DAVENPORT & Co LLC Purchases 6,568 Shares of Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH)

DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its holdings in Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH - Free Report) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 339,898 shares of the business services provider's stock after acquiring an additional 6,568 shares during the quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC owned approximately 0.63% of Clean Harbors worth $78,228,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. UMB Bank n.a. raised its stake in Clean Harbors by 63.4% during the third quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 214 shares of the business services provider's stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter. Prospera Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Clean Harbors during the 3rd quarter valued at $56,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of Clean Harbors by 161.6% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 259 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $63,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Clean Harbors by 42.6% during the 3rd quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 291 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $70,000 after acquiring an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Clean Harbors by 19.1% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 381 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $86,000 after acquiring an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.43% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CLH has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus upped their price target on Clean Harbors from $270.00 to $290.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Truist Financial boosted their target price on Clean Harbors from $260.00 to $280.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. TD Cowen assumed coverage on Clean Harbors in a research note on Friday, December 6th. They set a "buy" rating and a $325.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on Clean Harbors from $300.00 to $285.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Clean Harbors from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 31st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $269.44.

Clean Harbors Trading Up 0.8 %

CLH traded up $1.79 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $237.00. The stock had a trading volume of 101,205 shares, compared to its average volume of 317,239. Clean Harbors, Inc. has a 52 week low of $171.89 and a 52 week high of $267.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.76 and a current ratio of 2.10. The stock has a market capitalization of $12.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.85 and a beta of 1.24. The firm's fifty day simple moving average is $238.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $242.31.

Insider Buying and Selling at Clean Harbors

In related news, Director Lauren States sold 308 shares of Clean Harbors stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 15th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.78, for a total transaction of $76,932.24. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 12,842 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,207,674.76. This trade represents a 2.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Brian P. Weber sold 861 shares of Clean Harbors stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $261.31, for a total value of $224,987.91. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 59,346 shares of the company's stock, valued at $15,507,703.26. The trade was a 1.43 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 7,836 shares of company stock valued at $1,966,314 in the last 90 days. 5.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Clean Harbors 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.