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Clearfield, Inc.

$CLFD·$373M·Communication Equipment·Technology
$29.01-1.8%YTD+14.4%1Y-9.7%
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2026-08-22: 0 posts2026-08-23: 1 posts40%
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CLCLFD
$CLFDClearfield, Inc.
$29.01-1.76%4 posts0%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $CLFD, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Hinges on a big eventWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-08-29

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

Fiber-optic + data-center connectivity player with NOVA award + FY27 +130% Street inflection; recent guidance cut caps the setup.

Clearfield, Inc. is a $370M specialty fiber-optic connectivity solutions maker (broadband/FTTH + NOVA platform for data-center connectivity) at $29.53 — +14% YTD, -11% t12m, sitting at 20% of its 52w range and -8% below the 50d after a guidance-cut pullback.

  • Q3 FY26 EPS $0.22 vs $0.19 (+14.3% beat), Q2 -$0.04 in-line, Q1 -$0.02 vs -$0.04 (+50% beat) — inconsistent cadence.
  • Q2 revenue $34.4M (-27.1% YoY), Q1 $34.3M (+15.6%) — real revenue softness reflecting broadband capex normalization.
  • Cash economics: PE -63.5 (TTM loss year distortion), PS 3.99, ROIC 0.6%, ROE -3.4%, gross margin 37%, op-margin 1.4%, D/E 0.045 (essentially unlevered), EV/EBITDA 49.6 (elevated), FCF yield 3.0%.
  • Analyst path FY (Sep) 2026 EPS $0.53 → FY 2027 $1.22 (+130% growth) — Street models material inflection.
  • Amendment No. 4 to Loan Agreement with Old National Bank (July 28) — extending maturity of revolver.
  • NOVA Platform Earns Gold in 2026 ISE Network Innovators' Awards — real product-recognition.
  • Sentiment (5 posts): bullish — CLFD framed as broadband-to-AI-connectivity rotation winner, cup-and-handle pattern forming, CLFD + ADTN called "going to be winners," weekly chart great, bear voice absent.

Read as a fiber-optic broadband + data-center connectivity player with NOVA-platform award + material FY27 +130% Street inflection model + AI-connectivity thematic tailwind; the debated question is whether Q4 FY26 confirms the FY27 inflection or whether the recent guidance-cut extends further.

Agrees with X sentimentX is bullish on the broadband-to-AI-connectivity rotation + technical setup; verdict aligns while flagging the guidance-cut backdrop.

What to watch: Q4 FY26 revenue trajectory, NOVA platform commercial ramp, and any FY27 guidance commentary on the Nov 24 print.

On the calendar: 2026-11-24 Q4 FY26 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-08

Clearfield is being framed as the broadband-to-AI-connectivity rotation winner: holders topped up after seeing an explosive cup-and-handle forming, and CLFD + ADTN are being called 'going to be winners.' The weekly chart looks great. The bear voice is essentially absent.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes passive fiber optic connectivity products (fiber cabinets, cassettes, patch panels) for telecom and broadband network buildouts.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Communication Equipment sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CLFD.

Communication Equipment · Technology

AI networking — the Ethernet and InfiniBand infrastructure connecting GPU clusters — is the high-growth demand driver; CSCO's AI backlog and Arista's data center wins confirm the cycle. Traditional enterprise networking refresh is slower; AI infrastructure is where the incremental spending is.

What this means for $CLFD

Partial — cloud infrastructure exposure benefits indirectly from hyperscaler capex; core business is Clearfield, Inc.

Top industry ETF

$IYZiShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF
+27.1%YTD
+37.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-63.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
0.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
1.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
4.0Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-3.4%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
37.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.0Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.22$0.19+14.3%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.04$-0.040.0%
Q4 2025Feb 4, 2026$-0.02$-0.04+50.0%
Q3 2025Nov 25, 2025$0.13$0.09+44.4%
Next earningsTue, Nov 24·consensus EPS $0.06

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$34.4M-27.1%32.5%-6.0%$-0.04$-2.1M
Q1 FY26$34.3M+15.6%33.2%-5.3%$-0.04$-1.0M
Q4 FY25$17.6M-62.4%73.5%24.6%$-0.65$11.8M
Q3 FY25$49.9M+2.3%30.5%3.0%$0.12$7.4M

Forward consensus

2-year forecast · up to 3 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$165.0M$164.2M – $165.7M$0.53$0.50 – $0.553
FY27$200.1M$199.8M – $200.3M$1.22$1.20 – $1.233

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.20%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-7.9%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-8.6%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 11.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β2.125-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJul 1Cheryl BeranekCEO1.8K sh$71KSellJun 9Anis KhemakhemChief Commercial Officer1.7K sh$67KSellJun 1Cheryl BeranekCEO7.5K sh$352KSellMay 27Cheryl BeranekCEO2.5K sh$125KSellMay 11Jones Walter Louis JrDirector2.4K sh$110KSellMay 11Cheryl BeranekCEO2.5K sh$113KSellMay 8Cheryl BeranekCEO5.0K sh$201K
+ 5 other (4 awards · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementJul 288-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

Clearfield Inc. (CLFD) entered Amendment No. 4 to its Loan Agreement on July 24, 2026 with Old National Bank (successor by merger to Bremer Bank, National Association), extending the maturity of its revolving credit line from July 24, 2026 to November 21, 2026. All other material terms of the loan agreement remain unchanged. The amendment includes customary representations and warranties. This is a routine short-term maturity extension of an existing credit facility with no material change to terms, providing a brief runway while the company likely refinances.

8-KMaterial agreementApr 308-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement
AI summary

Clearfield Inc. (CLFD) filed an 8-K on or around April 25 under Item 1.01 disclosing entry into a material definitive agreement. The fiber optic equipment manufacturer entered into a significant contract, partnership, or supply arrangement that is material to the business. The specific counterparty, deal structure, and financial terms are disclosed in the filing. The full agreement is attached as an exhibit.

+ 8 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 1 SD) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Clearfield: A Painful Guidance Cut, But The Data Center Thesis Is Finally Validatedseekingalpha.com·4d agoClearfield's NOVA™ Platform Earns Gold in 2026 ISE Network Innovators' Awardsgurufocus.com·12d agoClearfield's NOVA™ Platform Earns Gold in 2026 ISE Network Innovators' Awardsbusinesswire.com·12d agoClearfield Q3 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·26d agoClearfield, Inc. (CLFD) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·26d ago

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