Clean Harbors (CLH) Competitors

Rollins (NYSE:ROL) and Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) are both large-cap construction companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is ROL or CLH more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 6.83%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.94% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%
Clean Harbors	6.83%	16.33%	5.60%

Which has more risk and volatility, ROL or CLH?

Rollins has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend ROL or CLH?

Rollins presently has a consensus target price of $55.57, indicating a potential downside of 2.54%. Clean Harbors has a consensus target price of $257.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.96%. Given Clean Harbors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Clean Harbors is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Clean Harbors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ROL or CLH?

Rollins has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rollins	$3.46B	7.98	$466.38M	$0.99	57.59
Clean Harbors	$5.95B	2.06	$377.86M	$7.22	31.59

Does the media favor ROL or CLH?

In the previous week, Rollins had 6 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Rollins and 20 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Rollins' score of 0.69 indicating that Clean Harbors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rollins	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Clean Harbors	19 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ROL or CLH?

51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.6% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ROL or CLH?

Clean Harbors received 263 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.01% of users gave Clean Harbors an outperform vote while only 61.28% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rollins	Outperform Votes 334 61.28%	Underperform Votes 211 38.72%
Clean Harbors	Outperform Votes 597 72.01%	Underperform Votes 232 27.99%

Summary

Clean Harbors beats Rollins on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.