What is Roth Capital's Forecast for Clearfield Q4 Earnings?

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Roth Capital decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Clearfield in a report issued on Sunday, December 8th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now expects that the communications equipment provider will earn $0.33 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.44. The consensus estimate for Clearfield's current full-year earnings is ($0.05) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Clearfield's Q1 2026 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.34 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.48 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The communications equipment provider reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.13. The business had revenue of $46.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $41.95 million. Clearfield had a negative return on equity of 4.41% and a negative net margin of 7.47%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.17 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on CLFD. StockNews.com raised Clearfield from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday. Needham & Company LLC reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $50.00 price target on shares of Clearfield in a research note on Friday, November 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $46.75.

Clearfield Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NASDAQ CLFD traded up $0.17 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $32.49. The stock had a trading volume of 113,344 shares, compared to its average volume of 155,982. The company has a market capitalization of $464.28 million, a P/E ratio of -38.22 and a beta of 1.28. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $34.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.13. Clearfield has a 52 week low of $24.78 and a 52 week high of $44.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.01, a quick ratio of 6.69 and a current ratio of 9.43.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Clearfield news, Chairman Ronald G. Roth acquired 5,000 shares of Clearfield stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 5th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $31.00 per share, with a total value of $155,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chairman now owns 1,266,796 shares of the company's stock, valued at $39,270,676. The trade was a 0.40 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 16.00% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Clearfield

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Clearfield in the second quarter valued at approximately $835,000. Creative Planning boosted its position in shares of Clearfield by 2.5% in the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 98,088 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $3,782,000 after acquiring an additional 2,426 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of Clearfield by 83.2% in the second quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 228,173 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $8,798,000 after acquiring an additional 103,648 shares during the period. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC boosted its position in shares of Clearfield by 12.2% in the third quarter. Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC now owns 249,087 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock valued at $9,704,000 after acquiring an additional 27,178 shares during the period. Finally, Select Equity Group L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Clearfield in the second quarter valued at approximately $453,000. 88.73% of the stock is owned by 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.