CLFD vs. VIAV, NN, KLIC, HIMX, COMM, SEDG, PL, AAOI, NSSC, and PENG
Should you be buying Clearfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearfield include Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Himax Technologies (HIMX), CommScope (COMM), SolarEdge Technologies (SEDG), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), Napco Security Technologies (NSSC), and Penguin Solutions (PENG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Clearfield vs.
Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.
Clearfield has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Viavi Solutions. Clearfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Viavi Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Viavi Solutions has a net margin of -3.87% compared to Clearfield's net margin of -5.41%. Viavi Solutions' return on equity of 2.90% beat Clearfield's return on equity.
88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Clearfield has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Clearfield had 1 more articles in the media than Viavi Solutions. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Clearfield and 5 mentions for Viavi Solutions. Viavi Solutions' average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Clearfield's score of 0.51 indicating that Viavi Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Viavi Solutions received 376 more outperform votes than Clearfield when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.46% of users gave Viavi Solutions an outperform vote while only 59.77% of users gave Clearfield an outperform vote.
Clearfield presently has a consensus target price of $46.75, indicating a potential upside of 23.64%. Viavi Solutions has a consensus target price of $12.69, indicating a potential upside of 39.27%. Given Viavi Solutions' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than Clearfield.
Summary
Viavi Solutions beats Clearfield on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLFD) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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