Q3 EPS Estimates for Clean Harbors Boosted by Zacks Research

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Clean Harbors in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.29 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $2.23. The consensus estimate for Clean Harbors’ current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Clean Harbors’ FY2025 earnings at $7.42 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.42 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $10.10 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price objective on shares of Clean Harbors from $284.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. TD Cowen initiated coverage on shares of Clean Harbors in a report on Friday, December 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 target price on the stock. StockNews.com raised shares of Clean Harbors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their target price on shares of Clean Harbors from $290.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $268.00 target price on shares of Clean Harbors in a report on Thursday, February 20th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $270.56.

Clean Harbors Trading Up 1.9 %

NYSE CLH opened at $193.11 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.21. The firm has a market cap of $10.40 billion, a PE ratio of 26.03 and a beta of 1.22. Clean Harbors has a one year low of $186.54 and a one year high of $267.11. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $223.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.30.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 19th. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.36 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $1.43 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.43 billion. Clean Harbors had a net margin of 6.83% and a return on equity of 16.33%. Clean Harbors’s quarterly revenue was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Lauren States sold 308 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.06, for a total transaction of $75,478.48. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,534 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,071,582.04. This represents a 2.40 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Speights sold 2,725 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $190.44, for a total transaction of $518,949.00. Following the transaction, the insider now directly owns 40,008 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,619,123.52. This trade represents a 6.38 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 3,649 shares of company stock valued at $738,519. Corporate insiders own 5.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clean Harbors

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda acquired a new position in Clean Harbors during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ grew its stake in Clean Harbors by 2,650.0% during the fourth quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 165 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP grew its stake in Clean Harbors by 130.4% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 182 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $44,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. grew its stake in Clean Harbors by 10,250.0% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 207 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Clean Harbors during the third quarter worth approximately $56,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.43% of the company’s stock.

Clean Harbors Company Profile

Clean Harbors, Inc provides environmental and industrial services in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions. The Environmental Services segment collects, transports, treats, and disposes hazardous and non-hazardous waste, such as resource recovery, physical treatment, fuel blending, incineration, landfill disposal, wastewater treatment, lab chemicals disposal, and explosives management services; and offers CleanPack services, including collection, identification, categorization, specialized packaging, transportation, and disposal of laboratory chemicals and household hazardous waste.