CLEAR Secure (YOU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE: YOU) operates a secure identity platform designed to help people verify who they are and move through airports, venues and other locations more efficiently. Its technology uses biometric authentication, including facial and fingerprint recognition, alongside identity verification to provide secure, convenient access.

The company’s primary consumer offering is CLEAR+, a membership service that allows enrolled members to use dedicated lanes at participating airports for identity verification before proceeding to security screening. CLEAR also provides identity and access solutions for businesses and organizations through products such as CLEAR Verified, which is designed to help companies verify customers and users online and in person.

Founded in 2010, CLEAR expanded from airport identity verification into a broader platform serving airports, sports and entertainment venues, businesses and other locations across the United States. The company is led by co-founder Caryn Seidman-Becker, who serves as chair and chief executive officer, and co-founder Ken Cornick, who serves as president.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $41.16 to $42.33
• 50-Day Range: $37.98 to $58.38
• 52-Week Range: $29.43 to $69.07
• Volume: 803,760 shs
• Average Volume: 1.67 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.67 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.53
• Dividend Yield: 1.43%
• Price Target: $58.29
• Consensus Rating: Hold

CLEAR Secure Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CLEAR Secure scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 25th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

CLEAR Secure has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

CLEAR Secure has a consensus price target of $58.29, representing about 39.0% upside from its current price of $41.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CLEAR Secure has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 30.85%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CLEAR Secure are expected to grow by 30.85% in the coming year, from $1.88 to $2.46 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CLEAR Secure is 28.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CLEAR Secure is 28.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 79.43.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CLEAR Secure has a P/B Ratio of 27.41. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

13.38% of the float of CLEAR Secure has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CLEAR Secure has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.05.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CLEAR Secure has recently decreased by 0.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

CLEAR Secure pays a meaningful dividend of 1.52%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

CLEAR Secure has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of CLEAR Secure is 40.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CLEAR Secure will have a dividend payout ratio of 24.39% next year. This indicates that CLEAR Secure will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.24

News Sentiment

CLEAR Secure has a news sentiment score of 1.24. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for CLEAR Secure this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for YOU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

21 people have added CLEAR Secure to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CLEAR Secure insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $808,615.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

29.70% of the stock of CLEAR Secure is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

73.80% of the stock of CLEAR Secure is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Software
• Sub-Industry: Application Software
• Current Symbol: NYSE:YOU
• CIK: 1856314
• Web: www.clearme.com
• Phone: 646-723-1404
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 3,708
• Year Founded: 2010

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CLEAR Secure: $58.29
• High Price Target: $70.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +39.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.47
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.26
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $109.17 million
• Net Margins: 14.78%
• Pretax Margin: 27.97%
• Return on Equity: 71.51%
• Return on Assets: 10.90%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.00 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.66
• Cash Flow: $1.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 37.69
• Book Value: $1.53 per share
• Price / Book: 27.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 135,288,000
• Free Float: 95,107,000
• Market Cap: $5.66 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.04