American Century Companies Inc. Purchases 17,636 Shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. $YOU

American Century Companies Inc. lifted its position in shares of CLEAR Secure, Inc. (NYSE:YOU) by 42.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 58,824 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,636 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc.’s holdings in CLEAR Secure were worth $1,524,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC bought a new stake in CLEAR Secure during the first quarter valued at $27,000. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of CLEAR Secure by 217.0% in the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,116 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 764 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. lifted its stake in shares of CLEAR Secure by 72.0% in the 1st quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,474 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of CLEAR Secure by 546.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,234 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,000 after purchasing an additional 6,115 shares during the period. Finally, Personal CFO Solutions LLC bought a new stake in shares of CLEAR Secure during the 1st quarter valued at about $260,000. Institutional investors own 73.80% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at CLEAR Secure

In other news, CAO Dennis W. Liu sold 2,027 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $36.00, for a total value of $72,972.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 11,896 shares in the company, valued at $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 is available through this hyperlink. Also, Director Adam Wiener sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, August 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.00, for a total value of $210,000.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 201,634 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,057,190. This trade represents a 2.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 61,027 shares of company stock valued at $2,043,243 over the last ninety days. 39.73% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on YOU shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded CLEAR Secure from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Stifel Nicolaus raised their price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on shares of CLEAR Secure from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 6th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of CLEAR Secure from $33.00 to $37.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 6th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group raised their price target on shares of CLEAR Secure from $32.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 6th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, CLEAR Secure currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.00.

CLEAR Secure Trading Down 1.2%

CLEAR Secure stock opened at $35.86 on Wednesday. CLEAR Secure, Inc. has a 1-year low of $21.67 and a 1-year high of $38.88. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.41 and a beta of 1.27. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $31.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.32.

CLEAR Secure (NYSE:YOU) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.03. CLEAR Secure had a net margin of 21.17% and a return on equity of 122.69%. The company had revenue of $219.47 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $214.90 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.34 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 17.6% on a year-over-year basis. CLEAR Secure has set its Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that CLEAR Secure, Inc. will post 0.98 EPS for the current year.

CLEAR Secure Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 17th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be issued a dividend of $0.125 per share. This represents a $0.50 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 10th. CLEAR Secure’s payout ratio is currently 31.25%.

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.