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

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

Heartland Financial USA declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 18th. Shareholders of record on Friday, November 16th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, November 30th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 15th. View Heartland Financial USA's Dividend History.

Heartland Financial USA Inc (NASDAQ:HTLF) issued its earnings results on Monday, October, 29th. The bank reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.02. The bank earned $140.44 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.73 million. Heartland Financial USA had a net margin of 17.94% and a return on equity of 9.52%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.72 earnings per share. 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 brokers have issued twelve-month price targets for Heartland Financial USA's stock. Their forecasts range from $58.00 to $63.00. On average, they anticipate Heartland Financial USA's share price to reach $60.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.2% 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.

Media headlines about HTLF stock have trended very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Heartland Financial USA earned a news sentiment score of 3.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the bank a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

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), Investors Bancorp (ISBC), First Financial Bankshares (FFIN), Wintrust Financial (WTFC), IBERIABANK (IBKC), Glacier Bancorp (GBCI), Associated Banc (ASB), United Bankshares (UBSI) and First Hawaiian (FHB).

Heartland Financial USA's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.01%), Vanguard Group Inc. (5.93%), Dubuque Bank & Trust Co. (5.18%), FMR LLC (5.12%), Earnest Partners LLC (4.42%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (3.46%). 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., FMR LLC, Earnest Partners LLC, Walthausen & Co. LLC, BlackRock Inc., Dubuque Bank & Trust Co., Bridgeway Capital Management Inc. and Rehmann Capital Advisory Group. 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 $49.52.

Heartland Financial USA has a market capitalization of $1.76 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]