CLFD

ClearfieldD

Nasdaq / Technology Hardware & Equipment

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2026-07-18

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RankAlpha Sentiment Codex

B+

Bull case

30%

Probability

Target price

$48.00

+56.7% vs current

Most likely

Base case

45%

Probability

Target price

$44.00

+43.6% vs current

B-

Bear case

25%

Probability

Target price

$31.00

+1.2% vs current

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Latest data as of 2026-06-18

AI commentary

Headline tone since the May 6, 2026 earnings release is mildly constructive because Clearfield delivered near-guidance Q2 results, higher backlog, reiterated FY26 guidance, and later issued an operating activity press release around hurricane-recovery deployments. Still, this remains a low-coverage monitoring story: social coverage is absent, reliable analyst revision data is unavailable, and the central debate is still whether backlog converts before BEAD timing slips again.

RankAlpha Sentiment Codex - 2026-06-18

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Impact

standard

Confidence

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2026-08-06catalystFiscal Q3 backlog conversion is the next clean execution checkHigh impact

Clearfield reported fiscal Q2 net sales of $34.4 million, a net loss of $0.04 per diluted share, backlog of $31.6 million up 39% sequentially, and guided fiscal Q3 revenue to $42-$46 million with EPS of $0.17-$0.21. The near-term test is whether backlog converts into the guided sequential step-up and a return to profitability. [#SEC-8K-2026-05-06] [#PR-EARNINGS-2026-05-07]

2026-11-15eventReiterated FY26 outlook still requires second-half margin follow-throughHigh impact

Management reiterated fiscal 2026 revenue guidance of $160-$170 million and EPS guidance of $0.48-$0.62, but Q2 gross margin fell to 32.5% from 34.4% a year earlier while operating expenses rose as a percent of sales. The stock likely needs evidence that shipment volume and margin can support the full-year range. [#PR-EARNINGS-2026-05-07]

2027-03-31catalystBEAD deployment and adjacent datacenter wins remain upside options for FY27 rather than near-term proof pointsHigh impact

Management said BEAD timing remains the primary order constraint and framed meaningful BEAD-related revenue as more likely in fiscal 2027, while datacenter and edge-compute opportunities are seeing early engagement but have not yet produced meaningful revenue. That preserves optionality, but the thesis stays monitoring-oriented until revenue conversion becomes visible. [#PR-EARNINGS-2026-05-07]

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As of 2026-06-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology