CLFD vs. DQ, NN, AAOI, NVTS, LASR, NSSC, HIMX, PENG, BELFA, and SHLS
Should you be buying Clearfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearfield include DAQO New Energy (DQ), NextNav (NN), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), nLight (LASR), NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Penguin Solutions (PENG), Bel Fuse (BELFA), and Shoals Technologies Group (SHLS). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Clearfield vs. Its Competitors
Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and DAQO New Energy (NYSE:DQ) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
Clearfield has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DAQO New Energy. DAQO New Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.2% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 24.3% of DAQO New Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Clearfield has a net margin of 0.11% compared to DAQO New Energy's net margin of -65.64%. Clearfield's return on equity of 0.07% beat DAQO New Energy's return on equity.
Clearfield presently has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.67%. DAQO New Energy has a consensus target price of $25.99, suggesting a potential downside of 3.15%. Given Clearfield's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clearfield is more favorable than DAQO New Energy.
In the previous week, Clearfield and Clearfield both had 5 articles in the media. DAQO New Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Clearfield's score of 0.09 indicating that DAQO New Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Clearfield has a beta of 1.78, indicating that its share price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DAQO New Energy has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Clearfield beats DAQO New Energy on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:CLFD) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
