--- title: "Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) Receives Consensus Rating of \"Moderate Buy\" from Brokerages" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296743725.md" description: "Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) holds a 'Moderate Buy' consensus from 17 analysts, with an average 12-month target of $354.57. Recent upgrades include Citigroup, TD Cowen, and Bank of America raising price targets or ratings. Insider sales occurred by Director Andrea Robertson and CEO Eric W. Gerstenberg in August. Major institutional inflows were reported by BlackRock, Jupiter Topco, Norges Bank, Durable Capital Partners, and Bank of America Corp DE. Q2 earnings beat estimates with $3.22 EPS and $1.74B revenue." datetime: "2026-08-24T06:14:29.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296743725.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296743725.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296743725.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) Receives Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH - Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the seventeen research firms that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, ten have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $354.5714. Get **Clean Harbors** alerts: - Trash to Treasure: 3 Waste Removal Stocks to Minimize Volatility Several brokerages have recently issued reports on CLH. Citigroup raised their price objective on Clean Harbors from $349.00 to $376.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on Clean Harbors from $340.00 to $342.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. TD Cowen increased their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $335.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Clean Harbors from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Bank of America set a $377.00 price objective on shares of Clean Harbors and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. **Read Our Latest Research Report on CLH** ## Insider Buying and Selling at Clean Harbors - Time to Clean Up with These 3 Profitable Garbage Stocks In other news, Director Andrea Robertson sold 789 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $314.01, for a total value of $247,753.89. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 8,979 shares of the company's stock, valued at $2,819,495.79. The trade was a 8.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CEO Eric W. Gerstenberg sold 2,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $321.34, for a total value of $803,350.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 56,793 shares in the company, valued at $18,249,862.62. The trade was a 4.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 4,078 shares of company stock valued at $1,276,908. 5.00% of the stock is owned by insiders. ## Institutional Inflows and Outflows Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. BlackRock Inc. acquired a new position in Clean Harbors in the 2nd quarter worth about $1,516,521,000. Jupiter Topco LLC acquired a new stake in Clean Harbors in the second quarter valued at approximately $477,570,000. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $152,195,000. Durable Capital Partners LP purchased a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors in the third quarter valued at approximately $133,217,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE acquired a new position in shares of Clean Harbors during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $142,801,000. 90.43% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. ## Clean Harbors Price Performance NYSE CLH opened at $316.64 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $16.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.43, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.86. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 2.13 and a quick ratio of 1.80. The stock's fifty day moving average price is $305.16 and its 200 day moving average price is $294.79. Clean Harbors has a 1 year low of $201.34 and a 1 year high of $335.94. Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 29th. The business services provider reported $3.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $2.81 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $1.74 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.64 billion. Clean Harbors had a return on equity of 15.65% and a net margin of 7.03%.The firm's revenue was up 11.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.36 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Clean Harbors will post 9.72 earnings per share for the current year. ## Clean Harbors News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Clean Harbors this week: - Positive Sentiment: Zacks raised its FY2026 EPS estimate to **$9.51** from $8.28 and its FY2027 estimate to **$9.48** from $8.85. The firm also lifted estimates for Q3 2026 to $3.14 from $2.57, Q4 2026 to $1.97 from $1.90, Q1 2027 to $1.47 from $1.40, Q2 2027 to $2.83 from $2.75, Q3 2027 to $3.10 from $2.69, Q4 2027 to $2.08 from $2.02, and Q1 2028 to $1.15 from $1.05. The upgrades suggest stronger expected operating performance and earnings momentum for **Clean Harbors**. Clean Harbors analyst estimate revisions - Neutral Sentiment: The revised FY2026 EPS forecast of $9.51 now matches the broader analyst consensus, reducing the likelihood that the change alone will create a major positive surprise. Clean Harbors recently reported quarterly results above expectations, with revenue rising 11.9% year over year, but its valuation remains relatively elevated at about 38 times earnings. - Negative Sentiment: Zacks slightly lowered its Q2 2028 EPS estimate to **$2.51** from $2.52. The reduction is immaterial, but it provides a minor counterpoint to the otherwise favorable revisions. ## Clean Harbors Company Profile (Get Free Report) Clean Harbors, Inc is a leading provider of environmental, energy and industrial services in North America. The company specializes in the collection, transportation and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes, emergency spill response and remediation, industrial cleaning and on-site field services. Its comprehensive service offering also includes chemical neutralization, drum crushing, high-pressure water blasting, tank cleaning and vacuum services designed to help customers meet stringent environmental regulations. 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