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Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.93 +0.29 (+3.36%)
Closing price 04:00 PM Eastern
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$8.93 0.00 (-0.06%)
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About Heartland Express Stock (NASDAQ:HTLD)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.58
$9.22
50-Day Range
$7.37
$9.14
52-Week Range
$7.11
$13.67
Volume
665,919 shs
Average Volume
445,695 shs
Market Capitalization
$701.45 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.90%
Price Target
$9.75
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Heartland Express Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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71st Percentile Overall Score

HTLD MarketRank™: 

Heartland Express scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 48th out of 125 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Heartland Express has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Heartland Express has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Heartland Express' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Heartland Express are expected to grow by 352.94% in the coming year, from $0.17 to $0.77 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Heartland Express is -24.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Heartland Express is -24.81, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Heartland Express has a P/B Ratio of 0.85. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Heartland Express' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.40% of the float of Heartland Express has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Heartland Express has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Heartland Express has recently decreased by 2.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Heartland Express has a dividend yield of 0.92%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Heartland Express does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Heartland Express will have a dividend payout ratio of 10.39% next year. This indicates that Heartland Express will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Heartland Express' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.40% of the float of Heartland Express has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Heartland Express has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Heartland Express has recently decreased by 2.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Heartland Express has a news sentiment score of 1.06. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Heartland Express this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for HTLD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Heartland Express to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Heartland Express insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $5,125,232.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    40.70% of the stock of Heartland Express is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    53.45% of the stock of Heartland Express is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Heartland Express' insider trading history.
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HTLD Stock News Headlines

HTLD Heartland Express, Inc. - Seeking Alpha
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Heartland Express declares $0.02 dividend
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HTLD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Heartland Express' stock was trading at $11.22 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, HTLD stock has decreased by 20.4% and is now trading at $8.93.
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Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April, 30th. The transportation company reported ($0.18) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.13) by $0.05. Heartland Express's revenue was down 18.8% on a year-over-year basis.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Heartland Express investors own include Invesco QQQ (QQQ), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Tesla (TSLA) and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/4 Dividend
3/25/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/4 Dividend
3/25/2025
Dividend Payable
4/04/2025
Last Earnings
4/30/2025
Record date for 7/3 Dividend
6/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/3 Dividend
6/23/2025
Today
7/01/2025
Dividend Payable
7/03/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/22/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - TRUCK
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:HTLD
Employees
5,700
Year Founded
1978

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$9.75
High Stock Price Target
$12.00
Low Stock Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+9.2%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.50
Research Coverage
4 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
52.53
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$29.72 million
Pretax Margin
-3.54%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.05 billion
Cash Flow
$2.01 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.44
Book Value
$10.48 per share
Price / Book
0.85

Miscellaneous

Free Float
46,583,000
Market Cap
$701.45 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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