CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) Price Target Raised to $68.00 at Telsey Advisory Group

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) had its target price raised by Telsey Advisory Group from $62.00 to $68.00 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday morning, Marketbeat Ratings reports. They currently have an outperform rating on the stock.

YOU has been the topic of several other research reports. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $29.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on CLEAR Secure from $42.00 to $47.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. DA Davidson boosted their price objective on CLEAR Secure from $54.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, March 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $61.00 price objective on CLEAR Secure and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus boosted their price objective on CLEAR Secure from $38.00 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 26th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, CLEAR Secure has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $60.00.

CLEAR Secure Trading Down 4.6%

Shares of YOU stock opened at $58.11 on Thursday. CLEAR Secure has a 12-month low of $23.88 and a 12-month high of $61.68. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $50.71 and its 200-day moving average price is $40.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 46.86 and a beta of 1.09.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The company reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.35 by $0.03. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 13.01% and a return on equity of 68.98%. The company had revenue of $253.00 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $244.38 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.26 earnings per share. CLEAR Secure’s quarterly revenue was up 19.7% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that CLEAR Secure will post 1.62 EPS for the current fiscal year.

CLEAR Secure Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.15 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.0%. CLEAR Secure’s payout ratio is 53.57%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, insider Lynn Haaland sold 15,533 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $45.00, for a total transaction of $698,985.00. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, CAO Dennis W. Liu sold 7,950 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.57, for a total value of $386,131.50. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 10,960 shares in the company, valued at approximately $532,327.20. This represents a 42.04% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 97,488 shares of company stock worth $4,579,078. Corporate insiders own 39.73% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Royal Bank of Canada grew its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 59.7% in the first 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 during the last quarter. Amundi grew its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 62.5% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,000 after purchasing an additional 1,440 shares during the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. bought a new position in shares of CLEAR Secure in the first quarter worth about $28,000. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 5.6% in the first 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 last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of CLEAR Secure by 64.7% in the first 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 last quarter. Institutional investors own 73.80% of the company’s stock.

More CLEAR Secure News

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and stronger guidance — YOU reported Q1 revenue of $253.0M (+19.7% YoY), EPS $0.38 (beat), large bookings growth and raised Q2 revenue guidance to $268–271M and full-year free cash flow guidance to at least $465M. These operational and cash-flow beats support upside. PR Newswire: Q1 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Member and product traction — CLEAR reported 41.0M members (+31% YoY), growth in CLEAR+ active members, eGates rollout and record CLEAR1 bookings, reinforcing recurring revenue and unit economics improvements. Operational Details
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst buy-side upgrades — Needham raised its target to $70 (buy) and Telsey raised to $68 (outperform), both implying material upside versus the prior price and supporting bullish views. Needham Upgrade Telsey Upgrade
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholder returns — Board declared a $0.15 quarterly dividend (payable June 24) and the company returned ~$56.4M in Q1 via dividends, special dividend and modest repurchases, which can support investor demand. Dividend/Capital Return
• Neutral Sentiment: Earnings / call coverage — Multiple transcripts and news summaries (Seeking Alpha, Yahoo, Zacks) provide details investors can use to model margins, bookings cadence and FCF sensitivity. Useful for deeper fundamental analysis but neutral on its own. Earnings Call Transcript Yahoo Earnings Coverage
• Negative Sentiment: Contrarian sell-side view from Wells Fargo — Wells Fargo raised its target to $40 but kept an “underweight” rating; that target implies ~31% downside versus the recent price and likely contributed to selling pressure and increased volatility today. Wells Fargo Note

CLEAR Secure Company Profile

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.