Clearfield, Inc.

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD), a leader in fiber connectivity solutions for telecom, data center, and network infrastructure environments, today announced a distribution alliance with WAV, a full-service distributor serving wireless service providers, WISPs, and other connectivity-focused customers across the U.S. and Canada. The alliance supports Clearfield's strategy to expand its presence in the wireless market as fiber, power, and active infrastructure move d.

BlackRock Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 957,424 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $38,096,000. BlackRock Inc. owned about 7.05% of Clearfield at the

Connor Clark and Lunn Investment Management Ltd. acquired a new stake in Clearfield, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLFD) in the undefined quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 20,328 shares of the communications equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $809,000.

Clearfield is still a buy despite a FY2026 guidance cut driven by delayed broadband projects and fiber constraints. CLFD's $22 million hyperscale data center order provides the first tangible validation of its data center growth thesis. Current headwinds appear timing-related, not structural. Broadband demand is intact but delayed by BEAD rollout and fiber shortages.