CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) Issues Quarterly Earnings Results

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.02, Zacks reports. CLEAR Secure had a return on equity of 122.69% and a net margin of 21.17%.The firm had revenue of $229.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $224.80 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.30 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. CLEAR Secure updated its Q4 2025 guidance to EPS.

CLEAR Secure Price Performance

Shares of YOU stock traded up $0.25 on Thursday, hitting $32.04. The stock had a trading volume of 2,324,801 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,389,999. The business has a 50 day moving average of $33.71 and a 200 day moving average of $30.02. The stock has a market cap of $4.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.03 and a beta of 1.23. CLEAR Secure has a 12-month low of $21.67 and a 12-month high of $39.00.

CLEAR Secure Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be issued a $0.125 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 10th. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.6%. CLEAR Secure’s dividend payout ratio is currently 31.25%.

Insider Buying and Selling at CLEAR Secure

In other CLEAR Secure news, CAO Dennis W. Liu sold 2,027 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.00, for a total value of $72,972.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 11,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $428,256. This trade represents a 14.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Adam Wiener sold 8,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.02, for a total transaction of $264,160.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 193,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,393,794.68. This trade represents a 3.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 36,027 shares of company stock worth $1,250,703. Insiders own 39.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of CLEAR Secure

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in CLEAR Secure in the second quarter worth $126,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 69.7% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after acquiring an additional 680 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 19.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 9,977 shares of the company’s stock worth $277,000 after acquiring an additional 1,595 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in CLEAR Secure in the 2nd quarter worth about $578,000. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC increased its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 52.2% in the 2nd quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 214,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,953,000 after acquiring an additional 73,568 shares during the last quarter. 73.80% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YOU has been the topic of a number of research reports. Stifel Nicolaus set a $38.00 target price on shares of CLEAR Secure in a research report on Thursday. Zacks Research cut shares of CLEAR Secure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $41.00 price target on shares of CLEAR Secure in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson initiated coverage on CLEAR Secure in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised CLEAR Secure from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.71.

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.