Heartland Express Stock Price, News & Analysis (NASDAQ:HTLD)

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

Heartland Express declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, September 10th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 20th will be given a dividend of $0.02 per share on Tuesday, October 1st. This represents a $0.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 19th. View Heartland Express' Dividend History.

Heartland Express announced that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase plan on Friday, May 11th 2018, which permits the company to buyback 5,000,000 outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) announced its earnings results on Thursday, July, 18th. The transportation company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' 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 net margin of 14.00% and a return on equity of 13.01%. Heartland Express's revenue was down 8.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.22 earnings per share. View Heartland Express' Earnings History.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month price targets for Heartland Express' stock. Their forecasts range from $16.00 to $25.00. On average, they expect Heartland Express' share price to reach $20.83 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.7%. View Analyst Price Targets for Heartland Express.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heartland Express in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Heartland Express.

News stories about HTLD stock have been trending somewhat negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group rates the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Heartland Express earned a coverage optimism score of -1.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the transportation company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Heartland Express.

Heartland Express saw a decline in short interest during the month of September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,440,000 shares, a decline of 10.9% from the August 15th total of 2,740,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 395,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 6.2 days. Currently, 5.4% of the company's stock are short sold. View Heartland Express' Current Options Chain.

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).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Heartland Express investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), NIC (EGOV), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Continental Resources (CLR), Express (EXPR) and Southwest Airlines (LUV).

Heartland Express' stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.18%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.02%) and Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC (0.02%). Company insiders that own Heartland Express stock include Kent Daryl Rigdon, 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.. 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.

HTLD stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC and Envestnet Asset Management Inc.. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HTLD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $22.10.

Heartland Express has a market capitalization of $1.81 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.

The official website for Heartland Express is http://www.heartlandexpress.com/.

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.