Stanley Laman Group Ltd. Lowers Position in CLEAR Secure, Inc. $YOU

Stanley Laman Group Ltd. decreased its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) by 7.8% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 19,425 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,640 shares during the period. Stanley Laman Group Ltd.’s holdings in CLEAR Secure were worth $539,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Durable Capital Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of CLEAR Secure in the 1st quarter valued at about $76,673,000. Copeland Capital Management LLC raised its stake in CLEAR Secure by 25.2% in the second quarter. Copeland Capital Management LLC now owns 2,474,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,687,000 after purchasing an additional 497,871 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in CLEAR Secure by 35.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 1,633,346 shares of the company’s stock valued at $42,320,000 after purchasing an additional 430,035 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC bought a new stake in CLEAR Secure during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,862,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in CLEAR Secure by 8.7% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,137,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,477,000 after buying an additional 90,714 shares in the last quarter. 73.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at CLEAR Secure

In other CLEAR Secure news, President Michael Z. Barkin sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $32.81, for a total value of $656,200.00. Following the sale, the president owned 12,725 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $417,507.25. This trade represents a 61.12% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Adam Wiener sold 8,000 shares of the business’s 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 transaction, the director owned 193,634 shares in the company, valued at $6,393,794.68. The trade was a 3.97% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 61,027 shares of company stock worth $2,074,903. Insiders own 39.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms have recently weighed in on YOU. DA Davidson started coverage on shares of CLEAR Secure in a research report on Tuesday, September 16th. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their target price on CLEAR Secure from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price target on CLEAR Secure from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CLEAR Secure in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on CLEAR Secure from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Four research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CLEAR Secure presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.71.

CLEAR Secure Stock Up 1.1%

CLEAR Secure stock opened at $31.28 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $34.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $29.47. CLEAR Secure, Inc. has a twelve month low of $21.67 and a twelve month high of $39.00. The company has a market capitalization of $4.16 billion, a PE ratio of 19.55 and a beta of 1.24.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.03. CLEAR Secure had a return on equity of 122.69% and a net margin of 21.17%.The firm had revenue of $219.47 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $214.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $0.34 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. CLEAR Secure has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that CLEAR Secure, Inc. will post 0.98 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

CLEAR Secure Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th were paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 10th. CLEAR Secure’s dividend payout ratio is 31.25%.

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.