ClearOne, Inc. (CLRO)Technology | Communication Equipment | Salt Lake City, United States | NasdaqCM
4.13 USD
+0.22
(5.627%)
⇧
(Oct. 12, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:32 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is overwhelmingly bullish due to a transformative merger agreement with Cortigent, Inc., which effectively changes the company's identity and prospects overnight. This corporate event drives a massive short-term catalyst, evidenced by the stock surging over 170% recently and trading well above its 50-day average, suggesting strong momentum and options flow interest. However, the long-term investment case remains severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals; the business has suffered a catastrophic multi-year decline, dropping nearly 96% over the last nine years, with negative revenue and earnings indicating a failing standalone operation. The recent price surge is likely a 'dead cat bounce' or a speculative re-rating based entirely on the merger terms rather than organic business recovery. Furthermore, there is no dividend support whatsoever, with no payouts recorded in the last five years, eliminating any income component for investors. While the merger offers a potential path to survival or growth, the underlying asset quality is currently broken, making this a high-risk, event-driven trade rather than a fundamental buy. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.154816 |
| AutoETS | 0.154817 |
| MSTL | 0.167072 |
| AutoTheta | 0.343883 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 21% |
| H-stat | 0.33 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 2.35 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2024-04-10 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-04-10 |
| Revenue per Share | -0.877 |
| Market Cap | 11,049,452 |
| Forward P/E | -5.90 |
| Beta | 0.19 |
| Website | https://www.clearone.com |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-11 | 7.500 | 47.619048 |
| 2023-06-01 | 15.000 | 89.285718 |
| 2018-03-06 | 1.050 | 0.880503 |
| 2017-11-21 | 1.050 | 1.007194 |
| 2017-08-18 | 1.050 | 0.909091 |
| 2017-05-15 | 1.050 | 0.693069 |
| 2017-02-13 | 0.750 | 0.452489 |
| 2016-11-14 | 0.750 | 0.454545 |
| 2016-08-15 | 0.750 | 0.451671 |
| 2016-05-27 | 0.750 | 0.448430 |
| 2016-03-03 | 0.750 | 0.427350 |
| 2015-12-02 | 0.750 | 0.382555 |
| 2015-11-02 | 0.525 | 0.282258 |
| 2015-07-23 | 0.525 | 0.271318 |
| 2015-04-30 | 0.525 | 0.275808 |
| 2014-12-10 | 1.500 | 1.007049 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.28422874 |
| Address1 | 5,225 Wiley Post Way |
| Address2 | Suite 500 |
| All Time High | 365.625 |
| All Time Low | 1.35 |
| Ask | 4.08 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 249,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 1,969,753 |
| Average Volume | 1,969,753 |
| Average Volume10Days | 249,350 |
| Beta | 0.186 |
| Bid | 3.93 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | -0.142 |
| City | Salt Lake City |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 4.13 |
| Current Ratio | 1.051 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 4.14 |
| Day Low | 3.85 |
| Display Name | ClearOne |
| Dividend Date | 1,712,707,200 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,755,518,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,996,340 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | -5.989 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,474,452 |
| Eps Forward | -0.7 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.9 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,712,793,600 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 5.0874 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.95739985 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1881904 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -28.422874 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.5 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -12.37 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.74969697 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.71 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.4200001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.52398527 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.71 - 16.5 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 604,938,600,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 2.18 |
| Float Shares | 888,130 |
| Forward Eps | -0.7 |
| Forward P E | -5.9 |
| Free Cashflow | 8,682,625 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Fullday Change | -0.3000002 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -7.263927 |
| Fullday Price | 3.83 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -341,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.67689 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.0416 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 2,675,412 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Ir Website | http://www.b2i.us/profiles/investor/CSummary.asp?f=1&BzID=509&Nav=1&LangID=1&s=0&tPName=Profile |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,712,793,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 7.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,749,513,600 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:15 |
| Long Business Summary | ClearOne, Inc. does not have significant operations. Previously, the company was engaged in the design, development, and marketing of professional audio conferencing, microphone, and video collaboration solutions. ClearOne, Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
| Long Name | ClearOne, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 11,049,452 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_274944 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -4,374,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 11,290,238 |
| Open | 3.875 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,399,000 |
| Operating Margins | 2.1644099 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.44 |
| Phone | 801 975 7200 |
| Pre Market Change | -0.3000002 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | -7.263927 |
| Pre Market Price | 3.83 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,791,894,449 |
| Previous Close | 3.91 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | -29.084507 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | -5.7669373 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.081 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.22 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 5.6266 |
| Regular Market Day High | 4.14 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 3.85 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 3.85 - 4.14 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.875 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.91 |
| Regular Market Price | 4.13 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,791,835,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 51,258 |
| Return On Assets | -0.20739001 |
| Return On Equity | -0.60062003 |
| Revenue Per Share | -0.877 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.17502642 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,675,412 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.14479999 |
| Shares Short | 387,282 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 24,903 |
| Short Name | ClearOne, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.4397 |
| Short Ratio | 0.27 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | UT |
| Symbol | CLRO |
| Total Cash | 75,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.028 |
| Total Debt | 500,000 |
| Total Revenue | -1,916,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.9 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.8139 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.6838999 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.14206773 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 51,258 |
| Website | https://www.clearone.com |
| Zip | 84,116 |