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Heartland Express

10.22 USD
-0.16
1.54%
At close Updated Oct 30, 4:00 PM EDT
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-0.2%
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-11.97%
3 months
-19.72%
6 months
-23.62%
Year to date
11.69%
1 year
35.19%
5 years
-37.38%
10 years
-44.46%
 

About: Heartland Express Inc, along with its subsidiaries, operates as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider. It mainly provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers across the United States, along with cross-border freight and other transportation services offered through third-party partnerships in Mexico. The group operates under the brand names of Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI (for services within Mexico).

Employees: 3,630

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Sentiment 3-Months
Positive 44.4%
Neutral 55.6%
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Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
9 days ago
Implied Volatility Surging for Heartland Express Stock Options
Investors need to pay close attention to HTLD stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
Implied Volatility Surging for Heartland Express Stock Options
Positive
Seeking Alpha
9 days ago
Heartland Express: The Profits Are Coming From Selling Trucks, Not Hauling Freight
Heartland Express is rated Hold with a bearish bias due to reliance on equipment sales for profitability, not core operations. HTLD's operating ratio remains above 100% without equipment gains, signaling ongoing core business weakness despite cost reductions and debt paydown. Stock trades near book value, but tangible book value is much lower; valuation appears stretched at ~23x 2027 EPS, with limited dividend yield.
Heartland Express: The Profits Are Coming From Selling Trucks, Not Hauling Freight
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
12 days ago
Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Although the revenue and EPS for Heartland Express (HTLD) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended September 2026, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
12 days ago
Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Net Income and Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2026
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Oct. 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced today financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026. Three months ended September 30, 2026: Operating Revenue of $179.5 million , Net Income of $1.0 million , Basic Earnings per Share of $0.01 , Operating Ratio of 98.7% (a 500bp improvement to Q3 2025) and 97.6% Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Ratio (1) , Purchased 183,371 shares of our common stock for $2.2 million, Payments of $35 million to reduce outstanding acquisition-related debt, Total Assets of $1.1 billion , including $48.5 million of Cash, Stockholders' Equity of $754.1 million.
Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Net Income and Financial Results for the Third Quarter of 2026
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
What Makes Heartland Express (HTLD) a New Strong Buy Stock
Heartland Express (HTLD) has been upgraded to a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), reflecting growing optimism about the company's earnings prospects. This might drive the stock higher in the near term.
What Makes Heartland Express (HTLD) a New Strong Buy Stock
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced today the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend.
Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced that Chris Strain, Chief Financial Officer, will participate at the Morgan Stanley 14th Annual Laguna Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference
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GlobeNewsWire
1 month ago
Heartland Express Inc. Earns 21st Quest for Quality Award
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Sept. 10, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (www.heartlandexpress.com) (HTLD) is pleased to announce it has been recognized with Logistics Management Magazine's Quest for Quality Award for the twenty-first time in the last twenty-three years.
Heartland Express Inc. Earns 21st Quest for Quality Award
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Is Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?
Here is how Heartland Express (HTLD) and JB Hunt (JBHT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Is Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Heartland Express (HTLD) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Heartland Express (HTLD) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2026, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Heartland Express (HTLD) Q2 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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