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

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

Heartland Express declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 12th. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.38%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 21st. View Heartland Express' Dividend History.

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

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) issued its 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 analyst estimates of $160.07 million. Heartland Express had a net margin of 11.75% and a return on equity of 7.49%. The business's revenue was up 20.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.18 EPS. 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 brokerages have issued 12 month price targets for Heartland Express' shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $23.00. On average, they expect Heartland Express' stock price to reach $19.7143 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.5%. 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 US Xpress Enterprises (USX).

Headlines about HTLD stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Heartland Express earned a news impact score of 0.21 on Accern's scale. They also gave media stories about the transportation company an impact score of 46.01 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.

Heartland Express' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional 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 bought 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 $20.87.

Heartland Express has a market capitalization of $1.52 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.