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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.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Viavi Solutions
2 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Clearfield
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Viavi Solutions$1.00B2.27-$25.80M$0.02508.25
Clearfield$166.71M3.63-$12.45M-$0.14-312.75

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Viavi Solutions
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Clearfield
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Viavi Solutions0.49% 6.08% 2.38%
Clearfield -1.04%-0.68%-0.59%

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

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CLFD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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CLFD vs. The Competition

MetricClearfieldWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$605.55M$13.43B$27.24B$8.92B
Dividend YieldN/A1.57%2.94%4.12%
P/E Ratio-312.7537.9535.9219.83
Price / Sales3.63250.491,995.88113.43
Price / CashN/A18.4137.9957.06
Price / Book2.2626.687.045.35
Net Income-$12.45M$203.49M$762.33M$248.34M
7 Day Performance6.30%-2.69%2.81%2.40%
1 Month Performance15.50%12.86%6.22%5.39%
1 Year Performance19.21%34.06%52,172.46%19.53%

Clearfield Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CLFD
Clearfield
1.1409 of 5 stars
$43.79
+1.7%
$46.75
+6.8%
+18.8%$605.55M$166.71M-312.751,130
VIAV
Viavi Solutions
4.7928 of 5 stars
$9.62
+2.3%
$12.69
+31.9%
+45.8%$2.10B$1.00B481.243,600
NN
NextNav
1.9531 of 5 stars
$14.63
+1.0%
$20.00
+36.7%
+90.7%$1.92B$5.67M-14.3460Positive News
LUNR
Intuitive Machines
2.894 of 5 stars
$10.00
-1.8%
$16.06
+60.6%
+205.2%$1.82B$228M-3.661
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries
3.7813 of 5 stars
$33.77
+0.9%
$44.50
+31.8%
-25.9%$1.77B$706.23M93.812,746Positive News
HIMX
Himax Technologies
3.7721 of 5 stars
$8.79
-1.3%
$11.90
+35.4%
+15.7%$1.56B$906.80M17.942,177
PL
Planet Labs PBC
2.5107 of 5 stars
$5.31
+5.6%
$6.38
+20.2%
+248.2%$1.53B$244.35M-14.75800Analyst Forecast
COMM
CommScope
3.3203 of 5 stars
$6.46
+2.2%
$4.75
-26.5%
+600.9%$1.37B$4.21B2.3720,000
NVTS
Navitas Semiconductor
1.2406 of 5 stars
$6.52
-7.0%
$3.71
-43.1%
+60.4%$1.34B$83.30M-12.54160High Trading Volume
AAOI
Applied Optoelectronics
1.3348 of 5 stars
$22.57
-3.8%
$24.00
+6.3%
+213.7%$1.30B$249.37M-5.853,309Gap Down
PENG
Penguin Solutions
1.8192 of 5 stars
$19.59
-0.1%
$24.94
+27.3%
N/A$1.04B$1.17B-115.232,700News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:CLFD) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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