Zacks Research Boosts Earnings Estimates for Clean Harbors

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Clean Harbors from $2.30 to $2.37, as part of a broader modification of future earnings predictions.
• Clean Harbors reported an EPS of $2.36 in its last quarterly results, exceeding analysts' expectations of $2.33, although revenue fell slightly short of estimates at $1.55 billion.
• Currently, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a price target of $263.40 according to MarketBeat data, with various analysts issuing upgraded ratings.

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Clean Harbors in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 20th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the business services provider will post earnings per share of $2.37 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $2.30. The consensus estimate for Clean Harbors' current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Clean Harbors' Q4 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.44 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.49 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.62 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.20 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $2.16 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $2.52 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on CLH. Needham & Company LLC dropped their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $268.00 to $255.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Robert W. Baird raised 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. BMO Capital Markets set a $268.00 price target on shares of Clean Harbors and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Raymond James Financial raised their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $278.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. Finally, UBS Group raised their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $220.00 to $240.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $263.40.

Clean Harbors Stock Up 1.6%

NYSE CLH traded up $3.8150 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $248.3750. The company's stock had a trading volume of 219,509 shares, compared to its average volume of 414,531. Clean Harbors has a 52 week low of $178.29 and a 52 week high of $267.11. The company has a market capitalization of $13.32 billion, a PE ratio of 34.88 and a beta of 1.18. The company has a current ratio of 2.45, a quick ratio of 2.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.02. The company's 50-day simple moving average is $234.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $220.47.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 30th. The business services provider reported $2.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.33 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59 billion. Clean Harbors had a return on equity of 14.82% and a net margin of 6.48%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.46 EPS.

Insider Activity

In other Clean Harbors news, CEO Eric W. Gerstenberg sold 8,076 shares of Clean Harbors stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $225.23, for a total transaction of $1,818,957.48. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 51,619 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,626,147.37. This trade represents a 13.53% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider Robert Speights sold 1,022 shares of Clean Harbors stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $228.49, for a total transaction of $233,516.78. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 16,310 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,726,671.90. This represents a 5.90% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 15,112 shares of company stock worth $3,422,651. Corporate insiders own 5.60% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Clean Harbors

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors in the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new position in Clean Harbors in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Clean Harbors by 145.3% in the 2nd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 184 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 109 shares in the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise purchased a new position in Clean Harbors in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Quarry LP purchased a new position in Clean Harbors in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Institutional investors own 90.43% of the company's stock.

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.