Clearfield, Inc. (CLFD)Technology | Communication Equipment | Minneapolis, United States | NasdaqGM
29.53 USD
-0.43
(-1.435%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 29.53 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:17 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Clearfield is currently fractured by a severe disconnect between its operational recovery and its market valuation. Fundamentally, the company shows signs of life with revenue growing 13% and earnings exploding 87% year-over-year, supported by a fortress balance sheet boasting a current ratio of 12.5x and minimal debt. However, the market has punished the stock relentlessly, resulting in a multi-year decline where the last three annual returns were negative. This structural deterioration has dragged the share price down to levels where the forward P/E looks attractive (30x) only because the denominator has been crushed, not because the risk-free rate has risen. The lack of a dividend and the heavy speculative positioning in put options confirm that investors remain deeply skeptical of a sustained rebound. Until the price history aligns with the improving fundamentals—closing the gap between the 2022 highs and today's lows—the risk of a 'value trap' remains high, warranting a cautious stance despite the strong analyst recommendations. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.260506 |
| AutoETS | 0.263435 |
| AutoTheta | 0.478527 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.542322 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 33% |
| H-stat | 7.40 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.639 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.69 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 4.179 |
| Revenue per Share | 11.185 |
| Market Cap | 401,134,208 |
| Trailing P/E | 101.83 |
| Forward P/E | 32.99 |
| Beta | 2.12 |
| Profit Margins | -4.70% |
| Website | https://www.seeclearfield.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:17 a.m. EDT: Speculators are aggressively positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 20, 22.5, 25) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at distant strikes (40, 45, 50), the overwhelming capital flow is into put writing and buying, suggesting a consensus view that the stock will struggle to recover from current lows without significant catalysts. Implied volatility is elevated on the short-dated puts, indicating fear of further near-term weakness.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.06782824 |
| Address1 | 7,050 Winnetka Avenue North |
| Address2 | Suite 100 Brooklyn Park |
| All Time High | 134.9 |
| All Time Low | 0.18 |
| Ask | 43.0 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 160,140 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 226,054 |
| Average Volume | 226,054 |
| Average Volume10Days | 160,140 |
| Beta | 2.122 |
| Bid | 23.96 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 18.085 |
| City | Minneapolis |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 29.53 |
| Current Ratio | 12.533 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 29.99 |
| Day Low | 28.545 |
| Debt To Equity | 4.179 |
| Display Name | Clearfield |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,963,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 1.041 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.868 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,960,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,550,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,550,400 |
| Ebitda | 5,733,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.03731 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 55.124 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.057 |
| Enterprise Value | 316,028,288 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.43 |
| Eps Forward | 0.895 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.29 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NGM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 763 475 8457 |
| Fifty Day Average | 32.243 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -2.7129993 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.084142275 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -6.7828236 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 52.73 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -23.199999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.43997723 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 23.76 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 5.7700005 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.24284513 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 23.76 - 52.73 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 523,719,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 9,248,636 |
| Forward Eps | 0.895 |
| Forward P E | 32.994415 |
| Free Cashflow | 21,556,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGM |
| Full Time Employees | 243 |
| Fullday Change | -0.429998 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -1.43524 |
| Fullday Price | 29.53 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33007 |
| Gross Profits | 50,718,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.18172 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.66257006 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 13,583,955 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Ir Website | http://www.clearfieldconnection.com/about/investors/ |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Last Split Date | 607,564,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Clearfield, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, and distributes fiber management, protection, and delivery products in the United States and internationally. The company offers FieldSmart, a series of panels, cabinets, wall boxes, and other enclosures; WaveSmart, an optical component integrated for signal coupling, splitting, termination, multiplexing, demultiplexing, and attenuation for integration within its fiber management platform; and FiberFlex, an outdoor active cabinet for mounting and configuration of electronic equipment. It also provides CraftSmart FiberFirst pedestals, an access terminal that offers cable management and mounting bracket kit that support the deployment of access terminals; YOURx, an access terminal that provides flexibility with cable mid-span and internal splicing options; FieldShield, a fiber pathway and protection method for reducing the cost of broadband deployment; Fiber Assemblies used for industry-standard or customer-specified configurations; and ClearPass Connector Cleaning Dust Cap, which simplifies fiber connector cleaning while enhancing network performance. In addition, the company offers fiber to the premise, fiber to the business, DC interconnect/campus network, meet-me room, main distribution area, and white space. Further, it provides metro core, backhaul, indoor/outdoor DAS, small cells, and FTT-cell site. The company serves various service providers, including national carriers, community broadband, multiple system operators, legacy build-to-print copper and fiber assemblies, large enterprises, and original equipment manufacturer markets. It sells its products through sales force and authorized distributors. The company was formerly known as APA Enterprises, Inc. and changed its name to Clearfield, Inc. in January 2008. Clearfield, Inc. was incorporated in 1979 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
| Long Name | Clearfield, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 401,134,208 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_247156 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 3,983,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 407,077,171 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 29.59 |
| Operating Cashflow | 20,059,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.05861 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 763 476 6866 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 29.53 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,804 |
| Previous Close | 29.96 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 68.674416 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.632845 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.610599 |
| Profit Margins | -0.04699 |
| Quick Ratio | 9.041 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.429998 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -1.43524 |
| Regular Market Day High | 29.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 28.545 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 28.545 - 29.99 |
| Regular Market Open | 29.59 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 29.96 |
| Regular Market Price | 29.53 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 241,814 |
| Return On Assets | -0.00079 |
| Return On Equity | 0.01561 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.132 |
| Revenue Per Share | 11.185 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 13,583,955 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0963 |
| Shares Short | 1,307,908 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,482,622 |
| Short Name | Clearfield, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.1175 |
| Short Ratio | 5.61 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | MN |
| Symbol | CLFD |
| Target High Price | 45.0 |
| Target Low Price | 38.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 40.25 |
| Target Median Price | 39.0 |
| Total Cash | 101,223,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 7.452 |
| Total Debt | 10,276,000 |
| Total Revenue | 153,656,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.29 |
| Trailing P E | 101.82759 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 32.32705 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -2.7970486 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.08652347 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 241,814 |
| Website | https://www.seeclearfield.com |
| Zip | 55,428 |