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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.43%. 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 share buyback program on Friday, May 11th 2018, which permits the company to buyback 5,000,000 shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April, 25th. The transportation company reported $0.16 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.12 by $0.04. The transportation company had revenue of $156.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $169.55 million. Heartland Express had a net margin of 11.75% and a return on equity of 7.49%. 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 objectives for Heartland Express' shares. 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. View Analyst Ratings for Heartland Express.

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) and Celadon Group (CGI).

Media stories about HTLD stock have trended positive recently, Accern reports. Accern ranks the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than twenty million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. Heartland Express earned a news sentiment score of 0.36 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the transportation company an impact score of 45.50 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.

Heartland Express' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include American Century Companies Inc. (11.18%), BlackRock Inc. (7.58%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.25%), GW&K Investment Management LLC (1.43%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.46%) and Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.47%). 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 Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Citadel Advisors LLC, Balter Liquid Alternatives LLC, Guggenheim Capital LLC, American International Group Inc., Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heartland Express.

HTLD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Barclays PLC, BlackRock Inc., Granite Investment Partners LLC, Quantbot Technologies LP and Sei Investments Co.. 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 $18.57.

Heartland Express has a market capitalization of $1.56 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.