15,183 Shares in CLEAR Secure, Inc. $YOU Acquired by Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Resona Asset Management Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) in the second quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm acquired 15,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $421,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of YOU. Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in shares of CLEAR Secure during the first quarter worth $337,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 55.5% during the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 289,756 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,508,000 after purchasing an additional 103,436 shares during the last quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 134.3% during the 1st quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 15,907 shares of the company’s stock valued at $412,000 after purchasing an additional 9,117 shares during the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 23.9% during the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 13,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,000 after purchasing an additional 2,627 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System increased its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 6.5% in the first quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 25,673 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,000 after purchasing an additional 1,578 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.80% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered CLEAR Secure from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday. DA Davidson started coverage on shares of CLEAR Secure in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $45.00 target price for the company. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of CLEAR Secure in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure from $37.00 to $41.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, November 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group boosted their target price on shares of CLEAR Secure from $37.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 7th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CLEAR Secure presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $39.33.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Dennis W. Liu sold 2,027 shares of CLEAR Secure stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.00, for a total transaction of $72,972.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 11,896 shares in the company, valued at approximately $428,256. This trade represents a 14.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Adam Wiener sold 6,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $36.04, for a total transaction of $216,240.00. Following the sale, the director directly owned 187,634 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,762,329.36. This represents a 3.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders sold 42,027 shares of company stock valued at $1,466,943. Insiders own 39.73% of the company’s stock.

CLEAR Secure Trading Up 1.8%

YOU stock opened at $37.25 on Wednesday. CLEAR Secure, Inc. has a 12 month low of $21.67 and a 12 month high of $39.00. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $33.74 and a 200 day moving average price of $30.32. The stock has a market cap of $4.95 billion, a PE ratio of 22.72 and a beta of 1.23.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 6th. The company reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.27 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $229.19 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $224.80 million. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 20.97% and a return on equity of 119.82%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.30 EPS. CLEAR Secure has set its Q4 2025 guidance at EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that CLEAR Secure, Inc. will post 0.98 EPS for the current year.

CLEAR Secure Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, December 24th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, December 10th. CLEAR Secure’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 30.49%.

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.