Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD
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10.22 USD -0.16 -1.54%
At close · Oct 30
10.22 0.00 0.00%
After hours · Oct 30, 4:00 PM ET
10.11 Day range 10.42
7.08 52-week range 16.22
- YTD
- +13.18%
- 1 year
- +35.19%
- Open
- 10.34
- Prev close
- 10.38
- Mkt cap
- 790.34M
- Vol
- 626.50K
- Avg vol
- 716.91K
- EPS
- -0.16
- P/E
- 0.00
- Div yield
- 0.55%
More statistics
- Low
- 10.11
- High
- 10.42
- Forward P/E
- 21.05
- Beta
- 1.30
- Short ratio
- 0.00
- Inst. own
- 49.91%
- Dividend
- 0.08
- Ex-div date
- Jun 22, 2026
- Earnings
- Oct 29, 2026
- 50-d avg
- 14.60
- 200-d avg
- 10.95
- 1y target
- 13.20
2Y chart
Events in this range
- Dec 27, 2024Dividend: 0.02
- Mar 25, 2025Dividend: 0.02
- Jun 23, 2025Dividend: 0.02
- Jul 24, 2025Earnings: -0.14; estimate -0.08; surprise -75%
- Sep 23, 2025Dividend: 0.02
- Oct 31, 2025Earnings: -0.11; estimate -0.11; surprise 0%
- Dec 26, 2025Dividend: 0.02
- Feb 3, 2026Earnings: -0.06; estimate -0.07; surprise 14.29%
- Mar 24, 2026Dividend: 0.02
- Apr 23, 2026Earnings: -0.06; estimate -0.13; surprise 53.85%
- Apr 24, 2026Rating: Baird · Outperform → Outperform
- Apr 24, 2026Rating: JP Morgan · Underweight → Underweight
- Apr 24, 2026Rating: UBS · Neutral → Neutral
- Apr 28, 2026Rating: Barclays · Underweight → Underweight
- Jun 23, 2026Dividend: 0.02
- Jun 26, 2026Rating: Barclays · Underweight → Underweight
- Jul 6, 2026Rating: Morgan Stanley · Equal-Weight → Equal-Weight
- Jul 30, 2026Earnings: 0.14; estimate -0.00303; surprise 4720.46%
- Sep 25, 2026Dividend: 0.02
- Oct 29, 2026Earnings: —; estimate 0.07; surprise —%
Signals (86)
| Name | Date | Ago |
|---|---|---|
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 30, 2026 | 1 day ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Oct 20, 2026 | 1 week ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 9, 2026 | 3 weeks ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 1, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 21, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 16, 2026 | 1 month ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 14, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Aug 10, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Aug 6, 2026 | 2 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Jul 29, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 23, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 21, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jul 16, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jul 15, 2026 | 3 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 15, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jun 11, 2026 | 4 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | May 22, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 19, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | May 8, 2026 | 5 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 24, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Apr 20, 2026 | 6 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Apr 2, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 24, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Mar 6, 2026 | 7 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 13, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Feb 4, 2026 | 8 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 23, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 22, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jan 21, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 6, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Jan 5, 2026 | 9 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Dec 22, 2025 | 10 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 3, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Overbought | Dec 3, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Dec 1, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 24, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Nov 19, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Nov 13, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Nov 12, 2025 | 11 months ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Oct 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Oct 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 10, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Oct 7, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Oct 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 17, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Sep 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Sep 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Sep 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Sep 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Aug 22, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Aug 13, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Aug 1, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jul 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jul 2, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Jun 4, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | May 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | May 8, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 30, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Apr 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 16, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Apr 3, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Mar 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 21, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| RSI: Oversold | Mar 11, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 19, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Feb 18, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Sell Signal | Feb 12, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Feb 6, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Feb 5, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 28, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 27, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bearish | Jan 24, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| SMA: Bullish | Jan 23, 2025 | 1 year ago |
| MACD: Buy Signal | Jan 15, 2025 | 1 year ago |
Key statistics
- Market cap
- 1.17B
- Enterprise value
- 1.23B
- Trailing P/E
- 0.00
- Forward P/E
- 21.05
- PEG ratio
- 1.68
- Price / sales
- 1.53
- Price / book
- 1.54
- EPS (TTM)
- -0.55
- Beta
- 1.30
- Dividend yield
- 0.55%
- Payout ratio
- 42.11%
- Profit margin
- -5.69%
- Revenue (TTM)
- 762.55M
- Revenue growth
- -19.70%
- Free cash flow
- 5.13M
- Total cash
- 44.49M
- Total debt
- 153.16M
- Return on equity
- -5.58%
- Shares outstanding
- 77.49M
- Short % of float
- 4.76%
- 50-day average
- 14.60
- 200-day average
- 10.95
Analyst view
Consensus: hold
Hold
Price target (mean) 13.20
Ratings (0m) 5 0 buy · 3 hold · 2 sell
- Strong buy0
- Buy0
- Hold3
- Sell2
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Oct 29, 2026
Expected Oct 29, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.02.
Financials — quick view
HTLD Revenue — quarterly 184.13M
HTLD Net income — quarterly 10.58M
HTLD EPS — quarterly 0.14
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.07 | — | — | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | -0.00303 | 0.14 | +0.14 | +4,720.46% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | -0.13 | -0.06 | +0.07 | +53.85% |
| Feb 3, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | -0.07 | -0.06 | +0.01 | +14.29% |
| Oct 31, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | -0.11 | -0.11 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | -0.08 | -0.14 | -0.06 | -75.00% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | main | Equal-Weight | Equal-Weight |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Barclays | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Apr 28, 2026 | Barclays | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Apr 24, 2026 | UBS | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| Apr 24, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Underweight | Underweight |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Baird | main | Outperform | Outperform |
About Heartland Express, Inc.
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload services for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brand names. It primarily serves retailers, manufacturers, and parcel carriers in the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Trucking
- Country
- United States
- Employees
- 3,630
- Website
- heartlandexpress.com
News
- Barclays Maintains Underweight on Heartland Express, Lowers Price Target to $10
- UBS Maintains Neutral on Heartland Express, Lowers Price Target to $12
- Heartland Express Q3 EPS $0.01 Misses $0.04 Estimate, Sales $179.504M Miss $188.365M Estimate
- This Apple Analyst Is No Longer Bullish; Here Are Top 5 Downgrades For Tuesday
- Baird Downgrades Heartland Express to Neutral, Lowers Price Target to $12
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANN S. GERDIN REVOCABLE TRUST | Trustee | Stock Award(Grant) | May 14, 2026 | 0 |
| DONOVAN MICHAEL PAUL | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | Aug 1, 2024 | 32,587 |
| EICKMAN KRIS ERIC | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | May 14, 2026 | 8,320 |
| GERDIN MICHAEL J | Chief Executive Officer | Stock Gift | May 18, 2026 | 0 |
| HELMICH JOSH STEFAN | Officer | Stock Award(Grant) | May 14, 2026 | 7,946 |
| MILLIS DAVID PAUL | Director | Sale | Jun 14, 2026 | 28,387 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BlackRock Inc | 8.76% | 6,791,340 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc. | 5.00% | 3,873,653 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Vanguard Group Inc | 3.91% | 3,028,646 | 0 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| Vanguard Capital Management, LLC | 2.89% | 2,242,432 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| State Street Corp | 2.67% | 2,065,866 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| American Century Companies Inc | 2.36% | 1,830,343 | 0 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 3.58% | 2,771,583 | 0 | May 28, 2026 |
| Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv | 2.17% | 1,683,633 | 0 | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Avantis US Small Cap Value ETF | 1.77% | 1,369,702 | 0 | May 29, 2026 |
| iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1.36% | 1,055,087 | 0 | May 28, 2026 |
| DFA US Small Cap Value I | 1.29% | 1,003,525 | 0 | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Columbia Small Cap Value Discv A | 0.86% | 665,416 | 0 | Apr 29, 2026 |