Zacks Research Expects Weaker Earnings for Clean Harbors

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Clean Harbors in a research note issued on Wednesday, May 21st. Zacks Research analyst S. Goswami now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings of $2.35 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $2.36. The consensus estimate for Clean Harbors’ current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Clean Harbors’ Q3 2025 earnings at $2.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.14 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.70 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $2.15 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently weighed in on CLH. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Clean Harbors from $250.00 to $220.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, March 19th. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Oppenheimer dropped their price objective on Clean Harbors from $256.00 to $254.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 20th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Clean Harbors from $290.00 to $285.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, February 20th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded Clean Harbors from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, May 1st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Clean Harbors presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $257.67.

Clean Harbors Stock Performance

NYSE:CLH opened at $228.10 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.21. Clean Harbors has a fifty-two week low of $178.29 and a fifty-two week high of $267.11. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $208.55 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $225.35. The company has a market capitalization of $12.22 billion, a PE ratio of 30.74 and a beta of 1.19.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The business services provider reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.02 by $0.07. 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.44 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.29 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 4.0% compared to the same quarter last year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clean Harbors

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Traynor Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,450 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $334,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund lifted its stake in Clean Harbors by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 10,372 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $2,044,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares in the last quarter. Williamson Legacy Group LLC boosted its holdings in Clean Harbors by 1.4% during the 4th quarter. Williamson Legacy Group LLC now owns 3,727 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $858,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG grew its stake in shares of Clean Harbors by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 5,793 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,333,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Clean Harbors by 25.8% in the first quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 273 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 56 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.43% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Clean Harbors

In other Clean Harbors news, CFO Eric J. Dugas purchased 1,050 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The stock was acquired at an average price of $191.38 per share, for a total transaction of $200,949.00. Following the purchase, the chief financial officer now owns 24,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,638,668.44. This trade represents a 4.53% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Robert Speights sold 2,725 shares of the company’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 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 disclosure for this sale can be found here. 5.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.