Heartland Express (HTLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $8.61 +0.03 (+0.35%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.72 +0.11 (+1.32%) As of 05:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Heartland Express Short Interest DataHeartland Express (HTLD) has a short interest of 2.16 million shares, representing 5.03% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 13.09% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.7, indicating that it would take 3.7 days of the average trading volume of 568,315 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,160,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,910,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+13.09%Dollar Volume Sold Short$17.91 millionShort Interest Ratio3.7 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares77,410,000 sharesFloat Size42,900,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.03%Today's Trading Volume641,553 sharesAverage Trading Volume568,315 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average113% Short Selling Heartland Express? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Heartland Express and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHTLD Short Interest Over TimeHTLD Days to Cover Over TimeHTLD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Heartland Express Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/20252,160,000 shares $17.91 million +13.1%5.0%3.7 $8.29 7/31/20251,910,000 shares $14.94 million -3.1%4.4%3.2 $7.82 7/15/20251,970,000 shares $17.32 million -0.5%4.5%3.3 $8.79 6/30/20251,980,000 shares $17.11 million +2.6%4.5%3.4 $8.64 6/15/20251,930,000 shares $16.79 million -2.0%4.4%3.4 $8.70 5/31/20251,970,000 shares $17.71 million +44.9%4.5%3.3 $8.99 5/15/20251,360,000 shares $12.43 million +27.1%3.1%2.2 $9.14 4/30/20251,070,000 shares $8.13 million +27.8%2.4%1.9 $7.60 4/15/2025837,100 shares $6.91 million -5.9%1.9%1.6 $8.25 3/31/2025889,200 shares $8.20 million +5.6%2.0%1.8 $9.22 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HTLD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Heartland Express and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/2025842,400 shares $7.95 million -1.4%1.9%1.7 $9.44 2/28/2025854,200 shares $8.82 million -16.3%1.9%1.9 $10.32 2/15/20251,020,000 shares $11.62 million +2.6%2.3%2.4 $11.39 1/31/2025994,600 shares $11.38 million -12.8%2.3%2.3 $11.44 1/15/20251,140,000 shares $12.72 million -17.4%2.6%2.9 $11.16 12/31/20241,380,000 shares $15.48 million +17.0%3.1%3.8 $11.22 12/15/20241,180,000 shares $13.90 million -11.9%2.7%3.3 $11.78 11/30/20241,340,000 shares $17.11 million -5.0%3.0%3.8 $12.77 11/15/20241,410,000 shares $17.20 million +21.6%3.2%4.1 $12.20 10/31/20241,160,000 shares $12.53 million -5.7%2.6%3.7 $10.81 10/15/20241,230,000 shares $14.18 million -3.9%2.8%4 $11.53 9/30/20241,280,000 shares $15.72 million -11.7%2.9%3.9 $12.28 9/15/20241,450,000 shares $17.56 million +10.7%3.3%4 $12.11 8/31/20241,310,000 shares $16.22 million -3.7%3.0%3.7 $12.38 8/15/20241,360,000 shares $16.54 million -2.9%3.1%3.7 $12.16 7/31/20241,400,000 shares $18.16 million No Change3.1%3.7 $12.97 7/15/20241,400,000 shares $17.26 million +6.1%3.1%3.3 $12.33 6/30/20241,320,000 shares $16.28 million -0.8%3.0%3 $12.33 6/15/20241,330,000 shares $15.52 million -9.5%3.0%3.2 $11.67 5/31/20241,470,000 shares $16.64 million -14.0%3.3%3.6 $11.32 5/15/20241,710,000 shares $19.55 million +3.6%3.8%4.2 $11.43 4/30/20241,650,000 shares $16.40 million +10.7%3.6%4.2 $9.94 4/15/20241,490,000 shares $15.91 million +4.2%3.2%4.6 $10.68 3/31/20241,430,000 shares $17.07 million -14.4%3.5%4.7 $11.94 3/15/20241,670,000 shares $19.64 million -20.5%4.0%5.5 $11.76 2/29/20242,100,000 shares $26.84 million +11.1%5.1%6.6 $12.78 2/15/20241,890,000 shares $24.44 million -4.1%4.6%6.1 $12.93 1/31/20241,970,000 shares $25.51 million +7.7%4.8%6.4 $12.95 1/15/20241,830,000 shares $23.94 million -9.4%4.4%5.5 $13.08 12/31/20232,020,000 shares $28.81 million +1.0%4.9%6.1 $14.26 12/15/20232,000,000 shares $27.42 million +10.5%4.8%6.3 $13.71 11/30/20231,810,000 shares $24.29 million +7.7%4.4%5.8 $13.42 11/15/20231,680,000 shares $22.33 million -3.5%3.9%5.4 $13.29 10/31/20231,740,000 shares $20.29 million +18.4%4.1%5.5 $11.66 10/15/20231,470,000 shares $21.76 million +5.0%3.4%5.1 $14.80 9/30/20231,400,000 shares $20.57 million +1.5%3.3%5 $14.69 9/15/20231,380,000 shares $21.69 million -1.4%3.2%5.2 $15.72 8/31/20231,400,000 shares $21.13 million -8.5%3.3%5.7 $15.09 8/15/20231,530,000 shares $23.59 million +13.3%3.6%6.7 $15.42 7/31/20231,350,000 shares $22.07 million +8.0%3.1%6.5 $16.35 7/15/20231,250,000 shares $19.25 million +6.8%2.7%6.4 $15.40 6/30/20231,170,000 shares $19.20 million -1.7%2.5%6.1 $16.41 6/15/20231,190,000 shares $19.43 million -2.5%2.6%6.1 $16.33 5/31/20231,220,000 shares $19.03 million No Change2.6%6.2 $15.60 5/15/20231,220,000 shares $18.53 million +9.9%2.6%6 $15.19 4/30/20231,110,000 shares $16.07 million +5.7%2.4%5.2 $14.48 4/15/20231,050,000 shares $16.37 million No Change2.3%5 $15.59 3/31/20231,050,000 shares $16.72 million -7.1%2.3%5 $15.92 3/15/20231,130,000 shares $17.99 million -3.4%2.4%5.3 $15.92 2/28/20231,170,000 shares $18.87 million +10.4%2.5%4.8 $16.13 2/15/20231,060,000 shares $17.53 million +2.9%2.3%4.3 $16.54 1/31/20231,030,000 shares $17.32 million +6.8%2.2%3.8 $16.82 1/15/2023964,200 shares $15.90 million -20.3%2.1%3.4 $16.49 12/30/20221,210,000 shares $18.56 million -16.0%2.6%3.7 $15.34 12/15/20221,440,000 shares $23.57 million No Change3.1%4 $16.37 11/30/20221,440,000 shares $24.11 million No Change3.1%4.4 $16.74 11/15/20221,440,000 shares $23.13 million -23.8%3.1%4.4 $16.06 10/31/20221,890,000 shares $28.12 million +11.2%4.1%5.9 $14.88 10/15/20221,700,000 shares $24.99 million +22.3%3.7%5.6 $14.70 9/30/20221,390,000 shares $19.89 million +2.2%3.0%5.1 $14.31 9/15/20221,360,000 shares $19.75 million +7.1%2.9%5.4 $14.52 8/31/20221,270,000 shares $19.24 million +6.7%2.8%5.1 $15.15 8/15/20221,190,000 shares $19.34 million -4.8%2.6%4.8 $16.25 7/31/20221,250,000 shares $19.85 million -2.3%2.7%5 $15.88 7/15/20221,280,000 shares $18.24 million +4.9%2.8%4.9 $14.25 6/30/20221,220,000 shares $16.97 million -11.0%2.7%4.3 $13.91 6/15/20221,370,000 shares $19.17 million +18.1%3.0%4.4 $13.99 5/31/20221,160,000 shares $16.56 million -8.7%2.5%3.8 $14.28 5/15/20221,270,000 shares $17.87 million -12.4%2.8%4.1 $14.07 4/30/20221,450,000 shares $20.01 million -4.0%3.1%4.6 $13.80 4/15/20221,510,000 shares $19.87 million +11.9%3.3%4.7 $13.16 3/31/20221,350,000 shares $18.99 million +2.3%2.9%4.4 $14.07 3/15/20221,320,000 shares $18.96 million +8.2%2.9%4.8 $14.36 2/28/20221,220,000 shares $17.52 million +4.3%2.6%4.1 $14.36 2/15/20221,170,000 shares $16.66 million +10.4%2.5%3.8 $14.24 1/31/20221,060,000 shares $15.86 million +9.6%2.3%3.5 $14.96 1/15/2022967,100 shares $15.43 million -5.2%N/A0 $15.95 12/31/20211,020,000 shares $17.16 million +5.6%2.2%3.3 $16.82 12/15/2021965,600 shares $16.32 million -25.7%2.1%3 $16.90 11/30/20211,300,000 shares $21.76 million +15.0%2.8%4.4 $16.74 11/15/20211,130,000 shares $19.54 million -6.6%2.4%3.9 $17.29 10/29/20211,210,000 shares $19.76 million +7.1%2.6%4.2 $16.33 10/15/20211,130,000 shares $18.72 million +8.7%2.4%3.8 $16.57 9/30/20211,040,000 shares $16.66 million -17.5%2.2%3.4 $16.02 9/15/20211,260,000 shares $20.45 million -1.6%2.7%4 $16.23 8/31/20211,280,000 shares $21.48 million -3.8%2.7%3.8 $16.78 8/13/20211,330,000 shares $22.12 million -5.0%2.8%3.8 $16.63 7/30/20211,400,000 shares $23.84 million +0.7%3.0%4 $17.03 7/15/20211,390,000 shares $23.80 million -20.6%2.9%4.2 $17.12 6/30/20211,750,000 shares $29.98 million +76.9%3.7%5.4 $17.13 6/15/2021989,500 shares $17.67 million -50.8%2.1%2.9 $17.86 5/28/20212,010,000 shares $36.48 million +0.5%4.3%5.9 $18.15 5/14/20212,000,000 shares $37.33 million +7.5%4.2%5.7 $18.67 4/30/20211,860,000 shares $35.04 million -1.1%3.9%5.1 $18.84 4/15/20211,880,000 shares $36.75 million -31.6%4.0%4.7 $19.55 3/31/20212,750,000 shares $54.31 million +215.8%5.4%6.4 $19.75 3/15/2021870,700 shares $17.21 million -60.8%1.7%2.1 $19.76 2/26/20212,220,000 shares $41.23 million -5.9%4.4%5.7 $18.57 2/12/20212,360,000 shares $44.08 million +0.9%4.6%6.1 $18.68 1/29/20212,340,000 shares $43.80 million +72.1%4.9%6.1 $18.72 1/15/20211,360,000 shares $25.38 million -28.4%2.8%3.7 $18.66 12/31/20201,900,000 shares $34.14 million +8.6%4.0%5.7 $17.97 12/15/20201,750,000 shares $32.24 million +102.4%3.6%5.2 $18.43 11/30/2020864,700 shares $16.18 million -43.5%1.8%2.4 $18.71 11/15/20201,530,000 shares $28.98 million +2.0%3.2%4.4 $18.94 10/30/20201,500,000 shares $27.44 million +6.4%3.1%4.5 $18.30 10/15/20201,410,000 shares $28.03 million -14.0%2.9%4 $19.88 9/30/20201,640,000 shares $30.50 million +90.5%3.4%3.9 $18.60 9/15/2020860,700 shares $17.24 million -21.0%1.8%2 $20.03 HTLD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Heartland Express' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Heartland Express shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 2,160,000 shares of HTLD short. 5.03% of Heartland Express' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Heartland Express' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Heartland Express? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HTLD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Heartland Express's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Heartland Express? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Heartland Express: Group One Trading LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Heartland Express? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.03% of Heartland Express' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Heartland Express' short interest increasing or decreasing? Heartland Express saw a increase in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,160,000 shares, an increase of 13.1% from the previous total of 1,910,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Heartland Express' float size? Heartland Express currently has issued a total of 77,410,000 shares. Some of Heartland Express' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Heartland Express currently has a public float of 42,900,000 shares. How does Heartland Express' short interest compare to its competitors? 5.03% of Heartland Express' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Heartland Express: Hub Group, Inc. (1.63%), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (3.44%), Landstar System, Inc. (4.81%), Marten Transport, Ltd. (1.62%), Werner Enterprises, Inc. (6.72%), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (4.40%), Schneider National, Inc. (8.16%), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc. (18.53%), FRP Holdings, Inc. (0.75%), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (4.62%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Heartland Express stock? Short selling HTLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heartland Express as its price is falling. HTLD shares are trading up $0.03 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Heartland Express? A short squeeze for Heartland Express occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HTLD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Heartland Express' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HTLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Hub Group Short Squeeze J.B. Hunt Transport Services Short Squeeze Landstar System Short Squeeze Marten Transport Short Squeeze Werner Enterprises Short Squeeze Knight-Swift Transportation Short Squeeze Schneider National Short Squeeze Hertz Global Short Squeeze FRP Short Squeeze Old Dominion Freight Line Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | Sponsored“Sell Nvidia before earnings”Eric Fry just went live with one of his most controversial calls yet: “Sell Nvidia.” While Wall Street has bee...InvestorPlace | SponsoredHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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