Clean Harbors (CLH) Competitors

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) and Rollins (NYSE:ROL) are both large-cap environmental & facilities services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and risk.

Is CLH or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.78% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 6.58%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.31% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Harbors	6.58%	15.47%	5.38%
Rollins	13.78%	37.31%	17.22%

Do analysts rate CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors currently has a consensus target price of $257.67, indicating a potential upside of 11.51%. Rollins has a consensus target price of $58.78, indicating a potential upside of 4.60%. Given Clean Harbors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Clean Harbors is more favorable than Rollins.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Clean Harbors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

Which has more risk and volatility, CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, CLH or ROL?

Rollins has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rollins, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Clean Harbors	$5.89B	2.10	$402.30M	$7.22	32.01
Rollins	$3.39B	8.04	$466.38M	$0.99	56.76

Does the media prefer CLH or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 16 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Rollins and 12 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Rollins' score of 0.35 indicating that Clean Harbors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Clean Harbors	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLH or ROL?

90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of Rollins shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Clean Harbors beats Rollins on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.