Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: CLFD stock price vs PANW: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at PANW's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, PANW P/E.
Implied fair value · at CLFD's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, CLFD P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Higher is better
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
Clearfield, Inc. · implied price per share
Reporting currency could not be verified.
Palo Alto Networks Inc · implied price per share
Reporting currency could not be verified.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
CLFD · not enough data.
PANW · not enough data.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CLFD can reaccelerate revenue growth and expand margins toward PANW-like levels, then the stock may deserve a higher multiple because the current valuation already reflects weak operating performance, but PANW-relative upside is not credible without that inflection.
On a P/S basis, CLFD trades at 2.9x versus PANW at 30.7x, while the model’s PANW-relative implied price suggests substantial upside; however, that comparison is stretched by PANW’s much larger scale and stronger fundamentals. CLFD’s current price of $32.11 sits near the top of its historical band, so the stock is not obviously distressed despite the large PANW-implied gap.
Supporting Metrics
