Clearfield (CLFD) Competitors $29.92 +1.25 (+4.36%) As of 03:50 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CLFD vs. NN, LUNR, SIMO, HIMX, PL, DQ, JKS, PENG, COMM, and NSSCShould you be buying Clearfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearfield include NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Silicon Motion Technology (SIMO), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), Daqo New Energy (DQ), JinkoSolar (JKS), Penguin Solutions (PENG), CommScope (COMM), and Napco Security Technologies (NSSC). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry. Clearfield vs. NextNav Intuitive Machines Silicon Motion Technology Himax Technologies Planet Labs PBC Daqo New Energy JinkoSolar Penguin Solutions CommScope Napco Security Technologies NextNav (NASDAQ:NN) and Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NN or CLFD? 79.2% of NextNav shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Clearfield shares are held by institutional investors. 7.7% of NextNav shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Clearfield shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor NN or CLFD? Clearfield received 301 more outperform votes than NextNav when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.77% of users gave Clearfield an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave NextNav an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNextNavOutperform Votes550.00% Underperform Votes550.00% ClearfieldOutperform Votes30659.77% Underperform Votes20640.23% Does the media favor NN or CLFD? In the previous week, Clearfield had 5 more articles in the media than NextNav. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Clearfield and 4 mentions for NextNav. NextNav's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Clearfield's score of 0.20 indicating that NextNav is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NextNav 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Clearfield 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NN or CLFD? Clearfield has higher revenue and earnings than NextNav. Clearfield is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NextNav, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNextNav$5.67M297.12-$71.74M-$0.85-14.97Clearfield$167.95M2.44-$12.45M-$0.63-46.05 Do analysts prefer NN or CLFD? NextNav currently has a consensus price target of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.16%. Clearfield has a consensus price target of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 61.15%. Given Clearfield's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Clearfield is more favorable than NextNav.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score NextNav 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Clearfield 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, NN or CLFD? NextNav has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearfield has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NN or CLFD more profitable? Clearfield has a net margin of -5.41% compared to NextNav's net margin of -1,732.92%. Clearfield's return on equity of -3.31% beat NextNav's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NextNav-1,732.92% -128.95% -51.21% Clearfield -5.41%-3.31%-2.90% SummaryClearfield beats NextNav on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Clearfield News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CLFD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CLFD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricClearfieldTelephone & telegraph apparatus IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$411.88M$1.21B$23.05B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A3.80%2.97%4.22%P/E Ratio-46.2619.0342.1718.48Price / Sales2.441.092,085.37103.60Price / CashN/A23.2634.7234.62Price / Book1.533.286.144.25Net Income-$12.45M$4.68M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance1.65%-0.33%1.32%0.89%1 Month Performance-0.82%34.45%1.65%3.53%1 Year Performance-6.23%-1.76%52,744.85%5.09% Clearfield Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CLFDClearfield2.5283 of 5 stars$29.92+4.4%$46.75+56.3%-4.8%$423.25M$167.95M-47.541,130Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageNNNextNav2.0542 of 5 stars$12.25+4.3%$20.00+63.3%+36.3%$1.62B$5.67M-16.3360Positive NewsLUNRIntuitive Machines3.239 of 5 stars$8.57-0.1%$16.00+86.7%+62.1%$1.53B$228M-2.911Positive NewsGap DownSIMOSilicon Motion Technology4.5759 of 5 stars$44.49-1.4%$79.00+77.6%-32.9%$1.50B$803.55M16.541,430Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageHIMXHimax Technologies4.1628 of 5 stars$7.11+0.4%$15.00+111.0%+40.0%$1.24B$906.80M15.802,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageGap UpPLPlanet Labs PBC2.2589 of 5 stars$3.41+0.6%$5.98+75.4%+95.3%$1.03B$244.35M-8.32800Gap UpDQDaqo New Energy3.0866 of 5 stars$14.82+0.2%$21.21+43.1%-33.6%$978.22M$1.03B-8.012,400Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsJKSJinkoSolar2.3954 of 5 stars$17.64-0.1%$27.19+54.1%-28.6%$937.65M$92.26B29.9031,000Earnings ReportNews CoveragePENGPenguin Solutions2.6273 of 5 stars$17.27+0.2%$24.94+44.4%N/A$927.02M$1.32B-33.212,700COMMCommScope3.1542 of 5 stars$3.95+1.0%$4.75+20.3%+318.3%$855.42M$4.21B-0.8930,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpNSSCNapco Security Technologies4.2623 of 5 stars$22.78-0.4%$35.50+55.8%-43.9%$829.22M$186.53M17.521,150Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NN Alternatives LUNR Alternatives SIMO Alternatives HIMX Alternatives PL Alternatives DQ Alternatives JKS Alternatives PENG Alternatives COMM Alternatives NSSC Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:CLFD) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredBlackrock’s Sending THIS Crypto Higher on PurposeWhile everyone's distracted by Bitcoin's moves, a stealth revolution is underway. 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