Q2 2025 EPS Estimates for Clearfield, Inc. Cut by Analyst (NASDAQ:CLFD)

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) – Analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Clearfield in a research report issued on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now expects that the communications equipment provider will earn $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for Clearfield’s current full-year earnings is ($0.80) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Clearfield’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on CLFD. Roth Mkm reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $47.00 price target on shares of Clearfield in a research note on Wednesday, May 1st. Northland Securities raised shares of Clearfield from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $25.00 to $40.00 in a report on Friday, May 3rd. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their target price on Clearfield from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 3rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $42.40.

Clearfield Trading Up 4.0 %

NASDAQ:CLFD opened at $36.38 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $30.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $28.31. The firm has a market cap of $535.15 million, a PE ratio of -145.52 and a beta of 1.33. Clearfield has a 12-month low of $22.91 and a 12-month high of $50.82.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 2nd. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.40) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.53) by $0.13. Clearfield had a negative net margin of 1.79% and a negative return on equity of 1.08%. The business had revenue of $36.90 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $31.25 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.67 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 43.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Chairman Ronald G. Roth bought 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, February 23rd. The shares were bought at an average cost of $29.62 per share, for a total transaction of $59,240.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 1,259,796 shares in the company, valued at $37,315,157.52. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 16.00% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Clearfield

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Boston Partners boosted its stake in shares of Clearfield by 122.2% during the 4th quarter. Boston Partners now owns 830,783 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $23,784,000 after purchasing an additional 456,879 shares during the last quarter. ACK Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Clearfield in the fourth quarter worth about $13,025,000. Federated Hermes Inc. grew its holdings in Clearfield by 1,247.7% during the 4th quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 210,717 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock valued at $6,128,000 after purchasing an additional 195,082 shares in the last quarter. Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP acquired a new stake in Clearfield during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $5,148,000. Finally, Harber Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Clearfield during the 4th quarter valued at $4,310,000. 88.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Clearfield

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.