CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) President Sells $1,103,514.70 in Stock

CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) President Michael Barkin sold 22,885 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Sunday, March 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.22, for a total transaction of $1,103,514.70. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 5,669 shares in the company, valued at approximately $273,359.18. The trade was a 80.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

CLEAR Secure Trading Down 1.1%

CLEAR Secure stock opened at $48.39 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $35.77 and a 200 day moving average price of $35.10. CLEAR Secure, Inc. has a 12-month low of $23.00 and a 12-month high of $50.46. The stock has a market cap of $6.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.21 and a beta of 1.13.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 25th. The company reported $0.31 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.31. The business had revenue of $240.75 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $235.66 million. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 12.12% and a return on equity of 70.08%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.91 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that CLEAR Secure, Inc. will post 0.98 EPS for the current year.

CLEAR Secure Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a special dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 24th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 10th will be given a $0.20 dividend. This represents a yield of 129.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 10th. CLEAR Secure’s dividend payout ratio is presently 44.64%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

YOU has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $61.00 price target on CLEAR Secure and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CLEAR Secure from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. DA Davidson increased their target price on shares of CLEAR Secure from $46.00 to $54.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of CLEAR Secure from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Finally, Weiss Ratings cut shares of CLEAR Secure from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, CLEAR Secure has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $51.57.

Institutional Trading of CLEAR Secure

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of YOU. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in CLEAR Secure by 59.7% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 271,498 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,034,000 after purchasing an additional 101,476 shares in the last quarter. Amundi boosted its stake in shares of CLEAR Secure by 62.5% in the 1st quarter. Amundi now owns 3,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $97,000 after buying an additional 1,440 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of CLEAR Secure in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 5.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 52,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,367,000 after buying an additional 2,801 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of CLEAR Secure by 64.7% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 4,583 shares of the company’s stock worth $119,000 after buying an additional 1,801 shares during the period. 73.80% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about CLEAR Secure

Here are the key news stories impacting CLEAR Secure this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Needham sharply raised its price target (to $60) and kept a buy stance — a clear upside catalyst that can drive demand from analysts and discretionary buyers. Needham & Company Forecast
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks boosted momentum indicators for YOU (added to top momentum/strong-buy lists and noted rising estimate revisions), which can attract quant and retail flows in the short term. Earnings Estimates Rising for Clear Secure
• Positive Sentiment: CLEAR announced a special dividend ($0.20/share, record Mar 10 payable Mar 24) — a near-term cash return that can support demand from income-oriented and event-driven investors. MarketBeat Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: CLEAR launched a reimagined CLEAR app to improve travel experience and engagement — a strategic product move that supports longer-term revenue growth but won’t immediately move results. CLEAR App Release
• Negative Sentiment: Significant insider selling: President Michael Barkin disclosed large sales (multiple filings totaling ~30k+ shares across late Feb/early Mar), Director Adam Wiener sold ~33k shares (~$1.5M), CAO Dennis Liu and other insiders (Lynn Haaland, President sales reported separately) also trimmed positions — multiple SEC filings and coverage suggest coordinated/large reductions that can sap near‑term sentiment. Barkin SEC Filing Fool: Director Sale Haaland SEC Filing

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.