Clearfield (CLFD) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) is expected to be releasing its Q2 2025 earnings data after the market closes on Thursday, May 8th. Analysts expect Clearfield to post earnings of ($0.19) per share and revenue of $38.53 million for the quarter. Clearfield has set its Q2 2025 guidance at -0.200–0.160 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at EPS.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.13) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.26) by $0.13. Clearfield had a negative net margin of 5.41% and a negative return on equity of 3.31%. On average, analysts expect Clearfield to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Clearfield Stock Down 0.9 %

CLFD stock opened at $30.84 on Tuesday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $28.88 and a 200-day moving average of $32.03. Clearfield has a fifty-two week low of $23.78 and a fifty-two week high of $44.83. The company has a market capitalization of $435.83 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.95 and a beta of 1.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 7.41 and a current ratio of 10.57.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Clearfield news, COO John P. Hill sold 16,539 shares of Clearfield stock in a transaction on Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.26, for a total value of $550,087.14. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 189,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,315,608.36. The trade was a 8.01 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 17.80% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have issued reports on CLFD. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Clearfield from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, February 10th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $50.00 target price on shares of Clearfield in a report on Wednesday, March 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Clearfield currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $46.75.

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.