Clean Harbors (CLH) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer CLH or ROL?

In the previous week, Rollins had 15 more articles in the media than Clean Harbors. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Rollins and 15 mentions for Clean Harbors. Clean Harbors' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Rollins' score of 0.49 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rollins	10 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & 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	$5.41B	2.47	$377.86M	$7.68	32.21
Rollins	$3.07B	7.87	$434.96M	$0.96	51.99

Do analysts rate CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors presently has a consensus price target of $254.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.81%. Rollins has a consensus price target of $49.83, indicating a potential downside of 0.15%. Given Clean Harbors' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rollins	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility & risk, CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rollins has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLH or ROL?

Clean Harbors received 255 more outperform votes than Rollins when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.00% of users gave Clean Harbors an outperform vote while only 61.98% of users gave Rollins an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Clean Harbors	Outperform Votes 581 72.00%	Underperform Votes 226 28.00%
Rollins	Outperform Votes 326 61.98%	Underperform Votes 200 38.02%

Is CLH or ROL more profitable?

Rollins has a net margin of 14.18% compared to Clean Harbors' net margin of 7.19%. Rollins' return on equity of 38.67% beat Clean Harbors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Clean Harbors	7.19%	17.51%	6.01%
Rollins	14.18%	38.67%	17.40%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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. 5.9% of Clean Harbors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Rollins shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Clean Harbors beats Rollins on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.