Clear Secure (YOU) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, CYBR or YOU?

Clear Secure has lower revenue, but higher earnings than CyberArk Software. Clear Secure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CyberArk 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
CyberArk Software	$909.46M	16.88	-$66.50M	$0.27	1,304.52
Clear Secure	$613.58M	5.91	$28.11M	$0.86	30.24

Does the media refer more to CYBR or YOU?

In the previous week, CyberArk Software had 17 more articles in the media than Clear Secure. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CyberArk Software and 4 mentions for Clear Secure. Clear Secure's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat CyberArk Software's score of 0.80 indicating that Clear Secure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CyberArk Software	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clear Secure	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CYBR or YOU?

CyberArk Software received 842 more outperform votes than Clear Secure when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.81% of users gave CyberArk Software an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave Clear Secure an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CyberArk Software	Outperform Votes 884 71.81%	Underperform Votes 347 28.19%
Clear Secure	Outperform Votes 42 65.63%	Underperform Votes 22 34.38%

Is CYBR or YOU more profitable?

Clear Secure has a net margin of 10.93% compared to CyberArk Software's net margin of 1.38%. Clear Secure's return on equity of 48.28% beat CyberArk Software's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CyberArk Software	1.38%	2.29%	0.99%
Clear Secure	10.93%	48.28%	12.96%

Which has more volatility and risk, CYBR or YOU?

CyberArk Software has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clear Secure has a beta of 1.41, meaning that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate CYBR or YOU?

CyberArk Software currently has a consensus target price of $353.93, indicating a potential upside of 0.48%. Clear Secure has a consensus target price of $35.20, indicating a potential upside of 35.36%. Given Clear Secure's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Clear Secure is more favorable than CyberArk Software.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CyberArk Software	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	26 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.96
Clear Secure	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CYBR or YOU?

91.8% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.8% of Clear Secure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of CyberArk Software shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 37.9% of Clear Secure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CyberArk Software and Clear Secure tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.