NASDAQ:HTLD - Heartland Express Stock Price, Price Target & More

Heartland Express trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HTLD."

Heartland Express announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 12th. Investors of record on Friday, June 22nd will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share on Monday, July 2nd. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 21st. View Heartland Express' Dividend History.

Heartland Express announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, May 11th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase 5,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 19th. The transportation company reported $0.22 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.18 by $0.04. The transportation company earned $155.80 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $160.07 million. Heartland Express had a net margin of 11.75% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.18 earnings per share. View Heartland Express' Earnings History.

Heartland Express is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Heartland Express.

8 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for Heartland Express' shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $26.00. On average, they anticipate Heartland Express' share price to reach $20.2857 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 1.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Heartland Express.

8 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heartland Express in the last year. There are currently 3 sell ratings and 5 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."

Some companies that are related to Heartland Express include Schneider National (SNDR), Landstar System (LSTR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Saia (SAIA), Marten Transport (MRTN), ArcBest (ARCB), Universal Logistics (ULH), Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), USA Truck (USAK), Celadon Group (CGI) and U.S. Xpress Enterprises (USX).

Media headlines about HTLD stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Heartland Express earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news articles about the transportation company an impact score of 44.97 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days.

Heartland Express' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.23%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%). Company insiders that own Heartland Express stock include John P Cosaert, Larry J Gordon, Michael John Sullivan and Tahira K Hira. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Heartland Express.

HTLD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heartland Express.

HTLD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB. Company insiders that have bought Heartland Express stock in the last two years include Michael John Sullivan and Tahira K Hira. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heartland Express.

Shares of HTLD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HTLD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.93.

Heartland Express has a market capitalization of $1.51 billion and generates $607.34 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $75.17 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.51 on an earnings per share basis. Heartland Express employs 3,800 workers across the globe.

Heartland Express' mailing address is 901 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE, NORTH LIBERTY IA, 52317. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 319-626-3600.