Clear Secure (YOU) Competitors

Clear Secure (NYSE:YOU) and Bentley Systems (NASDAQ:BSY) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is YOU or BSY a better dividend stock?

Clear Secure pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Bentley Systems pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Clear Secure pays out 31.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bentley Systems pays out 35.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Clear Secure has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Bentley Systems has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Clear Secure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer YOU or BSY?

Clear Secure currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.50%. Bentley Systems has a consensus price target of $52.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.54%. Given Clear Secure's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clear Secure is more favorable than Bentley Systems.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Secure	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Bentley Systems	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk & volatility, YOU or BSY?

Clear Secure has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bentley Systems has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor YOU or BSY?

In the previous week, Bentley Systems had 2 more articles in the media than Clear Secure. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Bentley Systems and 7 mentions for Clear Secure. Bentley Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Clear Secure's score of 0.92 indicating that Bentley Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clear Secure	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bentley Systems	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, YOU or BSY?

Bentley Systems has higher revenue and earnings than Clear Secure. Clear Secure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bentley Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Secure	$802.81M	4.13	$28.11M	$1.60	15.56
Bentley Systems	$1.39B	10.47	$326.71M	$0.79	62.96

Do insiders & institutionals believe in YOU or BSY?

73.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.2% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.7% of Clear Secure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.6% of Bentley Systems shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is YOU or BSY more profitable?

Bentley Systems has a net margin of 27.73% compared to Clear Secure's net margin of 10.93%. Clear Secure's return on equity of 48.28% beat Bentley Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clear Secure	10.93%	48.28%	12.96%
Bentley Systems	27.73%	29.50%	8.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor YOU or BSY?

Bentley Systems received 26 more outperform votes than Clear Secure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.61% of users gave Clear Secure an outperform vote while only 63.79% of users gave Bentley Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clear Secure	Outperform Votes 48 67.61%	Underperform Votes 23 32.39%
Bentley Systems	Outperform Votes 74 63.79%	Underperform Votes 42 36.21%

Summary

Clear Secure and Bentley Systems tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.