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Market Cap 1.24B P/E 9.54 EPS this Y -226.30% Ern Qtrly Grth -
Income -24.19M Forward P/E 17.57 EPS next Y 245.80% 50D Avg Chg -2.00%
Sales 1.12B PEG -0.97 EPS past 5Y -11.76% 200D Avg Chg -1.00%
Dividend 1.00% Price/Book 1.42 EPS next 5Y 51.90% 52W High Chg -14.00%
Recommedations 3.30 Quick Ratio 1.03 Shares Outstanding 78.50M 52W Low Chg 16.00%
Insider Own 33.90% ROA -1.59% Shares Float 43.13M Beta 0.69
Inst Own 53.27% ROE -2.83% Shares Shorted/Prior 1.45M/1.36M Price 15.64
Gross Margin 26.06% Profit Margin -2.17% Avg. Volume 206,982 Target Price 12.00
Oper. Margin -0.31% Earnings Date Oct 24 Volume 255,177 Change -0.19%
About Heartland Express, Inc.

Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium, and long-haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express and Millis Transfer brand names. It primarily serves retailers and manufacturers in consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.

Heartland Express, Inc. News
11/22/24 Ground Transportation Stocks Q3 Highlights: Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR)
11/10/24 Insider Buys Additional US$750k In Heartland Express Stock
11/07/24 Heartland Express projects optimism in freight market post-2024
11/06/24 Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock?
11/01/24 The Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) Third-Quarter Results Are Out And Analysts Have Published New Forecasts
10/30/24 Is There An Opportunity With Heartland Express, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HTLD) 35% Undervaluation?
10/29/24 Losses at Heartland Express continue to mount
10/29/24 Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Misses Q3 Sales Targets
10/29/24 Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Misses Q3 Revenue Estimates
10/29/24 Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
10/29/24 Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates
10/29/24 Heartland Express: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
10/29/24 Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Third Quarter of 2024
01:01 PM Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): A Bull Case Theory
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10/18/24 Ground Transportation Stocks Q2 Recap: Benchmarking ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB)
10/17/24 Heartland Express (HTLD) May Report Negative Earnings: Know the Trend Ahead of Q3 Release
10/10/24 Q2 Earnings Roundup: Werner (NASDAQ:WERN) And The Rest Of The Ground Transportation Segment
10/09/24 Unpacking Q2 Earnings: Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) In The Context Of Other Ground Transportation Stocks
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HTLD Chatroom

User Image CEOBuysDisclosures Posted - 1 week ago

$HTLD CEO purchased 1,683 shares at $11.99 for a total of $20,179. GERDIN MICHAEL J now owns 31,805,618 shares. https://ceo-buys.com

User Image NoRisksNoFun Posted - 1 week ago

$HTLD I am in!

User Image OptionRunners Posted - 1 week ago

$HTLD IV spiking with the stock also to new highs and calls up to $0.75 now

User Image WallStJesus Posted - 1 week ago

$HTLD REALLY UNUSUAL BUYING THERE -- 140X NORMAL VOL

User Image OptionRunners Posted - 1 week ago

$HTLD Buyer of the December 20th $12.50 calls 2,000 times for $0.50 Stock spiked earlier, don't see any news. Not sure what it is on. Call buying just coming in a few minutes ago.

User Image CEOBuysDisclosures Posted - 2 weeks ago

$HTLD CEO purchased 68,284 shares at $10.99 for a total of $750,246. GERDIN MICHAEL J now owns 31,757,024 shares. https://ceo-buys.com

User Image prismmarketview Posted - 10/30/24

$HTLD https://prismmarketview.com/freight-ening-times-for-transport-as-heartland-express-keeps-on-trucking/

User Image Estimize Posted - 10/28/24

Wall St is expecting 89.85% YoY EPS growth for $HTLD in Q3, up from -140.00% in Q2 [Reporting 10/30 BMO] http://www.estimize.com/intro/htld

User Image WeeklyTrader Posted - 1 month ago

Are you adjusting your position on $HTLD? RSI: 44.83% 50-day MA: $12.03 200-day MA: $12.05

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 2 months ago

$HTLD new insider buying: 50000 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=HTLD

User Image CEOBuysDisclosures Posted - 2 months ago

$HTLD CEO purchased 50,000 shares at $11.67 for a total of $583,675. GERDIN MICHAEL J now owns 31,688,740 shares. https://ceo-buys.com

User Image stockpicker63 Posted - 3 months ago

$HTLD chart of the week.

User Image QuiverQuant Posted - 3 months ago

CONGRESSIONAL TRADING: Representative Josh Gottheimer disclosed a sale of $1,001 - $15,000 of $HTLD on 2024-08-15.

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 3 months ago

$HTLD Heartland Express price target raised to $11 from $10 at Barclays Barclays raised the firm's price target on Heartland Express to $11 from $10 and keeps an Underweight rating on the shares post the Q2 report. The analyst says excess truckload capacity continues to weigh on Heartland's results, and management does not see a favorable inflection materializing prior to 2025 despite some modest seasonal demand improvement in the quarter.

User Image escuintla Posted - 07/25/24

$HTLD 👀👀

User Image epsguid Posted - 4 months ago

$HTLD reported a loss of $0.04, consensus was ($0.04) via @eWhispers #epsmeet http://eps.sh/d/htld

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 4 months ago

$HTLD Heartland Express reports Q2 EPS (4c), consensus (6c) Reports Q2 revenue $274.8M, consensus $275.13M. Heartland Express Chief Executive Officer Mike Gerdin commented on the quarterly operating results and ongoing initiatives of the Company, "Our consolidated operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 reflect the combination of an extended and significant period of weak freight demand, driven by excess capacity in the industry and ongoing operating cost inflation. While I am pleased with our operating improvements sequentially as an organization, we have more work to do and will need freight demand improvements in order to reach our historical operating results target of an operating ratio of 85% or lower within the next two years. Specifically, our second quarter 2024 operating results showed sequential improvement to the first quarter of 2024 where operating revenue increased $4.4 million and our consolidated operating ratio improved from 105.3% in the first quarter to 99.9% in the second quarter of 2024. We point to continued internal efforts at Smith Transport and Contract Freighters, Inc. ("CFI"), our two most recent acquisitions completed in 2022, to improve our operating results. Our efforts continue to focus on further cost reductions and information system consolidation projects that will help us achieve future asset utilization improvements. Further, we utilized the cash generated from our operations to continue paying down the debt assumed and initiated to acquire these two organizations. We have repaid $63.4 million of debt, year to date, in 2024 and $258.9 million has been paid in total since the acquisitions were completed in 2022."

User Image Stock_Titan Posted - 4 months ago

$HTLD Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the Second Quarter of 2024 https://www.stocktitan.net/news/HTLD/heartland-express-inc-reports-operating-results-for-the-second-gvcrt50ovklp.html

User Image jaredsennetwits Posted - 06/26/24

$HTLD Could you guys give me your opinions on why the current catastrophic flooding in northwest Iowa and South Dakota hasn't affected the current stock price yet?

User Image StockInvest_us Posted - 5 months ago

Signal alert: $HTLD - Overbought Trend Short (Overvalued) https://stockinvest.us/l/YGE8jzDWjk

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 6 months ago

$HTLD new insider buying: 8089 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=HTLD

User Image CEOBuysDisclosures Posted - 6 months ago

$HTLD CEO purchased 107,605 shares at $10.74 for a total of $1,155,307. GERDIN MICHAEL J now owns 31,638,740 shares. https://ceo-buys.com

User Image MissFred Posted - 6 months ago

$HTLD IDK but it looks like 97% is owned by Institutions and owners , looks fishy on a downtrend in this day and age

User Image CEOBuysDisclosures Posted - 04/30/24

$HTLD CEO purchased 190,696 shares at $10.11 for a total of $1,928,490. GERDIN MICHAEL J now owns 31,531,135 shares. https://ceo-buys.com

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 04/30/24

$HTLD new insider buying: 190696 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=HTLD

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 04/30/24

$HTLD new insider buying: 275092 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=HTLD

User Image insiderbuyingselling Posted - 04/30/24

$HTLD new insider buying: 2000 shares. http://insiderbuyingselling.com/?t=HTLD

User Image sitrep Posted - 04/26/24

$HTLD me buying shares and passing Heartland trucks on the highway

User Image epsguid Posted - 7 months ago

$HTLD reported a loss of $0.19, consensus was ($0.11), Earnings Whisper was ($0.14) via @eWhispers #whispermiss http://eps.sh/d/htld

User Image DonCorleone77 Posted - 7 months ago

$HTLD Heartland Express reports Q1 EPS (19c), consensus (12c) Heartland Express Chief Executive Officer Mike Gerdin commented on the quarterly operating results and ongoing initiatives of the Company, "Our consolidated operating results for the three months ended March 31, 2024 reflect the combination of an extended and significant period of weak freight demand, driven by excess capacity in the industry, unfavorable weather early in the quarter, and ongoing operating cost inflation. We point to continued internal efforts, following our two most recent acquisitions completed in 2022, to improve our operating effectiveness through cost reductions, purchasing scale, information systems projects focused on driver utilization improvements, and a continued focus on on-time service. Further, we worked to reduce unprofitable freight, did not rely on broker freight, and refused to lower our freight rates to meet the unsustainable requests of certain customers, all of which had a negative impact on our revenues in comparison to the same period of the prior year. We continue to believe that the freight market will improve as more capacity exits the market so the industry as a whole can return to more disciplined operating decisions and improved financial results."

Analyst Ratings
Barclays Underweight Aug 1, 24
UBS Neutral Jul 9, 24
JP Morgan Underweight Jul 9, 24
Barclays Underweight Apr 30, 24
JP Morgan Neutral Apr 24, 24
JP Morgan Neutral Apr 9, 24
Barclays Underweight Apr 1, 24
Morgan Stanley Equal-Weight Feb 12, 24
JP Morgan Neutral Dec 21, 23
Insider Trades Relationship Date Transactions Cost($) #Shares Value($) #Share Own SEC Form 4
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Dec 11 Buy 13.88 82,509 1,145,225 57,709 12/13/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Dec 06 Buy 13.73 182,268 2,502,540 495,612 12/08/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Dec 01 Buy 13.75 44,479 611,586 313,344 12/05/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Nov 27 Buy 13.22 32,914 435,123 268,865 11/29/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Nov 20 Buy 13.0826 95,602 1,250,723 427,794 11/22/23
Sullivan Michael John Director Director Nov 20 Buy 12.92 2,000 25,840 22,331 11/22/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Sep 05 Buy 14.86 109,418 1,625,951 332,192 09/07/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Sep 05 Buy 14.79 85,386 1,262,859 235,951 09/07/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Aug 25 Buy 14.999 14,023 210,331 222,774 08/29/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Aug 25 Buy 15 2,634 39,510 150,565 08/29/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Aug 22 Buy 14.99 9,708 145,523 208,751 08/24/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Aug 22 Buy 14.9999 19,753 296,293 147,931 08/24/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Aug 10 Buy 15.30 5,163 78,994 199,043 08/14/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Aug 08 Buy 15.30 5,841 89,367 193,880 08/10/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer May 16 Buy 14.9764 1,704 25,520 188,039 05/18/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer May 08 Buy 15.14 64,304 973,563 186,335 05/10/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - May 04 Buy 14.94 51,784 773,653 128,078 05/08/23
Sullivan Michael John Director Director May 02 Buy 14.485 2,000 28,970 19,664 05/03/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Mar 13 Buy 15.81 106,396 1,682,121 32,254 03/15/23
Neville Brenda S Director Director Sep 12 Buy 15.10 1,500 22,650 2,762 03/02/23
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust - - Feb 10 Buy 15.9898 2,152 34,410 2,152 02/14/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Feb 10 Buy 15.9885 8,421 134,639 18,777 02/14/23
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Dec 16 Buy 16.24 2,881 46,787 10,356 12/20/22
GERDIN MICHAEL J Chief Executive Offi.. Chief Executive Officer Dec 09 Buy 15.9895 7,475 119,522 7,475 12/13/22
Sullivan Michael John Director Director Sep 07 Buy 14.2799 2,000 28,560 14,902 09/09/22