Clean Harbors Q4 EPS Forecast Decreased by Zacks Research

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) – Analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Clean Harbors in a report issued on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the business services provider will earn $1.60 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.62. Zacks Research currently 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.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued reports about the stock. Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Clean Harbors from $277.00 to $270.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. BMO Capital Markets set a $268.00 price objective on Clean Harbors and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 31st. Oppenheimer reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $237.00 price objective on shares of Clean Harbors in a report on Thursday, October 30th. UBS Group reduced their target price on Clean Harbors from $245.00 to $240.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Barclays decreased their target price on Clean Harbors from $253.00 to $230.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Clean Harbors has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $254.58.

Clean Harbors Stock Up 1.3%

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 stock has a market cap of $11.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.39 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a 50 day moving average of $226.85 and a 200-day moving average of $230.84. Clean Harbors has a one year low of $178.29 and a one year high of $263.43.

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Clean Harbors

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CLH. Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors during the first quarter worth $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in Clean Harbors in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC boosted 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 worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the period. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in Clean Harbors during the 3rd quarter worth about $44,000. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Clean Harbors in the third quarter valued at about $44,000. 90.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.