Versor Investments LP Purchases 13,100 Shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. $YOU

Key Points

• Versor Investments LP increased its stake in CLEAR Secure, Inc. by 97.8%, acquiring an additional 13,100 shares, bringing its total holdings to 26,500 shares valued at approximately $687,000.
• The company reported an EPS of $0.26, surpassing analysts' expectations and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 17.6%.
• CLEAR Secure announced a quarterly dividend of $0.125 per share, yielding 1.5%, with payment scheduled for September 17th.

Versor Investments LP increased its position in shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU - Free Report) by 97.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 26,500 shares of the company's stock after buying an additional 13,100 shares during the period. Versor Investments LP's holdings in CLEAR Secure were worth $687,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. boosted its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. now owns 62,763 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,626,000 after purchasing an additional 481 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 72.0% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,474 shares of the company's stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 217.0% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,116 shares of the company's stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 764 shares during the period. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in CLEAR Secure in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC boosted its holdings in CLEAR Secure by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 32,057 shares of the company's stock valued at $854,000 after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the period. 73.80% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at CLEAR Secure

In other news, President Michael Z. Barkin sold 20,000 shares of CLEAR Secure stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.81, for a total transaction of $656,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president owned 12,725 shares in the company, valued at $417,507.25. The trade was a 61.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Dennis W. Liu sold 5,000 shares of CLEAR Secure stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $33.60, for a total transaction of $168,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 13,923 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $467,812.80. This represents a 26.42% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 33,000 shares of company stock worth $1,056,700. 39.73% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

CLEAR Secure Trading Up 4.5%

Shares of CLEAR Secure stock traded up $1.5610 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $36.2810. 1,922,739 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,708,579. The company has a market cap of $4.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.68 and a beta of 1.25. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $29.75 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.66. CLEAR Secure, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $21.67 and a fifty-two week high of $38.88.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $219.47 million during 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 revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.34 EPS. CLEAR Secure has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts predict that CLEAR Secure, Inc. will post 0.98 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CLEAR Secure Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be given a $0.125 dividend. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. CLEAR Secure's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 31.25%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have weighed in on YOU. Telsey Advisory Group increased their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $32.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CLEAR Secure from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, July 13th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.00.

About CLEAR Secure

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.