Stocks · Real Estate · REIT - Residential
Clipper Realty Inc. CLPR
$3.14 +0.96% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $50.7M
High risk
Next earnings report: Nov 12, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to 22.8% from 5.6% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 20.6× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Real Estate sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth33Weak
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 21%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 48%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 25%
Quality25Very weak
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 37%
- Gross marginBottom 45%
- Operating marginBottom 47%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 48%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 14%
- Interest coverBottom 43%
Value40Weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 7%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 3%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 30%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 47%
Momentum36Weak
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthBottom 24%
- 6-month returnTop 25%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Bottom 31%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 33%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 22%
Revisions11Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersBottom 5%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 18%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 45%
Stability12Very weak
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 16%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 16%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 41%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 14%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -0.3% | -1.7% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 56.8% | 44.3% | ↓ |
| Operating margin | 5.6% | 22.8% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 10.5% | 13.6% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | -1.7% | -0.3% | ↓ | Bottom 21% |
| Gross margin | 44.3% | 56.8% | ↓ | Bottom 45% |
| Operating margin | 22.8% | 5.6% | ↑ | Bottom 47% |
| Net margin | -8.4% | -9.5% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 13.6% | 10.5% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.9% | — | Bottom 37% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 5.7% | — | Top 48% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -3.1%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 2.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -41.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 20.56×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.1×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 36.74%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 36.74%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.2%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 2 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- -100.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +0.6%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Analysts with a rating
- 4
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 50%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -337.5% | +2.6% | +15.4% | +19.4% | — |
| May 14, 2026 | -44.4% | +0.3% | -3.0% | +9.0% | -3.0% |
| Feb 26, 2026 | +172.7% | -1.7% | -6.4% | -11.1% | -9.9% |
| Nov 13, 2025 | -240.0% | +0.8% | -1.6% | -7.0% | -4.3% |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -145.3% | -1.7% | +15.1% | +22.1% | +7.8% |
| May 12, 2025 | +437.5% | +3.2% | +3.5% | -3.0% | -10.7% |
| Feb 14, 2025 | -134.9% | +3.6% | +13.5% | +16.3% | +5.3% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -140.5% | -2.2% | -10.0% | -26.3% | -41.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 2026 | -$0.19 | $0.08 | -337.5% | $38.6M |
| May 14, 2026 | $0.05 | $0.09 | -44.4% | $38.1M |
| Feb 26, 2026 | $0.30 | $0.11 | +172.7% | $37.1M |
| Nov 13, 2025 | -$0.14 | $0.10 | -240.0% | $37.7M |
| Aug 7, 2025 | -$0.07 | $0.15 | -145.3% | $39.0M |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.86 | $0.16 | +437.5% | $39.4M |
| Feb 14, 2025 | -$0.05 | $0.14 | -134.9% | $38.0M |
| Oct 31, 2024 | -$0.05 | $0.12 | -140.5% | $37.6M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (forward) | 10.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.4× | — | — | Bottom 30% |
| EV / Sales | 8.54× | — | — | Top 47% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 40.55% | — | — | Top 3% |
| Earnings yield | -29.62% | — | — | Bottom 7% |
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +6.0%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- -0.7%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -1.2%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -2.7%
- RSI (14)
- 41.8
- Relative volume
- 0.31×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 37.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 30th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.63
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.19
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -25.1%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -60.1%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2022 | Jun 30, 2026 | -73.5% | 1124 days | Not yet recovered |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Nov 4, 2020 | -20.9% | 19 days | 21 days (Dec 4, 2020) |
| Apr 7, 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 | -18.6% | 63 days | 84 days (Nov 3, 2021) |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 | -16.6% | 17 days | 18 days (Dec 28, 2021) |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Mar 19, 2021 | -13.6% | 16 days | 12 days (Apr 7, 2021) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $50.7M
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- -$0.93
- Revenue (TTM)
- $151.5M
- Dividend yield
- 12.10%
- 52-week range
- $2.69 – $4.32
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $122.7M | $129.7M | $138.2M | $148.8M | $153.2M |
| Gross profit | $63.3M | $67.9M | $75.6M | $84.8M | $122.8M |
| Operating income | $24.2M | $27.6M | $33.2M | $40.5M | $4.2M |
| Net income | -$7.6M | -$4.8M | -$5.9M | -$2.5M | -$19.9M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.51 | -$0.36 | -$0.45 | -$0.25 | -$1.38 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $37.6M | $38.0M | $39.4M | $39.0M | $37.7M | $37.1M | $38.1M | $38.6M |
| Net income | -$412,000 | -$418,000 | -$13.3M | -$516,000 | -$1.8M | -$4.3M | -$4.2M | -$2.4M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.05 | -$0.05 | -$0.86 | -$0.07 | -$0.14 | -$0.30 | -$0.30 | -$0.19 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $10.8M | $20.1M | $26.2M | $31.9M | $22.6M |
| Capital expenditure | -$35.5M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Free cash flow | -$24.7M | $20.1M | $26.2M | $31.9M | $22.6M |
| Dividends paid | -$6.1M | -$17.1M | -$17.4M | -$6.1M | -$18.5M |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $37.7M
- Total assets
- $1.22B
- Total liabilities
- $1.33B
- Total debt
- $1.28B
- Net debt
- $1.24B
- Shareholders’ equity
- -$40.1M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2026 | $0.10 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| May 26, 2026 | $0.10 | Jun 4, 2026 |
| Mar 12, 2026 | $0.10 | Mar 19, 2026 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | $0.10 | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Aug 21, 2025 | $0.10 | Sep 5, 2025 |
| May 27, 2025 | $0.10 | Jun 11, 2025 |
| Mar 19, 2025 | $0.10 | Apr 3, 2025 |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.10 | Nov 27, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 123,308
- Days to cover
- 2.02
- Change vs previous report
- +22.2%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.