CLFD vs. VIAV, NN, LUNR, KLIC, HIMX, PL, COMM, NVTS, AAOI, and PENG
Should you be buying Clearfield stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Clearfield include Viavi Solutions (VIAV), NextNav (NN), Intuitive Machines (LUNR), Kulicke and Soffa Industries (KLIC), Himax Technologies (HIMX), Planet Labs PBC (PL), CommScope (COMM), Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS), Applied Optoelectronics (AAOI), and Penguin Solutions (PENG). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Clearfield vs. Its Competitors
Viavi Solutions (NASDAQ:VIAV) and Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Viavi Solutions had 2 more articles in the media than Clearfield. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Viavi Solutions and 5 mentions for Clearfield. Viavi Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Clearfield's score of 0.22 indicating that Viavi Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Clearfield has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 presently has a consensus target price of $12.69, suggesting a potential upside of 24.82%. Clearfield has a consensus target price of $46.75, suggesting a potential upside of 6.77%. Given Viavi Solutions' higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Viavi Solutions is more favorable than Clearfield.
95.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.7% of Clearfield shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Viavi Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Clearfield shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Viavi Solutions has a net margin of 0.49% compared to Clearfield's net margin of -1.04%. Viavi Solutions' return on equity of 6.08% beat Clearfield's return on equity.
Viavi Solutions has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clearfield has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Viavi Solutions beats Clearfield on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:CLFD) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
