NASDAQ:HCCI

Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) Stock Forecast, Price & News

$45.34

+0.01 (+0.02%)

(As of 10/3/2023 ET)

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Today's Range: $45.32
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$45.40
50-Day Range: $45.01
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$47.50
52-Week Range: $25.70
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$47.98

Volume: 647,315 shs
Average Volume: 329,361 shs
Market Capitalization: $1.10 billion

P/E Ratio: 14.17
Dividend Yield: N/A
Price Target: $44.29

Heritage-Crystal Clean MarketRank™ Forecast

Analyst Rating: Hold
2.43 Rating Score
Upside/Downside: 2.3% Downside
$44.29 Price Target
Short Interest: Healthy
1.13% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength: N/A
Sustainability: N/A
News Sentiment: 1.42
Based on 3 Articles This Week
Insider Trading: N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth: 17.03%
From $2.29 to $2.68 Per Share

Overall MarketRank^™

MarketRank is calculated as an average of available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

2.51 out of 5 stars

Industrial Products Sector

66th out of 180 stocks

Sanitary Services Industry

2nd out of 4 stocks

2.2

Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Heritage-Crystal Clean has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.43, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $44.29, Heritage-Crystal Clean has a forecasted downside of 2.3% from its current price of $45.34.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Heritage-Crystal Clean has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

5.0

Short Interest

Percentage of Shares Shorted
1.13% of the float of Heritage-Crystal Clean has been sold short.
Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover
Heritage-Crystal Clean has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.6, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
Change versus previous month
Short interest in Heritage-Crystal Clean has recently decreased by 39.71%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

0.0

Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Heritage-Crystal Clean does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Heritage-Crystal Clean does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

N/A

Sustainability and ESG

Overall ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) Score
There is no current Upright™ data available for HCCI.

3.0

News and Social Media Coverage

News Sentiment
Heritage-Crystal Clean has a news sentiment score of 1.42. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.64 average news sentiment score of Industrial Products companies.
News Coverage This Week
MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Heritage-Crystal Clean this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
MarketBeat Follows
Only 1 people have added Heritage-Crystal Clean to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -80% compared to the previous 30 days.

1.7

Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Heritage-Crystal Clean insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 7.82% of the stock of Heritage-Crystal Clean is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
61.96% of the stock of Heritage-Crystal Clean is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

3.1

Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Heritage-Crystal Clean are expected to grow by 17.03% in the coming year, from $2.29 to $2.68 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Heritage-Crystal Clean is 14.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 110.32.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Heritage-Crystal Clean is 14.17, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrial Products sector average P/E ratio of about 16.18.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Heritage-Crystal Clean has a P/B Ratio of 2.55. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

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About Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ:HCCI) Stock

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc, through its subsidiary, Heritage-Crystal Clean, LLC, provides parts cleaning, hazardous and non-hazardous waste, and used oil collection services to small and mid-sized customers in the industrial and vehicle maintenance sectors in North America. It operates through two segments, Environmental Services and Oil Business. The Environmental Services segment offers parts cleaning, containerized waste management, wastewater vacuum, antifreeze recycling, emergency and spill response, and industrial and field services. The Oil Business segment engages in the collection of used oil, the sale of recycled fuel oil, and used oil filter removal and disposal activities, as well as the re-refining of used oil into lubricant base oil and other products. The company also collects and disposes wastewater. As of December 31, 2022, it operated through 105 branches serving approximately 104,000 customer locations. Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Illinois.

HCCI Price History

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HCCI Stock News Headlines

October 3, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Leading Independent Proxy Advisory Firms ISS and Glass Lewis Recommend Heritage-Crystal Clean Shareholders Vote "FOR" the All-Cash Transaction with J.F. Lehman & Company

October 3, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ:HCCI) Earns Buy Rating from Analysts at StockNews.com

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Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ:HCCI) Coverage Initiated at StockNews.com

September 24, 2023 | americanbankingnews.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ:HCCI) Sees Large Volume Increase

September 6, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. Announces Expiration of Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period for Acquisition by J.F. Lehman & Company

September 4, 2023 | msn.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc: Limited Upside As Buyout Deal Progresses

August 30, 2023 | msn.com

Roth MKM Reiterates Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) Buy Recommendation

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Clean Harbors Missed Out Big On Heritage-Crystal Clean

August 24, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. Announces Expiration of "Go-Shop" Period Contained in Previously Announced Merger Agreement

August 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) Misses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

August 9, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates

August 9, 2023 | financialpost.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2023 Financial Results

July 21, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI) Soars 11.1%: Is Further Upside Left in the Stock?

July 21, 2023 | msn.com

Barrington Research Downgrades Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI)

July 20, 2023 | msn.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean trades through takeover offer on potential for higher bid

July 19, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Heritage-Crystal To Be Acquired By J.F. Lehman & Company For $1.2 Bln

July 19, 2023 | investing.com

PE firm J.F. Lehman to buy waste disposal company Heritage-Crystal for $1.2 billion

July 19, 2023 | msn.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean agrees to be sold to J.F. Lehman for $1.2B

July 19, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. to be Acquired by J.F. Lehman & Company for $1.2 Billion

July 19, 2023 | businesswire.com

HCCI Stock Alert: Halper Sadeh LLC Is Investigating Whether the Sale of Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc. Is Fair to Shareholders

July 12, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

Is Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc's (NASDAQ:HCCI) Stock's Recent Performance Being Led By Its Attractive Financial Prospects?

June 16, 2023 | finance.yahoo.com

An Intrinsic Calculation For Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc (NASDAQ:HCCI) Suggests It's 30% Undervalued

June 7, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Stifel Nicolaus Reaffirms Their Buy Rating on Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI)

May 25, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

Barrington Sticks to Its Buy Rating for Heritage-Crystal Clean (HCCI)

May 16, 2023 | markets.businessinsider.com

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HCCI Company Calendar

Last Earnings: 8/09/2023
Today: 10/04/2023
Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/18/2023
Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2023

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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
Industry: Sanitary services
Sub-Industry: Environmental & Facilities Services
Sector: Industrial Products
Current Symbol: NASDAQ:HCCI
CUSIP: 42726M10
CIK: 1403431
Web: www.crystal-clean.com
Phone: (847) 836-5670
Fax: 847-836-5677
Employees: 1,848
Year Founded: 2007

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Forecast: $44.29
High Stock Price Forecast: $54.00
Low Stock Price Forecast: $40.00
Forecasted Upside/Downside: -2.3%
Consensus Rating: Hold
Rating Score (0-4): 2.43
Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $3.20
Trailing P/E Ratio: 14.17
Forward P/E Ratio: 19.80
P/E Growth: N/A
Net Income: $84.76 million
Net Margins: 9.51%
Pretax Margin: 12.91%
Return on Equity: 15.63%
Return on Assets: 8.53%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.19
Current Ratio: 1.86
Quick Ratio: 1.42

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales: $709.33 million
Price / Sales: 1.56
Cash Flow: $4.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow: 9.56
Book Value: $17.80 per share
Price / Book: 2.55

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares: 24,370,000
Free Float: 22,464,000
Market Cap: $1.10 billion
Optionable: Optionable
Beta: 1.23

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Key Executives

Mr. Brian J. Recatto (Age 58)
CEO, Pres & Director
Comp: $1.21M

Mr. Mark DeVita (Age 54)
CFO & Exec. VP
Comp: $586.64k

Ms. Ellie Chaves Bruce (Age 59)
Exec. VP of Bus. Management & Marketing
Comp: $520.43k

Craig Rose
Chief Information Officer

Mr. David P. Chameli
VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec.

Matthew Snyder
Corp. Controller

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Insiders & Institutions

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HCCI Stock - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Heritage-Crystal Clean stock right now?: 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heritage-Crystal Clean in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" HCCI shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in HCCI, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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What is Heritage-Crystal Clean's stock price forecast for 2023?: 7 Wall Street research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Heritage-Crystal Clean's shares. Their HCCI share price forecasts range from $40.00 to $54.00. On average, they anticipate the company's stock price to reach $44.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 2.3%.
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How have HCCI shares performed in 2023?: Heritage-Crystal Clean's stock was trading at $32.48 at the beginning of 2023. Since then, HCCI shares have increased by 39.6% and is now trading at $45.34.
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Are investors shorting Heritage-Crystal Clean?: Heritage-Crystal Clean saw a decrease in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totaling 189,500 shares, a decrease of 39.7% from the August 31st total of 314,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 310,300 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 1.1% of the company's shares are sold short.
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When is Heritage-Crystal Clean's next earnings date?: The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 18th 2023.
View our HCCI earnings forecast.
How were Heritage-Crystal Clean's earnings last quarter?: Heritage-Crystal Clean, Inc (NASDAQ:HCCI) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, August, 9th. The industrial products company reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.55 by $0.19. The industrial products company had revenue of $192.17 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $195.22 million. Heritage-Crystal Clean had a net margin of 9.51% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.63%.
What ETFs hold Heritage-Crystal Clean's stock?: ETFs with the largest weight of Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ:HCCI) stock in their portfolio include VanEck Environmental Services ETF (EVX), First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF (AIRR), AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright Micro-Cap ETF (DWMC) and VanEck Green Infrastructure ETF (RNEW).
What is Brian Recatto's approval rating as Heritage-Crystal Clean's CEO?: 45 employees have rated Heritage-Crystal Clean Chief Executive Officer Brian Recatto on Glassdoor.com. Brian Recatto has an approval rating of 89% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Heritage-Crystal Clean own?: Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Heritage-Crystal Clean investors own include Juno Therapeutics (JUNO), CA (CA), BlackRock (BLK), Endologix (ELGX), Energy Transfer (ET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Ford Motor (F) and General Motors (GM).
What is Heritage-Crystal Clean's stock symbol?: Heritage-Crystal Clean trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HCCI."
How do I buy shares of Heritage-Crystal Clean?: Shares of HCCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Heritage-Crystal Clean's stock price today?: One share of HCCI stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.34.
How much money does Heritage-Crystal Clean make?: Heritage-Crystal Clean (NASDAQ:HCCI) has a market capitalization of $1.10 billion and generates $709.33 million in revenue each year. The industrial products company earns $84.76 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.20 on an earnings per share basis.
How many employees does Heritage-Crystal Clean have?: The company employs 1,848 workers across the globe.
Does Heritage-Crystal Clean have any subsidiaries?: The following companies are subsidiares of Heritage-Crystal Clean: FCC Environmental.
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How can I contact Heritage-Crystal Clean?: Heritage-Crystal Clean's mailing address is 2175 POINT BOULEVARD SUITE 375, ELGIN IL, 60123. The official website for the company is www.crystal-clean.com. The industrial products company can be reached via phone at (847) 836-5670, via email at investor@crystal-clean.com, or via fax at 847-836-5677.

This page (NASDAQ:HCCI) was last updated on 10/4/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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