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Clearfield Inc

CLFD

34.370USD

+0.695+2.06%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
474.50MMarket Cap
2372.51P/E TTM

Clearfield Inc

34.370

+0.695+2.06%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered overvalued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
24 / 55
Overall Ranking
142 / 4721
Industry
Communications & Networking

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
49.250
Target Price
+46.25%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Clearfield, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber protection, fiber management, and fiber delivery solutions to enable fiber-fed deployment throughout the broadband service provider space primarily across North America. The Company’s segments include Clearfield Operating (Clearfield) and Nestor Cables (Nestor Cables). Clearfield is focused on providing fiber management, fiber protection, and fiber delivery products that accelerate the turn-up of fiber-based networks in residential homes, businesses, and network infrastructure in the wireline and wireless access network. Nestor Cables manufactures fiber optic and copper telecommunication cables and equipment which it distributes to telecommunication operators, network owners, electric companies, building contractors, and industrial companies. Nestor Cables’ customer base includes telecom operators, network owners, contractors, industries and wholesalers. Products are sold via distributors and directly to end users.
Turnaround to Loss
The company's performance has turned to a loss, with the latest annual loss of USD 12.45M.%!(EXTRA int=2)
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 1.79, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 11.21M shares, decreasing 21.87% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 935.87K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.46.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company's current financial score is 9.07, which is higher than the Communications & Networking industry's average of 7.24. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 49.90M, representing a year-over-year increase of 2.27%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 459.28%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.07
Change
0

Financials

9.39

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

8.64

Growth Potential

9.69

Shareholder Returns

7.62

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current valuation score is 4.60, which is higher than the Communications & Networking industry's average of 4.32. Its current P/E ratio is 3324.28, which is -1.57% below the recent high of 3271.96 and 106.47% above the recent low of -215.25.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.60
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 24/55
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.50, which is lower than the Communications & Networking industry's average of 7.61. The average price target for Clearfield Inc is 50.00, with a high of 52.00 and a low of 45.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.50
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 4 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
49.250
Target Price
+46.25%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

52
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Clearfield Inc
CLFD
4
Arista Networks Inc
ANET
27
Cisco Systems Inc
CSCO
26
Lumentum Holdings Inc
LITE
19
Ciena Corp
CIEN
18
Motorola Solutions Inc
MSI
14
1
2
3
...
11

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current price momentum score is 5.66, which is lower than the Communications & Networking industry's average of 8.24. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 35.45 and the support level at 31.24, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.66
Change
0.17

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
0.905
Neutral
RSI(14)
51.402
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
71.777
Buy
ATR(14)
1.113
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
169.500
Buy
Williams %R
12.463
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
-0.295
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
33.505
Buy
MA10
33.440
Buy
MA20
32.961
Buy
MA50
36.981
Sell
MA100
37.486
Sell
MA200
34.658
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 7.00, which is higher than the Communications & Networking industry's average of 6.75. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 81.06%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 0.22%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 935.87K shares, representing 6.78% of shares outstanding, with 1.88% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Roth (Ronald G)
1.45M
+0.17%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
948.16K
+0.84%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
928.90K
-0.84%
Mairs and Power, Inc.
Star Investors
863.47K
+105.98%
ACK Asset Management LLC
687.20K
-4.56%
Beranek (Cheryl P)
516.92K
+0.04%
Royce Investment Partners
Star Investors
485.01K
+1.29%
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
339.98K
+5.46%
Citadel Advisors LLC
175.81K
+130.00%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
289.32K
+1.96%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.56, which is higher than the Communications & Networking industry's average of 4.20. The company's beta value is 1.79. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.56
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.79
VaR
+5.17%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+38.62%
240-Day Volatility
+52.49%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+7.55%
120 days
+7.83%
5 years
+26.72%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-24.65%
120 days
-24.65%
5 years
-24.65%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.75
120 days
+0.49
5 years
+0.41
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+38.62%
3 years
+82.52%
5 years
+82.52%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.30
3 years
-0.29
5 years
+0.10
Skewness
240 days
-2.06
3 years
-0.19
5 years
+0.38
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+52.49%
5 years
+59.84%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+4.33%
5 years
+7.33%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+48.34%
240 days
+48.34%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+35.70%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+63.36%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.14%
120 days
+1.04%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+46.28%
60 days
-1.89%
120 days
-10.47%

Peer Comparison

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MSI
8.54 /10
Score
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8.28 /10
Score
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8.17 /10
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