About USA Truck (NASDAQ:USAK)
USA Truck, Inc., a truckload carrier, provides general commodities transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It operates through two segments, Trucking and USAT Logistics. The Trucking segment offers truckload services as a medium to long-haul common carrier; and dedicated freight services. The USAT Logistics segment provides freight brokerage and rail intermodal services. As of December 31, 2017, the company's fleet consisted of 1,669 tractors, which included 247 independent contractor tractors; and 5,596 trailers. USA Truck, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Van Buren, Arkansas.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Trucking, except local
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorTransportation
SymbolNASDAQ:USAK
CUSIPN/A
Phone479-471-2500
Debt
Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.36%
Current Ratio1.01%
Quick Ratio1.00%
Price-To-Earnings
Trailing P/E Ratio-45.61
Forward P/E Ratio18.92
P/E GrowthN/A
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$446.53 million
Price / Sales0.47
Cash Flow$2.6357 per share
Price / Cash9.69
Book Value$8.01 per share
Price / Book3.19
Profitability
EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)($0.56)
Net Income$7.49 million
Net Margins1.68%
Return on Equity-7.09%
Return on Assets-1.50%
Miscellaneous
Employees2,000
Outstanding Shares8,250,000
USA Truck (NASDAQ:USAK) Frequently Asked Questions
What is USA Truck's stock symbol?
USA Truck trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "USAK."
How were USA Truck's earnings last quarter?
USA Truck (NASDAQ:USAK) released its earnings results on Thursday, February, 1st. The transportation company reported $0.35 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.27. The transportation company earned $117.80 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $116.80 million. USA Truck had a negative return on equity of 7.09% and a net margin of 1.68%. USA Truck's revenue for the quarter was up 9.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted ($0.25) EPS. View USA Truck's Earnings History.
When is USA Truck's next earnings date?
What price target have analysts set for USAK?
3 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for USA Truck's shares. Their forecasts range from $29.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect USA Truck's share price to reach $30.50 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for USA Truck.
Who are some of USA Truck's key competitors?
Who are USA Truck's key executives?
USA Truck's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. James D. Reed, CEO, Pres & Director (Age 45)
- Mr. James Allie Craig, Chief Commercial Officer, Exec. VP and Pres of USAT Logistics (Age 58)
- Mr. Jason Bates, CFO & Exec. VP
- Mr. Zachary B. King, VP, Principal Accounting Officer & Corp. Controller (Age 31)
- Ms. Kim Littlejohn, VP & Chief Technology Officer
Has USA Truck been receiving favorable news coverage?
News coverage about USAK stock has been trending positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. USA Truck earned a media sentiment score of 0.42 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the transportation company an impact score of 43.95 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
How do I buy shares of USA Truck?
Shares of USAK 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.
What is USA Truck's stock price today?
One share of USAK stock can currently be purchased for approximately $25.54.
How big of a company is USA Truck?
USA Truck has a market capitalization of $230.63 million and generates $446.53 million in revenue each year. The transportation company earns $7.49 million in net income (profit) each year or ($0.56) on an earnings per share basis. USA Truck employs 2,000 workers across the globe.
How can I contact USA Truck?
USA Truck's mailing address is 3200 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD, VAN BUREN AR, 72956. The transportation company can be reached via phone at 479-471-2500 or via email at [email protected]
MarketBeat Community Rating for USA Truck (USAK)
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USA Truck (NASDAQ:USAK) Dividend History by Quarter
| Announced | Period | Amount | Yield | Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payable Date |
|---|
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
USA Truck (NASDAQ USAK) Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History
Insider Ownership Percentage: 6.00%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 67.38%
USA Truck (NASDAQ USAK) Insider Trading History
| Transaction Date | Insider Name | Title | Buy/Sell | Number of Shares | Average Share Price | Total Transaction | Shares Held After Transaction | Details |
|---|
| 2/12/2018 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 15 | $26.59 | $398.85 | |  |
| 11/13/2017 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 24 | $16.85 | $404.40 | 11,283 | |
| 8/14/2017 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 50 | $8.23 | $411.50 | 11,259 | |
| 8/14/2017 | James D Reed | Insider | Buy | 1,000 | $8.10 | $8,100.00 | 65,262 | |
| 8/14/2017 | Jason R Bates | CFO | Buy | 8,500 | $8.23 | $69,955.00 | 33,732 | |
| 8/11/2017 | Gary Enzor | Director | Buy | 7,500 | $8.20 | $61,500.00 | | |
| 5/24/2017 | Mary Susan Chambers | Director | Buy | 5,725 | $6.94 | $39,731.50 | 9,350 | |
| 5/15/2017 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 6,890 | $5.86 | $40,375.40 | 11,144 | |
| 5/12/2017 | Thomas M Glaser | Director | Buy | 3,300 | $6.00 | $19,800.00 | 18,227 | |
| 5/11/2017 | Gary Enzor | Director | Buy | 12,500 | $6.47 | $80,875.00 | | |
| 5/10/2017 | Robert A Peiser | Director | Buy | 10,000 | $6.39 | $63,900.00 | | |
| 2/24/2017 | Gary Enzor | Director | Buy | 10,000 | $9.04 | $90,400.00 | 15,948 | |
| 2/13/2017 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 47 | $8.48 | $398.56 | 4,319 | |
| 2/9/2017 | Alexander David Greene | Director | Buy | 15,000 | $8.05 | $120,750.00 | 16,471 | |
| 2/9/2017 | James D Reed | Insider | Buy | 380 | $7.92 | $3,009.60 | 16,046 | |
| 2/8/2017 | James Allie Craig | EVP | Buy | 29,000 | $7.85 | $227,650.00 | 82,442 | |
| 2/8/2017 | Robert A Peiser | Director | Buy | 6,000 | $7.93 | $47,580.00 | 30,513 | |
| 11/14/2016 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 43 | $9.32 | $400.76 | 3,643 | |
| 8/15/2016 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 29 | $13.87 | $402.23 | 3,600 | |
| 6/6/2016 | Thomas M Glaser | Director | Buy | 2,493 | $19.85 | $49,486.05 | 14,927 | |
| 5/13/2016 | Barbara J Faulkenberry | Director | Buy | 20 | $19.92 | $398.40 | 3,571 | |
| 5/9/2016 | Mary Susan Chambers | Director | Buy | 1,000 | $20.07 | $20,070.00 | 3,625 | |
| 3/10/2015 | John Simone | CEO | Sell | 18,300 | $28.84 | $527,772.00 | | |
| 3/5/2015 | John Simone | CEO | Sell | 3,154 | $29.32 | $92,475.28 | | |
| 8/18/2014 | Clifton R Beckham | CFO | Sell | 6,389 | $17.61 | $112,510.29 | | |
| 8/15/2014 | Clifton R Beckham | CFO | Sell | 5,259 | $18.10 | $95,187.90 | | |
| 8/13/2014 | Clifton R Beckham | CFO | Sell | 12,989 | $19.00 | $246,791.00 | | |
| 8/12/2014 | Clifton R Beckham | CFO | Sell | 7,249 | $18.92 | $137,151.08 | | |
| 8/11/2014 | Clifton R Beckham | CFO | Sell | 3,740 | $19.38 | $72,481.20 | | |
| 8/4/2014 | Knight Transportation Inc | Major Shareholder | Sell | 142,000 | $18.39 | $2,611,380.00 | | |
| 5/14/2014 | Knight Transportation Inc | major shareholder | Sell | 111,400 | $17.09 | $1,903,826.00 | | |
| 1/2/2014 | Stone House Capital Management | major shareholder | Buy | 50,000 | $12.88 | $644,000.00 | | |
| 12/2/2013 | Stone House Capital Management | major shareholder | Buy | 54,891 | $14.08 | $772,865.28 | | |
| 11/18/2013 | Stone House Capital Management | Major Shareholder | Buy | 101,279 | $15.17 | $1,536,402.43 | | |
| 11/14/2013 | Stone House Capital Management | Major Shareholder | Buy | 38,830 | $13.27 | $515,274.10 | | |
| 11/6/2013 | Stone House Capital Management | Major Shareholder | Buy | 134,858 | $13.78 | $1,858,343.24 | | |
| 10/14/2013 | Knight Transportation Inc | Major Shareholder | Buy | 5,500 | $8.95 | $49,225.00 | | |
| 10/11/2013 | Knight Transportation Inc | Major Shareholder | Buy | 11,235 | $8.93 | $100,328.55 | | |
| 10/1/2013 | Knight Transportation Inc | Major Shareholder | Buy | 36,421 | $8.95 | $325,967.95 | | |
| 9/30/2013 | Knight Transportation Inc | Major Shareholder | Buy | 58,997 | $8.92 | $526,253.24 | | |
| 9/27/2013 | Knight Transportation Inc | Major Shareholder | Buy | 137,953 | $8.89 | $1,226,402.17 | | |
| 8/28/2013 | Richard B Beauchamp | Director | Buy | 3,000 | $5.65 | $16,950.00 | | |
| 8/26/2013 | Robert A Peiser | Director | Buy | 1,210 | $5.68 | $6,872.80 | | |
| 8/19/2013 | Robert A Peiser | Director | Buy | 2,987 | $5.70 | $17,025.90 | | |
| 2/26/2013 | Clifton R Beckham | CFO | Buy | 2,000 | $4.75 | $9,500.00 | | |
| 2/25/2013 | Tim Studebaker | VP | Buy | 2,100 | $4.84 | $10,164.00 | | |
| 2/21/2013 | John Simone | CEO | Buy | 5,000 | $4.76 | $23,800.00 | | |
| 2/20/2013 | William H Hanna | Director | Buy | 6,000 | $4.89 | $29,340.00 | | |
| 12/4/2012 | Robert A Peiser | Director | Buy | 3,000 | $3.00 | $9,000.00 | | |
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)
USA Truck (NASDAQ USAK) News Headlines
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| Date | Headline |
|---|
 | Edited Transcript of USAK earnings conference call or presentation 2-Feb-18 2:30pm GMT
finance.yahoo.com - April 25 at 4:21 PM |
 | USA Truck (USAK) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Friday
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 20 at 1:38 AM |
| USA Truck's (USAK) "Buy" Rating Reaffirmed at Cowen
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 19 at 5:50 PM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 18 at 9:02 AM |
| $0.13 Earnings Per Share Expected for USA Truck (USAK) This Quarter
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 8 at 11:19 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Given "Buy" Rating at Stifel Nicolaus
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 5 at 9:36 PM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Upgraded to Buy by ValuEngine
www.americanbankingnews.com - April 2 at 10:52 PM |
| Zacks Investment Research Upgrades USA Truck (USAK) to Strong-Buy
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 28 at 4:25 PM |
| USA Truck Appoints George T. Henry Senior Vice President of USAT Logistics, Announces Retirement of James A. Craig
finance.yahoo.com - March 27 at 10:16 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Raised to "C" at TheStreet
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 25 at 11:20 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" from Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 24 at 8:04 AM |
| Zacks: Brokerages Expect USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Will Post Earnings of $0.13 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 22 at 11:26 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Expected to Announce Earnings of $0.13 Per Share
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 5 at 9:38 AM |
| 12th Street Asset Management Company LLC Invests $1.04 Million in USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Stock
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 5 at 4:06 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Holdings Trimmed by Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc.
www.americanbankingnews.com - March 1 at 9:42 AM |
| USA Truck Inc (USAK) Files 10-K for the Fiscal Year Ended on December 31, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - March 1 at 9:29 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Analysts
www.americanbankingnews.com - February 27 at 12:58 PM |
| Zacks: Brokerages Anticipate USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) to Announce $0.13 EPS
www.americanbankingnews.com - February 16 at 1:40 PM |
| Cowen Increases USA Truck (USAK) Price Target to $29.00
www.americanbankingnews.com - February 5 at 11:52 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Upgraded at Stephens
www.americanbankingnews.com - February 3 at 2:52 PM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - February 2 at 9:48 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. to Host Earnings Call
finance.yahoo.com - February 2 at 8:55 AM |
| USA Truck to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferences
finance.yahoo.com - February 2 at 8:55 AM |
| USA Truck posts 4Q profit
finance.yahoo.com - February 2 at 8:55 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Announces Earnings Results
www.americanbankingnews.com - February 1 at 9:14 PM |
| USA Truck Reports Fourth Quarter 2017 Results
finance.yahoo.com - February 1 at 4:40 PM |
| USA Truck to Announce Fourth Quarter Results on February 1, 2018
finance.yahoo.com - January 11 at 10:53 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - January 6 at 10:20 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) Upgraded to Buy by Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - December 27 at 10:28 PM |
| ETFs with exposure to USA Truck, Inc. : December 19, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - December 19 at 4:26 PM |
| ETFs with exposure to USA Truck, Inc. : November 30, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - November 30 at 4:26 PM |
| Zacks Investment Research Downgrades USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) to Hold
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 21 at 11:10 AM |
| ETFs with exposure to USA Truck, Inc. : November 20, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - November 20 at 3:36 PM |
| Analyzing USA Truck (USAK) and Its Competitors
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 12 at 5:10 PM |
| ETFs with exposure to USA Truck, Inc. : November 9, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - November 12 at 12:56 PM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Upgraded at Zacks Investment Research
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 9 at 10:54 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. :USAK-US: Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2017 By the Numbers : November 8, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - November 9 at 9:15 AM |
| USA Truck beats 3Q profit forecasts
finance.yahoo.com - November 6 at 8:42 AM |
| USA Truck Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results
finance.yahoo.com - November 5 at 8:03 AM |
| Edited Transcript of USAK earnings conference call or presentation 3-Nov-17 1:00pm GMT
finance.yahoo.com - November 5 at 8:03 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) versus Its Competitors Head to Head Analysis
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 4 at 10:12 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Announces Earnings Results
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 3 at 12:28 AM |
| USA Truck, Inc. (USAK) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 2 at 7:46 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) versus The Competition Head to Head Survey
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 1 at 1:08 PM |
| USA Truck to Participate in Stephens Fall Investment Conference
finance.yahoo.com - November 1 at 10:15 AM |
| Contrasting USA Truck (USAK) & Its Rivals
www.americanbankingnews.com - November 1 at 1:22 AM |
| USA Truck (USAK) and Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast
www.americanbankingnews.com - October 31 at 7:14 PM |
 | USAK Crosses Above Average Analyst Target
www.thestreet.com - October 27 at 7:26 AM |
| Critical Contrast: USA Truck (USAK) versus Its Competitors
www.americanbankingnews.com - October 27 at 1:10 AM |
| ETFs with exposure to USA Truck, Inc. : October 23, 2017
finance.yahoo.com - October 24 at 11:45 AM |
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