Clear Secure (YOU) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, GWRE or YOU?

Guidewire Software has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Secure has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GWRE or YOU?

73.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Guidewire Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GWRE or YOU?

Clear Secure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Guidewire Software. Clear Secure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Guidewire Software, 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
Guidewire Software	$1.04B	14.19	-$6.10M	$0.36	488.97
Clear Secure	$735.18M	5.06	$28.11M	$0.86	31.00

Does the media favor GWRE or YOU?

In the previous week, Guidewire Software had 10 more articles in the media than Clear Secure. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Guidewire Software and 12 mentions for Clear Secure. Clear Secure's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat Guidewire Software's score of 0.44 indicating that Clear Secure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Guidewire Software	13 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Clear Secure	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer GWRE or YOU?

Guidewire Software currently has a consensus target price of $193.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.64%. Clear Secure has a consensus target price of $35.20, indicating a potential upside of 32.03%. Given Clear Secure's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Secure is more favorable than Guidewire Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Guidewire Software	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	11 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Clear Secure	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is GWRE or YOU more profitable?

Clear Secure has a net margin of 10.93% compared to Guidewire Software's net margin of 2.91%. Clear Secure's return on equity of 48.28% beat Guidewire Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Guidewire Software	2.91%	2.38%	1.38%
Clear Secure	10.93%	48.28%	12.96%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GWRE or YOU?

Guidewire Software received 406 more outperform votes than Clear Secure when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.63% of users gave Clear Secure an outperform vote while only 65.40% of users gave Guidewire Software an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Guidewire Software	Outperform Votes 448 65.40%	Underperform Votes 237 34.60%
Clear Secure	Outperform Votes 42 65.63%	Underperform Votes 22 34.38%

Summary

Clear Secure beats Guidewire Software on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.