Clearfield (CLFD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) develops and manufactures fiber-optic connectivity products used to deploy and manage broadband networks. Its portfolio includes fiber cabinets, terminals, enclosures, splice closures, patch panels, drop products and other components designed to support fiber-to-the-home and other fiber access architectures.

The company’s products are marketed under the Clearfield brand and are intended to simplify network construction, installation and maintenance. Clearfield serves broadband service providers, cable and telecommunications operators, utilities, municipalities, government organizations and other network operators, with a primary focus on fiber infrastructure deployments in North America.

Clearfield traces its roots to 1979 and has evolved from a provider of telecommunications equipment into a specialist in passive fiber connectivity solutions. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Cheri Beranek has served as Clearfield’s president and chief executive officer since 2007.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.65 to $33.14
• 50-Day Range: $26.66 to $34.01
• 52-Week Range: $23.76 to $52.73
• Volume: 116,886 shs
• Average Volume: 137,454 shs
• Market Capitalization: $442.03 million
• P/E Ratio: 114.28
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $41.75
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Clearfield Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Clearfield scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 180th out of 593 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Clearfield has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Clearfield has a consensus price target of $41.75, representing about 28.3% upside from its current price of $32.55.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Clearfield has only been the subject of 3 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 114.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.58.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Clearfield is 114.28, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 64.36.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Clearfield has a P/B Ratio of 1.75. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

11.69% 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 9.24.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Clearfield has recently decreased by 5.02%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

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: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.90

News Sentiment

Clearfield has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.66 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.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for CLFD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Clearfield to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

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: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• 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: +28.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.51)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 114.28
• Forward P/E Ratio: 141.52
• 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: 2.94
• Cash Flow: $0.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 42.94
• Book Value: $18.55 per share
• Price / Book: 1.75

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 13,580,000
• Free Float: 11,166,000
• Market Cap: $442.03 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.14