Clear Secure (NYSE:YOU) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.59 EPS

Clear Secure (NYSE:YOU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.59, Zacks reports. Clear Secure had a return on equity of 48.28% and a net margin of 10.93%. Clear Secure updated its Q1 2025 guidance to EPS.

Clear Secure Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:YOU traded down $1.61 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $22.16. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,104,228 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,750,068. Clear Secure has a fifty-two week low of $16.05 and a fifty-two week high of $38.88. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $25.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $28.52. The company has a market capitalization of $3.09 billion, a PE ratio of 25.63 and a beta of 1.38.

Clear Secure Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 18th. Investors of record on Monday, March 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.26%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 10th. Clear Secure’s payout ratio is currently 58.14%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on YOU shares. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $42.00 price objective on shares of Clear Secure in a research note on Friday, February 21st. Wedbush reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $26.00 price objective (up from $24.00) on shares of Clear Secure in a report on Thursday, November 7th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $45.00 price target on shares of Clear Secure in a research report on Monday, December 16th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $35.20.

Clear Secure Company Profile

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.