CLFD vs. LUNR, AAOI, DQ, BELFA, LASR, NVTS, HIMX, PENG, JKS, and NSSC
Should you be buying Clearfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearfield include Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), DAQO New Energy (DQ), Bel Fuse (BELFA), nLight (LASR), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Penguin Solutions (PENG), JinkoSolar (JKS), and NAPCO Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Clearfield vs. Its Competitors
Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) and Intuitive Machines (NASDAQ:LUNR) are both small-cap electronic equipment companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
Clearfield has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Machines has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Clearfield has a net margin of 0.11% compared to Intuitive Machines' net margin of -106.79%. Clearfield's return on equity of 0.07% beat Intuitive Machines' return on equity.
88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 39.8% of Intuitive Machines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Clearfield and Clearfield both had 4 articles in the media. Intuitive Machines' average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Clearfield's score of 0.91 indicating that Intuitive Machines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Clearfield currently has a consensus target price of $47.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.03%. Intuitive Machines has a consensus target price of $15.10, suggesting a potential upside of 78.49%. Given Intuitive Machines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intuitive Machines is more favorable than Clearfield.
Clearfield has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Intuitive Machines. Intuitive Machines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Clearfield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Clearfield beats Intuitive Machines on 8 of the 14 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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