Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Purchases New Position in Clean Harbors, Inc. $CLH

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 4,000 shares of the business services provider’s stock, valued at approximately $938,000.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Candriam S.C.A. raised its position in Clean Harbors by 36.4% in the 3rd quarter. Candriam S.C.A. now owns 68,867 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,992,000 after purchasing an additional 18,367 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in Clean Harbors by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 219,862 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $51,059,000 after purchasing an additional 15,872 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Clean Harbors by 57.4% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 62,621 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,683,000 after purchasing an additional 22,827 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL raised its position in Clean Harbors by 86.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tudor Investment Corp ET AL now owns 63,104 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $14,654,000 after purchasing an additional 29,176 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. raised its position in Clean Harbors by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. now owns 370,875 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $86,963,000 after purchasing an additional 8,145 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.43% of the company’s stock.

Clean Harbors News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Clean Harbors this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Stifel Nicolaus initiated coverage of Clean Harbors with a Buy rating and a $337 price target, suggesting further upside potential for CLH.
• Positive Sentiment: Zacks Research raised its earnings forecasts for several upcoming quarters and full-year periods, including FY2026 and FY2027, reinforcing a more favorable outlook for earnings power.
• Positive Sentiment: The company’s prior quarterly results beat EPS expectations, which continues to support investor confidence in Clean Harbors’ operating performance.
• Neutral Sentiment: One Zacks estimate for Q1 2028 was slightly lowered, though the change was minimal and does not materially offset the broader round of estimate increases.
• Negative Sentiment: Director Lauren States sold 789 shares in a recent insider transaction, which may create a modest headwind for sentiment, although the sale was relatively small.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages have issued reports on CLH. Robert W. Baird lifted their price objective on Clean Harbors from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 16th. Needham & Company LLC lifted their price objective on Clean Harbors from $308.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on Clean Harbors from $310.00 to $316.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Clean Harbors from $320.00 to $335.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 7th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Clean Harbors in a research report on Friday. They set a “buy” rating and a $337.00 target price for the company. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Clean Harbors presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $323.23.

Clean Harbors Trading Up 0.2%

CLH stock opened at $281.35 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $14.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 38.12 and a beta of 0.92. Clean Harbors, Inc. has a twelve month low of $201.34 and a twelve month high of $316.98. The company has a quick ratio of 1.99, a current ratio of 2.34 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99. The business has a fifty day moving average of $295.28 and a 200-day moving average of $267.99.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The business services provider reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.15 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.46 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.47 billion. Clean Harbors had a return on equity of 14.37% and a net margin of 6.53%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.09 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Clean Harbors, Inc. will post 8.5 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Clean Harbors

In other news, Director Lauren States sold 789 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $286.19, for a total transaction of $225,803.91. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 11,359 shares in the company, valued at $3,250,832.21. The trade was a 6.49% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, Director Marcy L. Reed sold 836 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $287.94, for a total value of $240,717.84. Following the sale, the director owned 5,081 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,463,023.14. The trade was a 14.13% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 7,308 shares of company stock worth $2,133,467. Insiders own 5.00% of the company’s stock.

Clean Harbors Company Profile

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.

Founded in 1980 by Alan S.