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Clearfield, Inc. Stock: price and insider trades · United States
No insider purchase over the last 90 days. The latest was filed 15 Dec 2025.
Clearfield, Inc.: what insiders have been doing
Clearfield, Inc., classified in the Technology sector, is a listed company based in United States, United States, founded in 2008. Its insiders report their share dealings to SEC (Form 4). In the past year (18 October 2025 to 18 October 2026), 32 filings came from 14 insiders.
On the market, 1 insider bought (1 purchase totalling €256k) while 3 insiders sold (5 sales totalling €571k). The amount is not disclosed for 1 filing. A purchase on the market is a deliberate choice to commit personal money, which is why it draws more attention than a grant. Biggest ticket of the year: €303k, sold by Beranek Cheryl and made public on 3 June 2026 (0.088% of market cap). Those buying include 1 senior executive.
With 32 filings in twelve months, the company is more active than the median of 19 filings across the 5,816 companies we follow on the same exchange. Over the whole record (from 2016), the tally stands at 15 purchases and 24 sales. The 10-K for the year ended 30 September 2025 shows 150.1 m USD of revenue and -8.1 m USD of net income.
The last purchase on record was published on 15 December 2025, which is 307 days ago. Typically, a trade is published a median of 3 days after it takes place. For comparison, the SEC allows two business days to file a Form 4. Sales are harder to read than purchases, since they often meet personal needs such as tax or diversification.
Elsewhere in the same sector, our signals recently picked up insider purchases at Core Scientific, Inc./tx and Gitlab Inc. Every figure here comes from the filings published by SEC (Form 4) and describes the past, not future prices; it is not investment advice.
Insider Decl.
171
Thresholds
n/a
Buy Volume
€1M
15 ops. · all time
Sell Volume
€9M
24 ops. · all time
Who traded when
BuySaleCheryl Beranek3 sales
John P. Hill2 sales
Ronald G. Roth2 buys
Anis Khemakhem1 sale
Donald R. Hayward1 sale
Since the insiders bought
- -3.3%Entry US$30.01 · Close at T+90 US$29.01
- -17.1%Entry US$39.43 · Close at T+365 US$32.70
- -0.5%Entry US$36.54 · Close at T+365 US$36.36
Entry is the close on the day after publication, the first price a reader could act on. Prices in the listing currency. Past moves are not a forecast.
This score ranks the purchase within its own market. A position size is suggested only on the venues of the backtested strategy universe; elsewhere, signals stay on watch. Not investment advice.
Fundamental score
Ranked 16,585 of 24,148 companies
39.3
score / 100
Value35
Quality44
FCF yld5.4%
Earn yld-2.0%
EV/EBITDA28.1x
ROE1.6%
Gross mgn34%
Net mgn-5.4%
Debt/EBITDA0.6x
Pillars2/3
Transparent value + quality ranking, distinct from the insider signal.
Financial data
as of FY 2025FY ended September 2025 · cache
US$29.99
Analyst consensus
4 analysts1.25/5
US$38.00Target US$40.25(+34%)US$45.00
Income statement
RevenueUS$150.1M
Gross profitUS$50.5M34% margin
EBITDAUS$14.8M10% margin
Net income-US$8.1M-4.7% margin
Valuation
PER (trailing)55.5x
PER (forward)33.5x
P/Book1.7x
Beta2.14
Balance sheet & cash
Market capUS$407.4M
Total debtUS$8.8M
Free Cash FlowUS$21.8M
Debt / Equity4%
Profitability & ownership
ROE1.6%
ROA-0.1%
% insiders18.2%
% institutions65.8%
Last declaration on 6 July 2026
Declarations171 total
1,778 shares@ US$40.060.017% mcap2.0% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000796505-26-000023:0
210 sharesCommon Stock (ESPP)SEC:0000796505-26-000019:0
1,778 shares@ US$39.69690.017% mcap2.0% of flowCommonSEC144:0001957799-26-000120
1,684 sharesCommon StockSEC:0000796505-26-000018:0
1,684 shares@ US$39.89720.014% mcap95.5% of flowCommonSEC144:0001957799-26-000105
7,500 shares@ US$46.920.088% mcap9.6% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000796505-26-000017:0
2,500 shares@ US$50.000.031% mcap3.4% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000796505-26-000016:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000008:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000007:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000012:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000011:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000010:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000009:0
2,544 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-26-000006:0
3,595 shares@ US$32.0027.3% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000796505-26-000005:0
210 shares@ US$24.780.1% of flowCommon Stock (ESPP)SEC:0000796505-26-000003:0
222 shares@ US$24.780.2% of flowCommon Stock (ESPP)SEC:0000796505-26-000002:0
88 shares@ US$24.780.3% of flowCommon Stock (ESPP)SEC:0000796505-26-000001:0
131 shares@ US$24.784.5% of flowCommon Stock (ESPP)SEC:0000796505-26-000004:0
10,000 shares@ US$30.0633.5% of flowCommon StockSEC:0000796505-25-000035:0
Canonical exit: 15 Mar 2026 (T+90)
1,960 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-25-000034:0
326 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-25-000033:0
326 shares0Common StockSEC:0000796505-25-000032:0
11,495 shares0Restricted StockSEC:0000796505-25-000029:0
17,030 shares0Restricted StockSEC:0000796505-25-000028:0
25 of 171 declarations
About Clearfield, Inc.
Clearfield, Inc. is a U.S.-based company listed on the NASDAQ (United States) that designs, manufactures, and sells fiber-optic connectivity solutions for communications networks. Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, the company has built its franchise around modular fiber management, protection, and delivery platforms, with a strong focus on simplifying FTTH (fiber-to-the-home), FTTB, and broader access-network deployments. Clearfield primarily serves broadband service providers, regional operators, MSOs/cable operators, national carriers, and selected wireless and data-center-related applications.
The company’s portfolio includes fiber management systems, outdoor cabinets and enclosures, cassettes, panels, access terminals, patch cords, cable assemblies, and test-access and fiber-protection products. Clearfield’s value proposition is centered on reducing deployment time and lowering total installation costs through a building-block architecture designed for field-ready, craft-friendly use. The company also addresses 4G/5G backhaul and fronthaul requirements, broadening its exposure beyond traditional residential broadband builds.
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From a competitive standpoint, Clearfield occupies a specialized niche within passive optical infrastructure rather than competing in active networking equipment. That positioning can be advantageous because customers increasingly look for simpler, scalable, labor-efficient architectures that can accelerate rollouts while limiting inventory complexity and training requirements. Clearfield’s footprint is strongest in the United States, but it also serves international markets, notably Europe, Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America. Following the 2022 acquisition of Nestor Cables, the company also has cable-manufacturing operations in Finland.
Recent developments have been constructive. In fiscal 2025, Clearfield reported materially improved financial performance, including higher sales, a much stronger gross margin profile, and a return to profitability. The company has also continued to refresh its product suite, launching new terminals, modular platforms, and accessories aimed at FTTH, business connectivity, data-center, and 5G-related deployments. It has complemented product execution with broader ecosystem initiatives, including workforce development efforts tied to broadband expansion.
For investors, Clearfield is best viewed as a small-cap infrastructure technology company leveraged to long-term fiber adoption, broadband expansion programs, and customer capital-spending cycles. Its differentiated, modular product architecture and its focus on installation efficiency remain central to its market positioning.
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