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Heartland Express Inc

HTLD

7.630USD

+0.020+0.26%

Close 11/07, 16:00（ET）Quotes delayed by 15 min

590.66MMarket Cap

LossP/E TTM

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Heartland Express Inc

7.630

+0.020+0.26%

Overview Company Financials Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

Overview

Company

Financials

Analysis

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Heartland Express Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Hold. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Heartland Express Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking

48 / 73

Overall Ranking

265 / 4614

Industry

Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score

Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

8.700

Target Price

+14.02%

Upside Space

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Heartland Express Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks

Heartland Express, Inc. is a holding company. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a short, medium and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider. It primarily provides a nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for various shippers across the United States, along with cross-border freight and other transportation services offered through third party partnerships in Mexico. The Company’s primary customers include retailers, manufacturers and parcel carriers. Its over-the-road tractors are equipped with mobile communication systems. It operates 31 terminal facilities throughout the contiguous United States and one in Mexico. The Company’s subsidiaries include Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, Heartland Express Services, Inc., Heartland Express Maintenance Services, Inc., Midwest Holding Group, LLC, Millis Transfer, LLC, Smith Transport, Inc. and others.

Turnaround to Loss

The company's performance has turned to a loss, with the latest annual loss of USD .

Undervalued

The company’s latest PB is 0.76, at a low 3-year percentile range.

Institutional Selling

The latest institutional holdings are 40.05M shares, decreasing 12.97% quarter-over-quarter.

Held by Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC

Star Investor Keeley-Teton Advisors, LLC holds 365.42K shares of this stock.

Higher Market Activity

The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.62.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company's current financial score is 5.80, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.19. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 196.55M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 24.36%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 10.76%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.80

Change

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Financials

7.29

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

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Quality of Earnings

3.37

Key Metrics

Total revenue

Operating profit

Total assets

SG&A

No Data

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Operational Efficiency

7.05

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Income after tax

No Data

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Growth Potential

5.99

Key Metrics

Cash flow from operating activities

Total revenue

No Data

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Shareholder Returns

5.34

Key Metrics

Free cash flow

No Data

Heartland Express Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current valuation score is 8.38, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.45. Its current P/E ratio is -17.07, which is -536.40% below the recent high of 74.49 and -340.98% above the recent low of -75.27.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

8.38

Change

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 48/73

No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 5.33, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.54. The average price target for Heartland Express Inc is 8.50, with a high of 10.00 and a low of 8.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.33

Change

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts

Hold

Current Rating

8.700

Target Price

+14.02%

Upside Space

Strong Buy

Buy

Hold

Sell

Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

Total

Median

Average

Company name

Ratings

Analysts

Heartland Express Inc

HTLD

Canadian National Railway Co

CNI

CH Robinson Worldwide Inc

CHRW

CSX Corp

CSX

Union Pacific Corp

UNP

J B Hunt Transport Services Inc

JBHT

...

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.20, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.07. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 8.32 and the support level at 7.20, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

6.18

Change

0.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators

Sell(3)

Neutral(3)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MACD(12,26,9)

-0.066

Sell

RSI(14)

39.411

Neutral

STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)

26.138

Neutral

ATR(14)

0.251

Low Volatility

CCI(14)

-71.483

Neutral

Williams %R

83.929

Oversold

TRIX(12,20)

-0.375

Sell

StochRSI(14)

52.391

Sell

Moving Average

Sell(6)

Neutral(0)

Buy(0)

Indicators

Value

Direction

MA5

7.656

Sell

MA10

7.739

Sell

MA20

7.971

Sell

MA50

8.286

Sell

MA100

8.384

Sell

MA200

8.897

Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 5.38. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 51.73%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 49.37%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 3.89M shares, representing 5.02% of shares outstanding, with 19.05% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score

5.00

Change

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name

Shares Held

Chg %

Gerdin (Michael J)

16.79M

+61.03%

Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust

14.47M

-2.67%

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.

6.29M

+0.42%

2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust

4.28M

The Vanguard Group, Inc.

Star Investors

4.80M

-1.43%

Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.

3.84M

+3.32%

State Street Investment Management (US)

1.96M

+2.08%

Gerdin (Ann S)

1.94M

Janssen (Angela K)

1.75M

+20.36%

Gate City Capital Management, LLC

1.61M

+167.62%

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-07

The company’s current risk assessment score is 6.61, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 5.54. The company's beta value is 1.14. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.