Q2 EPS Estimates for Clean Harbors Increased by Analyst

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) – Zacks Research upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Clean Harbors in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now anticipates that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.56 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $2.50. The consensus estimate for Clean Harbors’ current full-year earnings is $7.29 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Clean Harbors’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.33 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.97 EPS.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, October 30th. The business services provider reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.15 by ($0.03). The firm had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.51 billion. Clean Harbors had a return on equity of 17.51% and a net margin of 7.19%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 12.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.68 EPS.

CLH has been the topic of several other research reports. StockNews.com downgraded Clean Harbors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, October 31st. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Clean Harbors from $223.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 1st. Needham & Company LLC cut their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $274.00 to $268.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird reduced their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, Oppenheimer raised their price objective on shares of Clean Harbors from $252.00 to $270.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, October 21st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Clean Harbors presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.33.

Clean Harbors Price Performance

Clean Harbors stock opened at $252.46 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $249.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $234.94. The firm has a market cap of $13.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.87 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.10. Clean Harbors has a 52 week low of $158.42 and a 52 week high of $267.11.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Clean Harbors

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CLH. Clearbridge Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Clean Harbors by 30.6% during the 2nd quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 1,058,415 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $239,361,000 after buying an additional 248,240 shares during the period. Lazard Freres Gestion S.A.S. bought a new stake in Clean Harbors in the second quarter valued at $42,968,000. FMR LLC raised its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 12.0% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,747,215 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $422,319,000 after purchasing an additional 187,140 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of Clean Harbors by 3.0% during the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 3,451,751 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $834,323,000 after purchasing an additional 100,394 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP increased its position in Clean Harbors by 20.3% in the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 537,274 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $121,505,000 after buying an additional 90,756 shares in the last quarter. 90.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Lauren States sold 308 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total transaction of $76,932.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 12,842 shares in the company, valued at $3,207,674.76. This trade represents a 2.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Speights sold 610 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $240.14, for a total transaction of $146,485.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 39,160 shares in the company, valued at $9,403,882.40. This trade represents a 1.53 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 17,586 shares of company stock valued at $4,351,841 in the last ninety days. 5.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Clean Harbors

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.