Clean Harbors, Inc. (CLH) Stock Analysis
Industrials · Waste Management
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $292.15 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1).
Clean Harbors is the largest North American provider of environmental and industrial services, operating 10+ commercial hazardous waste incinerators, 7 landfills, and the largest used oil re-refinery network (243 million gallons collected in 2025) through Environmental Services... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $292.15 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Score 4.6/10, high confidence.
Passes 5/7 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, earnings proximity 76d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Clean Harbors, Inc.
Latest news
- Clean Harbors Announces Retirement Of Founder and Executive Chairman Alan S. McKim — benzinga May 20, 2026 neutral
- UBS Maintains Neutral on Clean Harbors, Raises Price Target to $315 — benzinga May 14, 2026 positive
- Clean Harbors Acquires Hazardous And Non-Hazardous Waste Solutions Provider Terra Nova Solutions For $225M In Cash — benzinga May 14, 2026 positive
- Barclays Maintains Equal-Weight on Clean Harbors, Raises Price Target to $304 — benzinga May 11, 2026 positive
- TD Cowen Maintains Buy on Clean Harbors, Raises Price Target to $335 — benzinga May 7, 2026 positive
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3 floor-breakers
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $292.15 — A.R:R is negative (-0.5) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1). Chart setup: No recognized chart pattern (not a breakout, bounce, continuation, recovery, falling knife, or range) — technicals mixed. Prior stop was $272.68. Score 4.6/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $308.02 (+5.5% upside). Prior stop was $272.68. Stop-loss: $272.68.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.1); Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7.
Clean Harbors, Inc. trades at a P/E of 39.5 (forward 30.6). TrendMatrix value score: 4.2/10. Verdict: Sell.
19 analysts cover CLH with a consensus score of 4.0/5. Average price target: $325.
What does Clean Harbors, Inc. do?Clean Harbors is the largest North American provider of environmental and industrial services, operating 10+ commercial...
Clean Harbors is the largest North American provider of environmental and industrial services, operating 10+ commercial hazardous waste incinerators, 7 landfills, and the largest used oil re-refinery network (243 million gallons collected in 2025) through Environmental Services and Safety-Kleen Sustainability Solutions segments. Revenue is diversified across general manufacturing (14%), chemical (14%), refineries (12%), and automotive (10%) as top industries.