Nordea Investment Management AB Has $9.86 Million Holdings in CLEAR Secure, Inc. $YOU

Nordea Investment Management AB grew its stake in shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 358,788 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,139 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in CLEAR Secure were worth $9,859,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Durable Capital Partners LP acquired a new stake in CLEAR Secure during the first quarter worth approximately $76,673,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 25.2% in the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 2,474,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,687,000 after buying an additional 497,871 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 35.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,633,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,320,000 after buying an additional 430,035 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of CLEAR Secure in the first quarter valued at approximately $30,862,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp raised its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 8.7% in the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,137,686 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,477,000 after buying an additional 90,714 shares in the last quarter. 73.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CLEAR Secure in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Telsey Advisory Group lifted their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $32.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of CLEAR Secure from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 30th. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $34.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other CLEAR Secure news, President Michael Z. Barkin sold 16,050 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.22, for a total transaction of $565,281.00. Following the sale, the president owned 12,725 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $448,174.50. The trade was a 55.78% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Adam Wiener sold 8,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.02, for a total transaction of $264,160.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 193,634 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,393,794.68. The trade was a 3.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 61,027 shares of company stock valued at $2,074,903. 39.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

CLEAR Secure Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:YOU opened at $31.28 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $34.55 and its 200 day simple moving average is $29.49. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.55 and a beta of 1.24. CLEAR Secure, Inc. has a 1 year low of $21.67 and a 1 year high of $39.00.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $219.47 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $214.90 million. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 21.17% and a return on equity of 122.69%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.34 earnings per share. CLEAR Secure has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that CLEAR Secure, Inc. will post 0.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CLEAR Secure Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 10th. CLEAR Secure’s payout ratio is presently 31.25%.

CLEAR Secure Company Profile

Clear Secure, Inc operates a secure identity platform under the CLEAR brand name primarily in the United States. Its secure identity platform is a multi-layered infrastructure consisting of front-end, including enrollment, verification, and linking, as well as back-end. The company also offers CLEAR Plus, a consumer aviation subscription service, which enables access to predictable entry lanes in airport security checkpoints, as well as access to broader network; and CLEAR mobile app, which is used to enroll new members and improve the experience for existing members.