Heartland Express, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. The company primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers from Washington to Florida and New England to California; and temperature-controlled truckload services. It primarily transports appliances, automotive parts, consumer products, paper products, packaged foodstuffs, and retail goods.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Trucking, except local
Sub-IndustryTrucking
SectorTransportation
Phone319-626-3600
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$610.80 million
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees3,450
Next Earnings Date10/16/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Heartland Express' stock symbol?
Heartland Express trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HTLD."
How often does Heartland Express pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Heartland Express?
Heartland Express announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, June 11th. Investors of record on Friday, June 21st will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share on Monday, July 1st. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 20th. View Heartland Express' Dividend History.
How will Heartland Express' stock buyback program work?
Heartland Express declared that its board has approved a share buyback 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 purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are generally a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.
How were Heartland Express' earnings last quarter?
Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 18th. The transportation company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.24 by $0.03. The transportation company had revenue of $142.14 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $144.93 million. Heartland Express had a return on equity of 13.01% and a net margin of 14.00%. The business's revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.22 EPS. View Heartland Express' Earnings History.
When is Heartland Express' next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for HTLD?
3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Heartland Express' stock. Their forecasts range from $18.00 to $22.00. On average, they expect Heartland Express' share price to reach $20.3333 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Heartland Express.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Heartland Express?
3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heartland Express in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Heartland Express.
Has Heartland Express been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media headlines about HTLD stock have trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Heartland Express earned a coverage optimism score of -2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Heartland Express.
Are investors shorting Heartland Express?
Heartland Express saw a decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,208,400 shares, a decrease of 5.0% from the June 30th total of 3,378,300 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 413,700 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 7.8 days. Approximately 7.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Heartland Express' Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Heartland Express' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Heartland Express include Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Landstar System (LSTR), Schneider National (SNDR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Saia (SAIA), Marten Transport (MRTN), ArcBest (ARCB), Universal Logistics (ULH), P.A.M. Transportation Services (PTSI), Covenant Transportation Group (CVTI), US Xpress Enterprises (USX), YRC Worldwide (YRCW), USA Truck (USAK) and Celadon Group (CGIP).
What other stocks do shareholders of Heartland Express own?
Who are Heartland Express' key executives?
Heartland Express' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Michael J. Gerdin, Chairman, CEO & Pres (Age 49)
- Mr. Christopher Alan Strain, VP of Fin., Treasurer, CFO & Sec. (Age 44)
- Mr. Todd Allan Trimble, VP of Midwestern Operations (Age 48)
- Mr. Kent Daryl Rigdon, VP of Sales (Age 55)
- Mr. K. Eric Eickman, VP of Information Technology (Age 47)
Who are Heartland Express' major shareholders?
Heartland Express' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (8.62%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.62%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.32%), Invesco Ltd. (0.99%), Northern Trust Corp (0.83%) and Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.79%). Company insiders that own Heartland Express stock include John P Cosaert, Kent Daryl Rigdon, Larry J Gordon, Michael John Sullivan and Tahira K Hira. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Heartland Express.
Which institutional investors are selling Heartland Express stock?
HTLD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Investment Counselors of Maryland LLC, BlackRock Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp DE, Parametric Portfolio Associates LLC, GW&K Investment Management LLC, UBS Asset Management Americas Inc. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Heartland Express company stock in the last year include Kent Daryl Rigdon and Larry J Gordon. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heartland Express.
Which institutional investors are buying Heartland Express stock?
HTLD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Invesco Ltd., Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Marshall Wace LLP, Morgan Stanley, Vanguard Group Inc., Man Group plc and Citadel Advisors LLC. 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.
How do I buy shares of 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.
What is Heartland Express' stock price today?
One share of HTLD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $19.74.
How big of a company is Heartland Express?
Heartland Express has a market capitalization of $1.62 billion and generates $610.80 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $72.68 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.88 on an earnings per share basis. Heartland Express employs 3,450 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Heartland Express.
What is Heartland Express' official website?
How can I contact Heartland Express?
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.
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