Q4 EPS Estimates for Clean Harbors Lowered by Zacks Research

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Clean Harbors in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now expects that the business services provider will earn $1.60 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.62. Zacks Research has a “Strong Sell” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Clean Harbors’ current full-year earnings is $7.89 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Clean Harbors’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.51 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.47 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $8.05 EPS and Q3 2027 earnings at $2.66 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently commented on CLH. UBS Group reduced their price target on Clean Harbors from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Raymond James Financial decreased their target price on Clean Harbors from $277.00 to $270.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets set a $268.00 target price on Clean Harbors and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Clean Harbors in a research report on Thursday, November 13th. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $253.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $254.58.

Clean Harbors Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CLH opened at $211.90 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 2.07. The business has a 50-day moving average of $226.85 and a 200-day moving average of $230.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39 and a beta of 1.16. Clean Harbors has a fifty-two week low of $178.29 and a fifty-two week high of $263.43.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The business services provider reported $2.21 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.37 by ($0.16). Clean Harbors had a net margin of 6.51% and a return on equity of 14.61%. The business had revenue of $1.55 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.58 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clean Harbors

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. acquired a new position in Clean Harbors during the first quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Clean Harbors by 145.3% during the second quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 184 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in Clean Harbors during the third quarter worth $44,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors in the 3rd quarter valued at $44,000. 90.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.