Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) Director Lauren States Sells 308 Shares

Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH) Director Lauren States sold 308 shares of Clean Harbors stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, February 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.79, for a total transaction of $70,467.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 11,918 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,726,719.22. This trade represents a 2.52 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link.

Lauren States also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, January 15th, Lauren States sold 308 shares of Clean Harbors stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $239.04, for a total transaction of $73,624.32.
• On Monday, December 16th, Lauren States sold 308 shares of Clean Harbors stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $245.06, for a total transaction of $75,478.48.

Clean Harbors Stock Performance

CLH stock traded down $10.69 on Wednesday, hitting $216.01. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 515,648 shares, compared to its average volume of 347,939. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $235.02 and a two-hundred day moving average of $242.45. Clean Harbors, Inc. has a 1 year low of $176.02 and a 1 year high of $267.11. The stock has a market cap of $11.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.21 and a beta of 1.24. The company has a current ratio of 2.10, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 19th. The business services provider reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.36 by $0.19. Clean Harbors had a net margin of 7.19% and a return on equity of 17.51%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.82 earnings per share. Equities analysts predict that Clean Harbors, Inc. will post 7.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Clean Harbors from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $255.00 to $256.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen assumed coverage on shares of Clean Harbors in a research note on Friday, December 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Clean Harbors from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Clean Harbors has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $269.44.

Institutional Trading of Clean Harbors

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Kapitalo Investimentos Ltda purchased a new stake in Clean Harbors in the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ increased its stake in Clean Harbors by 2,650.0% in the 4th quarter. Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB publ now owns 165 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $38,000 after buying an additional 159 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP increased its stake in Clean Harbors by 130.4% in the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 182 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $44,000 after buying an additional 103 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Clean Harbors by 10,250.0% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 207 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $48,000 after buying an additional 205 shares during the period. Finally, Prospera Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Clean Harbors in the 3rd quarter valued at $56,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 90.43% of the company’s stock.

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.