Clear Secure (YOU) Competitors

Clear Secure (NYSE:YOU) and Full Truck Alliance (NYSE:YMM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor YOU or YMM?

Clear Secure received 33 more outperform votes than Full Truck Alliance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Clear Secure an outperform vote while only 54.17% of users gave Full Truck Alliance an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clear Secure	Outperform Votes 46 66.67%	Underperform Votes 23 33.33%
Full Truck Alliance	Outperform Votes 13 54.17%	Underperform Votes 11 45.83%

Is YOU or YMM more profitable?

Full Truck Alliance has a net margin of 29.59% compared to Clear Secure's net margin of 10.93%. Clear Secure's return on equity of 48.28% beat Full Truck Alliance's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clear Secure	10.93%	48.28%	12.96%
Full Truck Alliance	29.59%	9.02%	8.08%

Which has better earnings & valuation, YOU or YMM?

Full Truck Alliance has higher revenue and earnings than Clear Secure. Clear Secure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Full Truck Alliance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clear Secure	$770.49M	4.66	$28.11M	$1.54	17.04
Full Truck Alliance	$11.24B	1.21	$311.68M	$0.41	31.52

Does the media prefer YOU or YMM?

In the previous week, Clear Secure had 2 more articles in the media than Full Truck Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Clear Secure and 11 mentions for Full Truck Alliance. Full Truck Alliance's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Clear Secure's score of 1.27 indicating that Full Truck Alliance is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clear Secure	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Full Truck Alliance	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in YOU or YMM?

73.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Full Truck Alliance shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.5% of Full Truck Alliance shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, YOU or YMM?

Clear Secure has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Full Truck Alliance has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate YOU or YMM?

Clear Secure presently has a consensus target price of $34.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.57%. Full Truck Alliance has a consensus target price of $16.40, suggesting a potential upside of 26.89%. Given Clear Secure's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Clear Secure is more favorable than Full Truck Alliance.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clear Secure	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Full Truck Alliance	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Is YOU or YMM a better dividend stock?

Clear Secure pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Full Truck Alliance pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Clear Secure pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Full Truck Alliance pays out 39.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Clear Secure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Clear Secure beats Full Truck Alliance on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.