What is Roth Capital’s Forecast for Clearfield Q1 Earnings?

Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ:CLFD) – Investment analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2027 earnings per share estimates for shares of Clearfield in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 25th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle expects that the communications equipment provider will earn $0.29 per share for the quarter. Roth Capital has a “Buy” rating and a $43.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for Clearfield’s current full-year earnings is ($0.29) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for Clearfield’s Q2 2027 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $0.56 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.45 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on CLFD. Lake Street Capital decreased their price target on shares of Clearfield from $52.00 to $41.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Clearfield in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Clearfield in a research note on Wednesday. Northland Securities upgraded Clearfield from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $45.00 price target on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Clearfield from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, five have assigned a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $43.50.

Clearfield Stock Performance

NASDAQ CLFD opened at $28.47 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $393.06 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 2,847.00 and a beta of 1.81. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $33.65 and a 200-day simple moving average of $36.66. Clearfield has a one year low of $23.78 and a one year high of $46.76.

Clearfield (NASDAQ:CLFD) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $17.59 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $49.55 million. Clearfield had a return on equity of 0.07% and a net margin of 0.11%. Clearfield has set its Q1 2026 guidance at -0.080-0.000 EPS. FY 2026 guidance at 0.480-0.620 EPS.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Penn Capital Management Company LLC raised its position in shares of Clearfield by 67.6% during the 3rd quarter. Penn Capital Management Company LLC now owns 11,335 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $390,000 after acquiring an additional 4,570 shares in the last quarter. PharVision Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Clearfield in the third quarter valued at approximately $244,000. Quarry LP acquired a new stake in Clearfield during the third quarter worth approximately $42,000. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Clearfield by 48.4% during the 3rd quarter. Punch & Associates Investment Management Inc. now owns 262,610 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $9,029,000 after buying an additional 85,610 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Millennium Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Clearfield by 103.6% during the 3rd quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 38,196 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,313,000 after buying an additional 19,440 shares during the last quarter. 88.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Clearfield declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Tuesday, November 25th that authorizes the company to repurchase $85.00 million in outstanding shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the communications equipment provider to purchase up to 22% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

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.