Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Releases 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.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

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

Clearfield Stock Performance

CLFD stock opened at $34.75 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $35.94. The company has a current ratio of 9.43, a quick ratio of 6.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01. Clearfield has a 12-month low of $27.06 and a 12-month high of $44.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $491.02 million, a PE ratio of -40.88 and a beta of 1.28.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.13) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.26) by $0.13. Clearfield had a negative return on equity of 4.41% and a negative net margin of 7.47%. As a group, research analysts forecast that Clearfield will post -0.16 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In related news, Chairman Ronald G. Roth acquired 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were bought at an average price of $31.00 per share, for a total transaction of $155,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, 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 acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 17.80% of the company’s stock.

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.