CLFD short interest declines, indicating growing optimism among investors

Daniel Torres

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Clearfield Inc shares valued at $300,600 were purchased by ROTH RONALD G on Dec 15 ’25. At $30.06 per share, ROTH RONALD G acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 1,279,264 shares worth approximately $38.81 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Hill John P sold 23,809 shares, netting a total of over 788,078 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $33.10 each, the insider now holds 152,246 shares.

Before that, Hill John P had sold 13,831 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $457,115, the Chief Operating Officer traded Clearfield Inc shares for $33.05 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 13,831 shares, worth approximately $5.34 million.

As published in a research note from Northland Capital on November 26, 2025, Clearfield Inc [CLFD] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $45. Analysts at Needham resumed the stock at ‘”a Buy”‘ outlook in a report released in late November. As of August 07, 2025, Northland Capital has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Market perform” for CLFD. Earlier on August 02, 2024, Lake Street upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for CLFD stock which previously was a “a Hold”.

Analyzing CLFD Stock Performance

On last trading session, Clearfield Inc [NASDAQ: CLFD] plunged -1.53% to $30.34. The stock’s lowest price that day was $29.725, but it reached a high of $30.49 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.13%. Over the course of the year, Clearfield Inc shares have dropped approximately -8.67%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $31.47 on 01/05/26 and a 52-week low of $29.01 on 01/02/26.

Support And Resistance Levels for Clearfield Inc (CLFD)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 29.81, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 29.28. In the upper region, resistance lies at 30.78. The next price resistance is at 31.23. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.26 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Clearfield Inc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Clearfield Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-15 dropping by 17474.0 shares to 0.91 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-14 was 0.92 million shares. A decline of -1.93% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 6.88 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 6.88.

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In terms of Clearfield Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 44 in the next 12 months, up nearly 42.81% from the previous closing price of $30.81. Analysts anticipate Clearfield Inc stock to reach 45 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 41. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked Clearfield Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On May 03, 2024, Northland Capital assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $40.

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