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HTLD

Heartland Express, Inc

Dec 16 • 04:00PM ET

9.38

-0.09 -0.95 %

Industrials • Trucking • USA • NASD

Dec 16, 2:05 PMHeartland Express announces a regular $0.02 quarterly dividend payable January 7 to shareholders of record December 26, marking its 90th consecutive payout.

Peers: KNX JBHT XPO LSTR ODFL MRTN WERN SAIA ARCB PATK

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Index	RUT	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-0.45	Insider Own	46.40%	Shs Outstand	77.41M	Perf Week	4.57%
Market Cap	726.46M	Forward P/E	-	EPS next Y	-0.17	Insider Trans	0.08%	Shs Float	41.52M	Perf Month	24.73%
Enterprise Value	881.62M	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-0.08	Inst Own	48.92%	Short Float	6.22%	Perf Quarter	11.67%
Income	-34.87M	P/S	0.84	EPS this Y	-31.02%	Inst Trans	-2.61%	Short Ratio	4.26	Perf Half Y	8.94%
Sales	868.93M	P/B	0.94	EPS next Y	65.15%	ROA	-2.66%	Short Interest	2.58M	Perf YTD	-16.40%
Book/sh	10.02	P/C	22.09	EPS next 5Y	-	ROE	-4.35%	52W High	12.19 -23.05%	Perf Year	-21.77%
Cash/sh	0.42	P/FCF	-	EPS past 3/5Y	- -	ROIC	-3.66%	52W Low	6.99 34.10%	Perf 3Y	-41.92%
Dividend Est.	0.08 (0.81%)	EV/EBITDA	7.67	Sales past 3/5Y	19.93% 11.91%	Gross Margin	0.80%	Volatility	2.57% 3.26%	Perf 5Y	-48.93%
Dividend TTM	0.08 (0.85%)	EV/Sales	1.01	EPS Y/Y TTM	-54.39%	Oper. Margin	-5.85%	ATR (14)	0.26	Perf 10Y	-44.24%
Dividend Ex-Date	Sep 23, 2025	Quick Ratio	1.14	Sales Y/Y TTM	-19.56%	Profit Margin	-4.01%	RSI (14)	72.66	Recom	3.67
Dividend Gr. 3/5Y	0.00% 0.00%	Current Ratio	1.14	EPS Q/Q	9.64%	SMA20	11.45%	Beta	1.11	Target Price	8.30
Payout	-	Debt/Eq	0.24	Sales Q/Q	-24.36%	SMA50	15.25%	Rel Volume	1.05	Prev Close	9.47
Employees	-	LT Debt/Eq	0.23	Earnings	Oct 31 BMO	SMA200	10.01%	Avg Volume	606.79K	Price	9.38
IPO	Nov 05, 1986	Option/Short	Yes / Yes	EPS/Sales Surpr.	12.70% -6.54%	Trades		Volume	637,777	Change	-0.95%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jul-01-25	Resumed	Robert W. Baird	Neutral	$9
Jul-09-24	Downgrade	UBS	Buy → Neutral	$15 → $13
Jul-09-24	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Underweight	$12 → $10
Nov-11-22	Upgrade	UBS	Neutral → Buy	$17 → $18
Mar-15-22	Upgrade	Morgan Stanley	Underweight → Equal-Weight	$16
Feb-18-22	Downgrade	JP Morgan	Overweight → Neutral	$18 → $16
Jan-26-22	Downgrade	Barclays	Equal Weight → Underweight	$17 → $15
Jul-01-21	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Neutral → Overweight	$20
Jun-22-21	Resumed	Stifel	Buy	$21
May-11-21	Downgrade	Robert W. Baird	Outperform → Neutral	$22 → $21
Feb-01-21	Downgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Overweight → Sector Weight
Jan-21-21	Upgrade	Stifel	Hold → Buy	$22 → $23
Oct-16-20	Upgrade	Barclays	Underweight → Equal Weight	$20
Oct-09-20	Upgrade	JP Morgan	Underweight → Neutral	$20
Jul-17-20	Upgrade	Wolfe Research	Underperform → Peer Perform
Mar-17-20	Upgrade	Robert W. Baird	Neutral → Outperform	$22
Sep-10-19	Upgrade	KeyBanc Capital Markets	Sector Weight → Overweight	$25
Sep-05-19	Upgrade	Seaport Global Securities	Neutral → Buy	$25
Sep-29-17	Upgrade	Stifel	Hold → Buy	$22 → $28
Jul-10-17	Upgrade	UBS	Sell → Neutral	$20 → $22

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Dec-16-25 02:00PM	Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-10-25 01:08PM	Heartland Express shakes up operations with CFI rebrand (FreightWaves)
05:38AM	CFI will be rebranded to Heartland Express by years end (Trucking Dive)
Dec-09-25 11:30AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Integration of CFI's U.S. Operations into Heartland Express (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-11-25 11:32PM	3 Low-Volatility Stocks We Steer Clear Of (StockStory)
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Oct-31-25 12:19PM	Heartland Express books another loss in Q3 (FreightWaves)
10:30AM	Compared to Estimates, Heartland Express (HTLD) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
10:10AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
09:08AM	Heartland Express: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:00AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
08:45AM	Canadian National (CNI) Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Oct-30-25 06:00PM	Werner Enterprises (WERN) Reports Q3 Loss, Tops Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
Oct-29-25 10:00AM	Analysts Estimate ArcBest (ARCB) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for (Zacks)
Oct-28-25 10:00AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) May Report Negative Earnings: Know the Trend Ahead of Q3 Release (Zacks)
Oct-07-25 03:05PM	Why Heartland Express (HTLD) Shares Are Falling Today (StockStory)
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Oct-06-25 11:32PM	Spotting Winners: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) And Ground Transportation Stocks In Q2 (StockStory)
Sep-30-25 12:34AM	3 Cash-Producing Stocks We Find Risky (StockStory)
Sep-12-25 08:48AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Aug-28-25 12:03AM	3 Reasons to Avoid HTLD and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Jul-25-25 11:00AM	Heartland Express reports Q2 operating loss, volatile market (Trucking Dive)
07:40AM	Heartland Express: Q2 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
Jul-24-25 03:50PM	Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q2 Earnings (StockStory)
01:30PM	Here's What Key Metrics Tell Us About Heartland Express (HTLD) Q2 Earnings (Zacks)
11:46AM	Heartland Express books another loss in Q2 (FreightWaves)
10:10AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q2 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
09:00AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Jul-16-25 10:00AM	Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) Earnings Expected to Grow: What to Know Ahead of Next Week's Release (Zacks)
Jul-15-25 10:00AM	Earnings Preview: Heartland Express (HTLD) Q2 Earnings Expected to Decline (Zacks)
Jul-10-25 11:25PM	Baird Resumes Coverage of Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock with Neutral Rating (Insider Monkey)
Jun-13-25 03:00PM	Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
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Jun-06-25 12:03AM	Heartland Express (HTLD): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q1 Earnings? (StockStory)
May-20-25 11:34PM	Unpacking Q1 Earnings: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) In The Context Of Other Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
May-14-25 09:48AM	Despite red ink at Heartland, Morgan Stanley report relatively upbeat (FreightWaves)
May-01-25 09:19AM	Losses continue to mount at Heartland Express (FreightWaves)
Apr-30-25 10:10AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q1 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
09:06AM	Heartland Express: Q1 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:00AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2025 (GlobeNewswire)
Apr-18-25 05:14AM	3 Reasons to Sell HTLD and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Apr-16-25 10:01AM	Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher? (Zacks)
Apr-15-25 11:59AM	Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
10:00AM	Will Heartland Express (HTLD) Report Negative Q1 Earnings? What You Should Know (Zacks)
Apr-11-25 05:16AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q4 Teardown: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Vs The Rest (StockStory)
Apr-07-25 11:30AM	Palm Valley Capital Fund Q1 2025 Commentary (Seeking Alpha)
10:20AM	Palm Valley Capital Fund Added Heartland Express (HTLD) On Dip (Insider Monkey)
05:08AM	3 Reasons HTLD is Risky and 1 Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Mar-14-25 10:01AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Mar-05-25 09:35AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference (GlobeNewswire)
04:03AM	Winners And Losers Of Q3: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Vs The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Feb-24-25 11:29AM	Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Feb-18-25 05:40AM	A Look Back at Ground Transportation Stocks Q3 Earnings: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Vs The Rest Of The Pack (StockStory)
05:38AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q3 Teardown: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Vs The Rest (StockStory)
Feb-04-25 09:41AM	Heartland Express reports fourth-straight quarterly loss (Trucking Dive)
Jan-30-25 03:13PM	Heartland posts Q4 loss but sees positive shift for Q1 (FreightWaves)
Jan-28-25 01:44PM	Heartland Express logs sixth straight quarter in the red (FreightWaves)
10:30AM	Compared to Estimates, Heartland Express (HTLD) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics (Zacks)
10:10AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q4 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
09:17AM	Heartland Express: Q4 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:00AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Annual Financial Results (GlobeNewswire)
Jan-22-25 10:00AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Expected to Beat Earnings Estimates: Can the Stock Move Higher? (Zacks)
Jan-20-25 04:01AM	A Look Back at Ground Transportation Stocks Q3 Earnings: Covenant Logistics (NASDAQ:CVLG) Vs The Rest Of The Pack (StockStory)
Jan-07-25 08:48AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reduced Debt Rapidly as Industry Shows Signs of Recovery (Insider Monkey)
Dec-25-24 04:03AM	Q3 Earnings Recap: XPO (NYSE:XPO) Tops Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
04:01AM	Q3 Earnings Highlights: Werner (NASDAQ:WERN) Vs The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Dec-17-24 05:00PM	Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Dec-06-24 02:55AM	Q3 Earnings Highs And Lows: Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Vs The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Nov-28-24 04:53AM	Three Reasons Why HTLD is Risky and One Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
04:51AM	Three Reasons to Avoid HTLD and One Stock to Buy Instead (StockStory)
Nov-25-24 05:45PM	Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Nov-22-24 03:39AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q3 Highlights: Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) (StockStory)
Nov-07-24 06:07AM	Heartland Express projects optimism in freight market post-2024 (Trucking Dive)
Nov-06-24 09:30AM	Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock? (Zacks) +9.19%
Oct-29-24 08:49PM	Losses at Heartland Express continue to mount (FreightWaves)
03:58PM	Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Misses Q3 Sales Targets (StockStory)
03:56PM	Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Misses Q3 Revenue Estimates (StockStory)
11:30AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say (Zacks)
10:15AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates (Zacks)
09:11AM	Heartland Express: Q3 Earnings Snapshot (Associated Press Finance)
09:00AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2024 (GlobeNewswire)
Oct-24-24 02:01PM	Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): A Bull Case Theory (Insider Monkey)
Oct-18-24 04:25AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) (StockStory)
Oct-17-24 10:01AM	Heartland Express (HTLD) May Report Negative Earnings: Know the Trend Ahead of Q3 Release (Zacks)
Oct-10-24 03:59AM	Q2 Earnings Roundup: Werner (NASDAQ:WERN) And The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Segment (StockStory)
Oct-09-24 04:02AM	Unpacking Q2 Earnings: Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) In The Context Of Other Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Oct-02-24 05:39AM	Q2 Earnings Roundup: U-Haul (NYSE:UHAL) And The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Segment (StockStory)
Sep-30-24 05:27AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Teardown: RXO (NYSE:RXO) Vs The Rest (StockStory)
Sep-23-24 03:13AM	Q2 Rundown: Knight-Swift Transportation (NYSE:KNX) Vs Other Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Sep-17-24 09:00AM	Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-12-24 04:41AM	Q2 Earnings Highlights: Universal Logistics (NASDAQ:ULH) Vs The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Sep-11-24 03:38AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Results: Benchmarking Hertz (NASDAQ:HTZ) (StockStory)
Sep-06-24 04:17AM	Unpacking Q2 Earnings: XPO (NYSE:XPO) In The Context Of Other Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
03:48AM	Q2 Ground Transportation Earnings Review: First Prize Goes to Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) (StockStory)
Sep-05-24 05:30PM	Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference (GlobeNewswire)
Sep-04-24 03:32AM	Q2 Earnings Outperformers: Covenant Logistics (NASDAQ:CVLG) And The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Sep-03-24 04:42AM	Q2 Earnings Highs And Lows: Landstar (NASDAQ:LSTR) Vs The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Aug-21-24 04:19AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Results: Benchmarking Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) (StockStory)
Aug-19-24 04:24AM	A Look Back at Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Earnings: Ryder (NYSE:R) Vs The Rest Of The Pack (StockStory)
Aug-12-24 03:45AM	Q2 Rundown: Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) Vs Other Ground Transportation Stocks (StockStory)
Aug-09-24 06:43AM	Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Highlights: Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) (StockStory)
Aug-04-24 03:02AM	Avis Budget Group (CAR) To Report Earnings Tomorrow: Here Is What To Expect (StockStory)
Jul-25-24 02:00PM	Heartland Q2 earnings: Nowhere to go but up (FreightWaves)

Heartland Express, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of short-to-medium haul truckload carrier services. It offers long haul truckload and regional truckload transportation. The company was founded by Russell A. Gerdin in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, IA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
GERDIN MICHAEL J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 18 '25	Buy	8.19	24,798	203,036	1,491,868	Aug 18 05:15 PM
GERDIN MICHAEL J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 15 '25	Buy	8.20	3,888	31,882	1,467,070	Aug 18 05:15 PM
GERDIN MICHAEL J	Chief Executive Officer	Aug 14 '25	Buy	8.20	1,314	10,775	1,463,182	Aug 18 05:15 PM
PRATT JAMES G	Director	May 14 '25	Buy	8.96	6,571	58,876	30,000	May 16 05:38 PM
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust	Co-Trustee of 10% Owner	May 12 '25	Buy	8.95	167,644	1,500,045	1,214,500	May 14 04:38 PM
Hupfeld Amanda	Director	May 12 '25	Buy	8.76	2,000	17,520	2,000	May 14 04:22 PM
GERDIN MICHAEL J	Chief Executive Officer	May 09 '25	Buy	8.50	148,272	1,260,668	438,282	May 13 05:29 PM
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust	Co-Trustee of 10% Owner	May 07 '25	Buy	7.70	148,272	1,142,362	1,046,856	May 08 05:48 PM
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust	Co-Trustee of 10% Owner	May 06 '25	Buy	7.60	148,272	1,127,416	1,600,100	May 08 05:48 PM
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust	Co-Trustee of 10% Owner	May 08 '25	Buy	8.23	100,149	823,756	1,700,249	May 08 05:48 PM
GERDIN MICHAEL J	Chief Executive Officer	May 05 '25	Buy	7.85	148,272	1,164,217	1,461,868	May 07 05:28 PM

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HTLD

Heartland Express, Inc

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