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. 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 yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 21st. View Heartland Express' Dividend History.

Heartland Express declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Friday, May 11th 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) posted its earnings results on Thursday, July, 19th. The transportation company reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.18 by $0.04. The transportation company had revenue of $155.80 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $160.07 million. Heartland Express had a return on equity of 7.49% and a net margin of 11.75%. Heartland Express's revenue for the quarter was up 20.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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 1-year target prices for Heartland Express' stock. Their predictions range from $15.00 to $26.00. On average, they expect Heartland Express' stock 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).

News stories about HTLD stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded 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 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 49.67 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.

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 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 $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.