband operators, utilities, municipalities, government organizations and other network owners building fiber-to-the-home, fiber-to-the-premises and related broadband infrastructure.

Clearfield was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The company primarily serves customers in North America while also supporting selected international markets. Cheri Beranek has served as Clearfield’s president and chief executive officer since the company’s early years.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $29.17 to $31.43
• 50-Day Range: $27.50 to $34.01
• 52-Week Range: $23.76 to $52.73
• Volume: 150,818 shs
• Average Volume: 131,869 shs
• Market Capitalization: $414.87 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $41.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Clearfield Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clearfield scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 314th out of 585 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Clearfield has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Clearfield has a consensus price target of $41.75, representing about 36.7% upside from its current price of $30.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Clearfield has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 226.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Clearfield are expected to grow by 226.09% in the coming year, from $0.23 to $0.75 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Clearfield is -59.90, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clearfield is -59.90, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Clearfield has a P/B Ratio of 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.70% of the float of Clearfield has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Clearfield has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.02, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clearfield has recently increased by 0.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Clearfield does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Clearfield does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.81

News Sentiment

Clearfield has a news sentiment score of 0.81. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Clearfield this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Clearfield insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

17.80% of the stock of Clearfield is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

88.73% of the stock of Clearfield is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/10/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Communications Equipment
• Sub-Industry: Communications Equipment
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CLFD
• CIK: 796505
• Web: www.seeclearfield.com
• Phone: (763) 476-6866
• Fax: 763-475-8457
• Employees: 243
• Year Founded: 2008

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Clearfield: $41.75
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.51)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 40.73
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$8.05 million
• Net Margins: -4.71%
• Pretax Margin: 3.60%
• Return on Equity: 1.61%
• Return on Assets: 1.45%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 12.53
• Quick Ratio: 10.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $150.13 million
• Price / Sales: 2.76
• Cash Flow: $0.72 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 42.61
• Book Value: $18.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,580,000
• Free Float: 11,166,000
• Market Cap: $414.87 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.06