Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of -0.200–0.160 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of -0.260. The company issued revenue guidance of $37.0 million-$40.0 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $38.6 million. Clearfield also updated its FY 2025 guidance to EPS.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on CLFD shares. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Clearfield in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. StockNews.com cut Clearfield from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 11th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.75.

Clearfield Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of CLFD traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, reaching $36.94. 161,689 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 124,279. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.93 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $35.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 6.69 and a current ratio of 9.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $521.85 million, a PE ratio of -43.46 and a beta of 1.28. Clearfield has a 52 week low of $27.06 and a 52 week high of $44.83.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.26) by $0.13. Clearfield had a negative net margin of 7.47% and a negative return on equity of 4.41%. On average, analysts predict that Clearfield will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Clearfield

In other news, Chairman Ronald G. Roth bought 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $31.00 per share, for a total transaction of $155,000.00. Following the acquisition, the chairman now directly owns 1,266,796 shares in the company, valued at approximately $39,270,676. This trade represents a 0.40 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 17.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Clearfield Company Profile

Clearfield, Inc manufactures and sells various fiber connectivity products in the United States and internationally. The company offers FieldSmart, a series of panels, cabinets, wall boxes, and other enclosures; WaveSmart, an optical components integrated for signal coupling, splitting, termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing, and attenuation for integration within its fiber management platform; and active cabinet products.