Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Clearfield, Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NASDAQ:CLFD)

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) – Analysts at Roth Capital dropped their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Clearfield in a report released on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now expects that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

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

CLFD has been the subject of several other research reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their price objective on shares of Clearfield from $36.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Roth Mkm restated a “buy” rating and set a $47.00 target price on shares of Clearfield in a report on Wednesday, May 1st. Finally, Northland Securities raised Clearfield from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and upped their price target for the company from $25.00 to $40.00 in a report on Friday. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, one has assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Clearfield presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $42.40.

Clearfield Stock Down 3.2 %

NASDAQ:CLFD opened at $34.99 on Monday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $30.06 and its 200 day moving average price is $28.24. Clearfield has a 52-week low of $22.91 and a 52-week high of $50.82. The firm has a market cap of $514.70 million, a P/E ratio of -139.96 and a beta of 1.33.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clearfield

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