Q1 EPS Estimates for Clean Harbors Lowered by Zacks Research

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Clean Harbors in a research note issued on Wednesday, March 12th. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $1.04 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.36. The consensus estimate for Clean Harbors’ current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Clean Harbors’ Q2 2025 earnings at $2.36 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.27 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.16 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.72 EPS.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Truist Financial lowered their price target on Clean Harbors from $280.00 to $270.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price target on Clean Harbors from $284.00 to $270.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price target on Clean Harbors from $290.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Needham & Company LLC reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $268.00 price target on shares of Clean Harbors in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Clean Harbors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Clean Harbors has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $270.56.

Clean Harbors Price Performance

CLH stock opened at $193.11 on Monday. Clean Harbors has a 52-week low of $186.54 and a 52-week high of $267.11. The company has a quick ratio of 1.76, a current ratio of 2.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08. The company has a market capitalization of $10.40 billion, a PE ratio of 26.03 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $223.92 and its two-hundred day moving average is $238.27.

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,659,064 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,072,237,000 after buying an additional 11,814 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 17.2% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 4,044,092 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $930,707,000 after buying an additional 592,341 shares during the period. Select Equity Group L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Select Equity Group L.P. now owns 1,751,478 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $403,085,000 after buying an additional 80,436 shares during the period. FMR LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 12.0% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,747,215 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $422,319,000 after buying an additional 187,140 shares during the period. Finally, Pictet Asset Management Holding SA lifted its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 72.6% in the fourth quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 1,658,128 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $381,602,000 after buying an additional 697,630 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Clean Harbors

In other Clean Harbors news, insider Robert Speights sold 2,725 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 40,008 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,619,123.52. The trade was a 6.38 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Eric J. Dugas purchased 1,050 shares of Clean Harbors stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were acquired at an average price of $191.38 per share, with a total value of $200,949.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 24,238 shares in the company, valued at $4,638,668.44. This trade represents a 4.53 % increase in their position. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. Insiders sold 3,341 shares of company stock worth $663,041 in the last 90 days. 5.90% of the stock is currently owned by company 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.