Clean Harbors (CLHB)
By
Timothy Lutts, Chief Investment Strategist and Editor of
Cabot Stock of the Month ReportFrom Cabot Wealth Advisory, 5/30/08
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Today, I have a few thoughts on investing.
First, after an eight-week advance from mid-March to Mid-May, the market was due for a rest, and that's what it's given us these past two weeks.
Second, that the American economy is in a period of great transition, but just like the frog in the pot of water that's being slowly heated, many people don't appreciate the magnitude of the coming changes yet.
Third, that there are tremendous investment opportunities out there for investors who are willing to embrace the future. This week,
General Motors (NYSE: GM) stock hit a 25-year low. In the same week,
Clean Harbors (Nasdaq: CLHB), hit an all-time high.
You may remember Clean Harbors; I recommended it here back on April 14, when it was trading at 63.
I told you that Clean Harbors, which was first recommended by
Cabot Green Investor, was the largest player in the specialized waste management arena, and that revenues would top $1 billion in 2008.
I told you that it had recently opened a facility in Alberta, Canada, to help companies in the rapidly growing oil sands industry stay clean.
And I told you that more growth would come from the on-site service market-assisting utilities in foul weather, cleaning up from disasters and managing waste facilities on behalf of other companies.
Finally, I wrote, "I look at Clean Harbors and I see a company with an excellent track record of growth. It's not a hot stock, but it's a well-managed company that is likely to see great growth as the world becomes increasingly focused on cleaning up.
And chart-wise, it's attractive right here! After hitting an all-time high of 68 in March, the stock pulled back to the zone between 62 and 64, where it traded tightly all last week. In the meantime, the 50-day moving average has almost caught up, and the odds are very good that these supportive components will soon contribute to an upmove that takes the stock back up to 68, and beyond."
Well, on Wednesday of this week, CLHB broke out through that old high of 68 and zoomed up to 70, on greater-than-average trading volume. Today it topped 73. There'd been no news to account for the spurt, and that pleases me no end because it means the good news is still to come.
If you've got it, hold on tight.
And if you haven't got it? Well, short-term, I think it's a little high to buy here.
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