Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) Updates Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) updated its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.200–0.160 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share 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.

Clearfield Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ CLFD traded down $0.13 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $36.94. The company had a trading volume of 161,689 shares, compared to its average volume of 124,279. 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 1 year low of $27.06 and a 1 year high of $44.83. The company has a market capitalization of $521.85 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -43.46 and a beta of 1.28. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $33.93 and its 200-day moving average price is $35.93.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

CLFD has been the subject of several analyst reports. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Clearfield from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Saturday, January 11th. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Clearfield in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $46.75.

Insider Activity

In other Clearfield news, Chairman Ronald G. Roth purchased 5,000 shares of Clearfield stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 5th. The shares were acquired at an average cost 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 of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $39,270,676. The trade was a 0.40 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate 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.