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CLFD Clearfield (CLFD) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Tech Hardware · Telephone & telegraph apparatus · CIK 0000796505
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
55
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about CLFD

Insiders, 180 days
-$1.0M net sold
3 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Clearfield insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, Clearfield, Inc. insiders sold a net $1.0M of stock across 42 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Chief Executive Officer
SELL
2026-07-06 SECtraded 2026-07-01
1,778
$71.2K
-14.7%
Context
  • 5 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (5 sales), the last on Jun 1, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.4% of the 492,973 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 55 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Beranek Cheryl sold about $71.2K of CLFD on Jul 1, 2026; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 55 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Commercial Officer
SELL
2026-06-11 SECtraded 2026-06-09
1,684
$67.2K
-29.7%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.7% of the 25,126 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 55 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Commercial Officer Khemakhem Anis sold about $67.2K of CLFD on Jun 9, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 55 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Executive Officer
SELL
2026-06-03 SECtraded 2026-06-01
7,500
$351.9K
-37.7%
Context
  • 4 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (4 sales), the last on May 27, 2026.
  • The trade is 1.5% of the 494,541 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 55 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Beranek Cheryl sold about $351.9K of CLFD on Jun 1, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 55 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Executive Officer
SELL
2026-05-28 SECtraded 2026-05-27
2,500
$125.0K
-41.3%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on May 11, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 502,041 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 55 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Beranek Cheryl sold about $125.0K of CLFD on May 27, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 55 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Executive Officer
SELL
2026-05-12 SECtraded 2026-05-11
2,500
$112.6K
-34.8%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on May 8, 2026.
  • The trade is 0.5% of the 504,541 shares held after it.
  • 2 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 55 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer Beranek Cheryl sold about $112.6K of CLFD on May 11, 2026; 2 other insiders sold within 30 days and 55 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
42 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$1.0M over 180 days
more than 51% of Tech Hardware
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
55 funds bought in last quarter
below 64% of Tech Hardware
Revenue
+19.6% year over year
more than 71% of Tech Hardware
Margin
-5.4% net margin
below 60% of Tech Hardware
Buybacks
$13.5M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 74% of Tech Hardware
Short interest
14.3% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 9.2 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 77% of Tech Hardware
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 27Insider selling stopped: no sales in 90 days after 7 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 7 sales in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-20.5%12M
-25%-1%+23%+47%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-06-01 · Beranek Cheryl sold $351.9K2025-12-15 · ROTH RONALD G bought $300.6K2026-05-08 · Beranek Cheryl sold $201.4K2026-05-27 · Beranek Cheryl sold $125.0K2026-02-19 · Hayward Donald R. sold $115.0K2026-05-11 · Beranek Cheryl sold $112.6K2026-05-11 · Jones Walter Louis JR sold $110.1K2026-07-01 · Beranek Cheryl sold $71.2K2026-06-09 · Khemakhem Anis sold $67.2K2026-07-01 · Beranek Cheryl filed to sell $70.6K
Insider buyInsider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns CLFD: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
$40.1M
957,424 sh
$38.1M
$32.2M
$15.3M

Congress trades in CLFD

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

CLFD planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
Beranek Cheryl
Filed 2026-07-01
$70.6K

CLFD mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Mairs & Power Small Cap Fund
$6.5M position · as of 2026-06-30
2.4%
Royce Micro-Cap Fund
$2.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
Royce Capital Fund - Micro-Cap Portfolio
$937.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.7%
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P(R) Telecom ETF
$4.4M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF
$2.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.4%
JPMorgan Diversified Return U.S. Small Cap Equity ETF
$1.2M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.2%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$1.6M
$3.3M
$1.3M
+70%
+143%
2024
$1.6M
$1.5M
$1.3M
+93%
+69%
2023
$1.1M
-$2.3M
$864.1K
+43%
+50%
2022
$2.0M
$6.0M
$1.5M
+419%
+14%
2021
$1.5M
$3.2M
$1.1M
+119%
+40%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $1.0M sold by insiders over 180 days, 55 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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CLFD financials

Revenue growth
+19.6%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-5.4%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$130.2M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
-5.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
0.01x
long-term 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
13.23x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end)
Return on equity
-2.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
-2.5%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
-0.1%
operating income after a 28.0% effective tax rate, over long-term 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end) plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
-0.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Enterprise value
$358.2M
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end) plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-092024-092023-122023-09
Revenue$150.1M$166.7Mn/a$268.7M
Gross profit$50.5M$25.8Mn/a$79.9M
Operating income$2.1M-$19.2Mn/a$37.6M
Net income-$8.1M-$12.5Mn/a$32.5M
EPS (diluted)-0.58-0.85n/a2.17
Operating cash flown/a$22.2Mn/a$18.4M
Cash$21.5M$14.1M$34.5M$37.8M
Long-term debtn/a$2.2Mn/a$0
Buybacks$16.7M$33.4Mn/a$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

CLFD Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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CLFD ranks highest on financial health (87th percentile) and growth (71st), and lowest on insider conviction (25th), among Tech Hardware peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
31
Inputs
  • Return on equity-2.8% · 39 pct, sector of 77
  • Return on assets-2.5% · 42 pct, sector of 92
  • Return on invested capital-0.1% · 2 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed-0.1% · 42 pct, sector of 72
Financial health
87
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.01x · 79 pct, sector of 72
  • Cash flow to debt13.23x · 95 pct, sector of 63
Growth
71
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+19.6% · 71 pct, sector of 102
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
25
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$1.0M · 50 pct, sector of 75
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 77
Institutional and government
36
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter55 · 36 pct, sector of 89
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
36
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+14.3% · 20 pct, sector of 105
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+12.7% · 52 pct, sector of 80
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

CLFD filings, in plain words

Are Clearfield insiders buying or selling CLFD?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Clearfield insiders were net sellers, a net $1.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 3 sellers.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Clearfield insiders were net sellers of CLFD, a net $1.0M across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 3 sellers. None of the 7 insider sales was flagged as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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