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Heartland Express Inc

HTLD

8.500USD

+0.100+1.19%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
659.35MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Heartland Express Inc

8.500

+0.100+1.19%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively healthy. Its valuation is considered overvalued,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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
49 / 70
Overall Ranking
231 / 4721
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
9.000
Target Price
+7.14%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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 29.72M.%!(EXTRA int=2)
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PB is 0.84, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Buying
The latest institutional holdings are 79.27M shares, increasing 5.97% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 4.80M 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: 2025-09-18

The company's current financial score is 5.94, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.36. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 210.39M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 23.43%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 212.10%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.94
Change
0

Financials

7.01

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

4.42

Operational Efficiency

7.15

Growth Potential

5.86

Shareholder Returns

5.27

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current valuation score is 4.00, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 4.22. Its current P/E ratio is -18.34, which is 2.35% below the recent high of -18.77 and -29.61% above the recent low of -23.77.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.00
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 49/70
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 5.33, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.43. The average price target for Heartland Express Inc is 8.50, with a high of 11.00 and a low of 8.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.33
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 6 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
9.000
Target Price
+7.14%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

27
Total
17
Median
15
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Heartland Express Inc
HTLD
6
Union Pacific Corp
UNP
29
Canadian National Railway Co
CNI
28
CSX Corp
CSX
28
J B Hunt Transport Services Inc
JBHT
27
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
CHRW
27
1
2
3
...
6

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: 2025-09-18

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.49, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.01. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 8.81 and the support level at 8.00, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.49
Change
0.17

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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(1)
Neutral(5)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.027
Neutral
RSI(14)
50.871
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
34.925
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.245
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-20.374
Neutral
Williams %R
54.867
Neutral
TRIX(12,20)
0.150
Sell
StochRSI(14)
44.480
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(4)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
8.498
Buy
MA10
8.556
Sell
MA20
8.541
Sell
MA50
8.387
Buy
MA100
8.530
Sell
MA200
9.499
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.14. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 102.18%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 19.92%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 4.80M shares, representing 6.21% of shares outstanding, with 0.03% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Gerdin (Michael J)
16.79M
+61.03%
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
14.86M
+66.25%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
6.27M
-2.72%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
4.87M
-0.02%
2009 Gerdin Heartland Trust
4.28M
--
Dimensional Fund Advisors, L.P.
3.72M
+5.99%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
1.92M
+0.83%
Gerdin (Ann S)
1.94M
--
Janssen (Angela K)
1.45M
-3.09%
Gate City Capital Management, LLC
602.19K
+1.91%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.04, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 4.08. The company's beta value is 1.07. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.04
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.07
VaR
+2.72%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+42.29%
240-Day Volatility
+36.80%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+6.70%
120 days
+10.58%
5 years
+10.58%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.46%
120 days
-6.34%
5 years
-7.59%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-0.15
120 days
-0.31
5 years
-0.39
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+42.29%
3 years
+58.27%
5 years
+61.97%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.66
3 years
-0.24
5 years
-0.17
Skewness
240 days
+1.04
3 years
+0.30
5 years
+0.22
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+36.80%
5 years
+31.75%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+3.74%
5 years
+4.42%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-63.15%
240 days
-63.15%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+29.73%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+25.22%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.74%
120 days
+0.77%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+62.18%
60 days
+36.87%
120 days
+41.94%

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7.62 /10
Score
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