Q2 2025 Earnings Forecast for Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) Issued By Roth Capital

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) – Research analysts at Roth Capital cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Clearfield in a research note issued on Thursday, May 2nd. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now anticipates that the communications equipment provider will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, down from their previous 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.

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

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

Clearfield Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:CLFD opened at $36.38 on Monday. Clearfield has a one year low of $22.91 and a one year high of $50.82. The company has a market cap of $535.15 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -145.52 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $30.17 and a 200 day simple moving average of $28.31.

Insider Activity

In other Clearfield news, Chairman Ronald G. Roth bought 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 23rd. The shares were purchased at an average price of $29.62 per share, for a total transaction of $59,240.00. Following the purchase, the chairman now directly owns 1,259,796 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $37,315,157.52. The acquisition was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 16.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clearfield

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Smith Graham & Co. Investment Advisors LP purchased a new stake in Clearfield in the 4th quarter worth about $5,148,000. Federated Hermes Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 195,082 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB purchased a new position in Clearfield in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $1,247,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Clearfield by 0.9% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,160,764 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $33,267,000 after acquiring an additional 10,370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Barclays PLC boosted its holdings in shares of Clearfield by 69.6% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 17,612 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $505,000 after purchasing an additional 7,226 shares in the last quarter. 88.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.