Clean Harbors (CLH) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CLH or ROL?

In the previous week, Clean Harbors had 14 more articles in the media than Rollins. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Clean Harbors and 29 mentions for Rollins. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Rollins' score of 0.50 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	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	8 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CLH or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 13.76% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 6.83%. Rollins' return on equity of 37.94% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Harbors	6.83%	16.33%	5.60%
Rollins	13.76%	37.94%	17.33%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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	1.99	$377.86M	$7.42	29.35
Rollins	$3.39B	7.33	$466.38M	$0.96	53.42

Which has more risk & volatility, CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors currently has a consensus target price of $270.56, indicating a potential upside of 24.24%. Rollins has a consensus target price of $52.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.39%. Given Clean Harbors' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CLH or ROL?

90.4% of Clean Harbors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.8% of Rollins shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Clean Harbors shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rollins shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors received 259 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.34% of users gave Clean Harbors an outperform vote while only 61.60% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clean Harbors	Outperform Votes 591 72.34%	Underperform Votes 226 27.66%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 332 61.60%	Underperform Votes 207 38.40%

Summary

Clean Harbors beats Rollins on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.