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As of close of business last night, Clearfield Inc’s stock clocked out at $28.47, up 1.57% from its previous closing price of $28.03. In other words, the price has increased by $1.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.26 million shares were traded. CLFD stock price reached its highest trading level at $30.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.29.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CLFD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 3.71 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 15.91. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.27 and its Current Ratio is at 5.42. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.03 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.02.
On November 26, 2025, Needham reiterated its Buy rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $50 to $45.
Northland Capital Downgraded its Outperform to Market Perform on August 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $45.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 19 ’25 when Hill John P sold 23,809 shares for $33.10 per share. The transaction valued at 788,078 led to the insider holds 152,246 shares of the business.
Hill John P sold 13,831 shares of CLFD for $457,115 on Feb 14 ’25. The Chief Operating Officer now owns 176,055 shares after completing the transaction at $33.05 per share. On Feb 19 ’25, another insider, Hill John P, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 23,809 shares for $33.00 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CLFD now has a Market Capitalization of 394015552 and an Enterprise Value of 296795552. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.62 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.977 whereas that against EBITDA is 36.023.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CLFD is 1.90, which has changed by -0.08398694 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12159383 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CLFD has reached a high of $46.76, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $23.78. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -15.69%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.65%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CLFD traded 110.70K shares on average per day over the past three months and 136390 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 13.84M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 11.41M. Insiders hold about 17.38% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.93% stake in the company. Shares short for CLFD as of 1763078400 were 924930 with a Short Ratio of 8.36, compared to 1760486400 on 896877. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 924930 and a Short% of Float of 8.189999.
