JPMorgan Chase & Co. Increases CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) Price Target to $47.00

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) had its price objective increased by equities researchers at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $42.00 to $47.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target points to a potential downside of 0.28% from the company’s previous close.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on YOU. Zacks Research lowered shares of CLEAR Secure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered CLEAR Secure from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. DA Davidson raised their target price on CLEAR Secure from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on CLEAR Secure from $38.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised their price objective on CLEAR Secure from $45.00 to $55.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, CLEAR Secure has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $49.43.

CLEAR Secure Stock Up 1.3%

CLEAR Secure stock traded up $0.62 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $47.13. 3,783,269 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,641,414. CLEAR Secure has a one year low of $21.94 and a one year high of $50.46. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $34.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $34.58. The company has a market cap of $6.28 billion, a PE ratio of 28.74 and a beta of 1.21.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.31 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31. The business had revenue of $240.75 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $235.66 million. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 20.97% and a return on equity of 119.82%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.91 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect that CLEAR Secure will post 0.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director Adam Wiener sold 14,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, January 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $490,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 165,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,797,190. This trade represents a 7.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Lynn Haaland sold 15,532 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.00, for a total transaction of $636,812.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $636,853. The trade was a 50.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 37,532 shares of company stock valued at $1,446,812. Insiders own 39.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CLEAR Secure

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in CLEAR Secure by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,188,446 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,691,000 after purchasing an additional 318,047 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of CLEAR Secure by 80.5% in the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 12,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $452,000 after buying an additional 5,739 shares in the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 172,339 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,046,000 after buying an additional 1,379 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of CLEAR Secure in the fourth quarter valued at about $204,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in CLEAR Secure by 321.2% during the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,336 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after buying an additional 10,170 shares in the last quarter. 73.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

CLEAR Secure News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting CLEAR Secure this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company sets a 2026 free-cash-flow target of at least $440M and posted accelerating revenue/bookings and margin expansion in Q4 — signals stronger cash generation and profitability. PR Newswire: Q4 & FY2025 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Board announced a raised quarterly dividend (to $0.15), a special $0.20/share cash dividend, and a $125M increase to the share-repurchase authorization — direct shareholder returns that support the stock. PR Newswire: Capital Allocation
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple analysts raised price targets after results: Stifel to $51 (hold) and Telsey to $55 (outperform), providing some upward analyst momentum. StreetInsider: Stifel PT Raise TickerReport: Telsey PT Raise
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported Q4 EPS of $0.31, in line with consensus, while revenue of $240.8M modestly topped estimates — solid operational performance but not an EPS surprise. Zacks: Q4 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: Q4 earnings-call transcripts and analyst notes are available for detail on product rollouts (eGates, CLEAR1 enterprise momentum) and partnership updates if you want to dig into execution. Seeking Alpha: Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Wells Fargo raised its target to $33 but kept an “underweight” rating — the target implies substantial downside versus the current price and reflects lingering analyst caution. Benzinga: Wells Fargo Note

CLEAR Secure Company Profile

CLEAR Secure, Inc operates a biometric identity platform designed to expedite identity verification for air travelers and venue guests. The company’s core offering is the CLEAR membership service, which uses fingerprint and iris scans to confirm a member’s identity and provide access to dedicated security lanes at participating airports. Members link government-issued IDs and personal biometric data via the CLEAR app, enabling faster processing through Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoints and select event entrances.

Founded in 2010 by Caryn Seidman‐Becker and Ken Cornick, CLEAR is headquartered in New York City.