JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Positive Forecast for CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) Stock Price

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

YOU has been the topic of several other reports. Weiss Ratings lowered CLEAR Secure from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CLEAR Secure from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of CLEAR Secure from $38.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday. DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $61.00 price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Five investment 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.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $49.43.

CLEAR Secure Trading Up 1.3%

Shares of CLEAR Secure stock traded up $0.62 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $47.13. The stock had a trading volume of 3,783,269 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,641,414. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.74 and a beta of 1.21. CLEAR Secure has a 1 year low of $21.94 and a 1 year high of $50.46. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $34.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $34.58.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.31. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 20.97% and a return on equity of 119.82%. The firm had revenue of $240.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $235.66 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.91 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that CLEAR Secure will post 0.98 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, Director Adam Wiener sold 14,000 shares of CLEAR Secure stock in a transaction that occurred 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 owned 165,634 shares in the company, valued at approximately $5,797,190. This trade represents a 7.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, insider Lynn Haaland sold 15,532 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $41.00, for a total value of $636,812.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,533 shares in the company, valued at approximately $636,853. This represents a 50.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 37,532 shares of company stock valued at $1,446,812. 39.73% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of CLEAR Secure

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Royal Bank of Canada lifted its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 59.7% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 271,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,034,000 after buying an additional 101,476 shares during the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in CLEAR Secure by 62.5% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after acquiring an additional 1,440 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in CLEAR Secure in the first quarter valued at approximately $28,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 5.6% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 52,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,367,000 after purchasing an additional 2,801 shares during the period. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 64.7% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after purchasing an additional 1,801 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 73.80% of the company’s stock.

Key CLEAR Secure News

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

About CLEAR Secure

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.