Heartland ExpressHTLD
HTLD
About: Heartland Express Inc is engaged in providing truckload services across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. These truckload services are asset-based transportation services in the dry van truckload market. The company offers truckload temperature-controlled transportation services, and Mexico logistics services. A majority of its customers represent the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries.
Employees: 5,220
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Funds holding %
of 7,425 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
89% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.02M | Put options by funds: $537K
81% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 29 | Existing positions closed: 16
7% more funds holding
Funds holding: 163 [Q3] → 175 (+12) [Q4]
0.01% less ownership
Funds ownership: 50.44% [Q3] → 50.43% (-0.01%) [Q4]
9% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $490M [Q3] → $444M (-$45.5M) [Q4]
12% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 60
50% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 2 [Q3] → 1 (-1) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$9
2%
downside
Avg. target
$9
2%
downside
High target
$9
2%
downside
2 analyst ratings
0 positive
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0 neutral
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2 negative
100%
JP Morgan Brian Ossenbeck 38% 1-year accuracy 13 / 34 met price target | 2%downside $9 | Underweight Maintained | 1 May 2025 |
Barclays Brandon Oglenski 53% 1-year accuracy 42 / 79 met price target | 2%downside $9 | Underweight Maintained | 2 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about HTLD published over the past 30 days
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
4 days ago
These Insiders Are Scooping Up Shares Now
Insider buying has been fairly slow since the beginning of the month, due largely to the current first-quarter earnings reporting season.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q1 Loss, Lags Revenue Estimates
Heartland Express (HTLD) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.18 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.13. This compares to loss of $0.19 per share a year ago.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 weeks ago
Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Operating Results for the First Quarter of 2025
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced today financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2025. Three months ended March 31, 2025: Operating Revenue of $219.4 million , Net Loss of $13.9 million , Basic Loss per Share of $0.18 , Operating Ratio of 106.8% and 107.1% Non-GAAP Adjusted Operating Ratio (1) , Total Assets of $1.3 billion , including $23.9 million of Cash, Stockholders' Equity of $807.7 million.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Will Heartland Express (HTLD) Report Negative Q1 Earnings? What You Should Know
Heartland Express (HTLD) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, March 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced today the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend. The $0.02 per share dividend will be paid on April 4, 2025, to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 25, 2025. We currently estimate that a total of approximately $1.6 million will be paid on the Company's 78.7 million shares of common stock. This is the Company's eighty-seventh consecutive quarterly cash dividend. With the payment of this dividend, the Company will have paid a total of $556.8 million in cash dividends, including four special dividends since the dividend program was implemented in the third quarter of 2003.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 months ago
Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference
NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, March 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced that Chris Strain, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the J.P. Morgan Industrials Conference on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Mr. Strain will participate in a fireside chat at 4:40 p.m. Eastern Time. A link to a live webcast of the fireside chat will be available on our website at www.heartlandexpress.com/investors. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days following the presentation.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Undercovered Dozen: Ardelyx, Aviva, Nutrien, Heartland Express +
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
Heartland Express Could Double In The Next Cycle
Heartland Express's stock could double in 2-3 years as freight rates stabilize and the company continues deleveraging and integrating recent acquisitions. Despite a 47.42% decline in share price, Heartland Express is poised for a turnaround due to effective management and a cyclical upswing in the trucking industry. The company has reduced over $300 million in debt since 2022, aiming for a debt-free balance sheet, which should significantly de-risk the business.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Compared to Estimates, Heartland Express (HTLD) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics
Although the revenue and EPS for Heartland Express (HTLD) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended December 2024, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 months ago
Heartland Express (HTLD) Reports Q4 Loss, Misses Revenue Estimates
Heartland Express (HTLD) came out with a quarterly loss of $0.02 per share versus the Zacks Consensus Estimate of a loss of $0.04. This compares to earnings of $0.06 per share a year ago.
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