NASDAQ:HTLF - Heartland Financial USA Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Heartland Financial USA trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "HTLF."

Heartland Financial USA announced a special dividend on Wednesday, December 12th. Investors of record on Friday, December 21st will be paid a dividend of $0.05 per share on Friday, December 28th. This represents a yield of 1.12%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 20th. View Heartland Financial USA's Dividend History.

Heartland Financial USA Inc (NASDAQ:HTLF) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, October, 29th. The bank reported $0.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.95 by $0.02. The bank had revenue of $140.44 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $138.73 million. Heartland Financial USA had a return on equity of 9.52% and a net margin of 17.94%. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.72 EPS. View Heartland Financial USA's Earnings History.

Heartland Financial USA is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 4th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Heartland Financial USA.

5 analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Heartland Financial USA's stock. Their predictions range from $58.00 to $63.00. On average, they anticipate Heartland Financial USA's stock price to reach $60.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 26.2% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Heartland Financial USA.

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

Press coverage about HTLF stock has trended somewhat positive on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research firm scores the sentiment of news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Heartland Financial USA earned a media sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the bank a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.

Some companies that are related to Heartland Financial USA include East West Bancorp (EWBC), Commerce Bancshares (CBSH), Signature Bank (SBNY), Popular (BPOP), First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA), Prosperity Bancshares (PB), Western Alliance Bancorporation (WAL), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Associated Banc (ASB), United Bankshares (UBSI) and First Hawaiian (FHB).

Heartland Financial USA's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.01%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.93%), Vanguard Group Inc (5.93%), Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. (5.18%), FMR LLC (5.12%) and Earnest Partners LLC (4.42%). Company insiders that own Heartland Financial USA stock include Andrew E Townsend, Douglas J Horstmann, John K Schmidt, John W Cox, Jr, Kelly J Johnson, Kurt Saylor, Lynn B Fuller, Martin J Schmitz and R Michael Mccoy. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Heartland Financial USA.

HTLF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Prudential Financial Inc., Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, AQR Capital Management LLC, LSV Asset Management, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Financial Counselors Inc., Accredited Investors Inc. and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have sold Heartland Financial USA company stock in the last year include Andrew E Townsend, John K Schmidt, Kelly J Johnson, Kurt Saylor and Martin J Schmitz. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heartland Financial USA.

HTLF stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Vanguard Group Inc, Vanguard Group Inc., FMR LLC, Earnest Partners LLC, Walthausen & Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. and Bridgeway Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have bought Heartland Financial USA stock in the last two years include Lynn B Fuller and R Michael Mccoy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Heartland Financial USA.

Shares of HTLF 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 HTLF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.53.

Heartland Financial USA has a market capitalization of $1.68 billion and generates $465.68 million in revenue each year. The bank earns $75.27 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.00 on an earnings per share basis. Heartland Financial USA employs 2,008 workers across the globe.

The official website for Heartland Financial USA is http://www.htlf.com.

Heartland Financial USA's mailing address is 1398 CENTRAL AVE, DUBUQUE IA, 52001. The bank can be reached via phone at 563-589-2100 or via email at [email protected]