ABM Industries (ABM) Competitors

Clean Harbors (NYSE:CLH) and ABM Industries (NYSE:ABM) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to CLH or ABM?

In the previous week, Clean Harbors had 16 more articles in the media than ABM Industries. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Clean Harbors and 6 mentions for ABM Industries. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat ABM Industries' score of 1.12 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	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ABM Industries	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate CLH or ABM?

Clean Harbors presently has a consensus target price of $260.40, suggesting a potential upside of 26.91%. ABM Industries has a consensus target price of $53.67, suggesting a potential upside of 16.36%. Given Clean Harbors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Clean Harbors is more favorable than ABM Industries.

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)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.90
ABM Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is CLH or ABM more profitable?

Clean Harbors has a net margin of 6.83% compared to ABM Industries' net margin of 0.97%. Clean Harbors' return on equity of 16.33% beat ABM Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Harbors	6.83%	16.33%	5.60%
ABM Industries	0.97%	12.48%	4.54%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLH or ABM?

90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.6% of ABM Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of ABM Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CLH or ABM?

Clean Harbors received 272 more outperform votes than ABM Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.97% of users gave Clean Harbors an outperform vote while only 59.55% of users gave ABM Industries an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clean Harbors	Outperform Votes 593 71.97%	Underperform Votes 231 28.03%
ABM Industries	Outperform Votes 321 59.55%	Underperform Votes 218 40.45%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CLH or ABM?

Clean Harbors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ABM Industries. Clean Harbors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ABM Industries, 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	1.88	$377.86M	$7.42	27.65
ABM Industries	$8.40B	0.34	$81.40M	$1.26	36.60

Which has more risk & volatility, CLH or ABM?

Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ABM Industries has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Clean Harbors beats ABM Industries on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.