Stock Evaluator: Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)

Heartland Express, Inc. HTLD

$12.23 -0.50 -3.93%
July 31, 2026 4:00:00 PM EST November 10, 2021 Volume: 856,928
After Hours: $120.37   0.15  |  0.12% November 10, 2021 7:59 PM EST Volume: 72,713
USD NASD | DELAYED PRICE
SECTOR INDUSTRY
Industrials Ground Transportation

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

Commentary & Analysis


Financial Summary

Share Statistics HTLD Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Market Cap (Mil) $945.7 $5,620.7 45%
Shares Out (Mil) 77.5 79.5 57%
Institutional Ownership 88.1% 75.8% 56%
Float (Mil) 54.1 97.6 49%
Beta 1.30 1.12 75%
Avg Daily Volume (000s) 763 430 66%
Price Change
(52-week)
56.0% 70.7% 82%
Growth HTLD Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (5yr) 4.5% 6.5% 34%
Net Income (5yr) (22.3%) 8.8% 18%
EPS (5yr) (22.6%) 9.4% 11
Dividends (5yr) 0.0% 2.7% 56%
Cash Flow (5yr) (30.4%) (15.9%) 19%
Estimates Qtrly Current
Fiscal
Year
Next
Fiscal
Year
# of Estimates 4 3 4
Current EPS $0.047 $0.031 $0.546
Month Ago EPS $0.032 $0.023 $0.509
# Rev Up 1 1 0
# Rev Down 0 0 1
Three Months Ago EPS $0.009 ($0.007) $0.467
Year/Year Chg (175.8%) (104.6%) (220.0%)
Financials HTLD Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Sales (TTM) (Mil) $763 $5,226 47%
Net Income (TTM) (Mil) ($43) $83 17%
EPS (TTM) ($0.559) $0.300 27%
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $87 $261 51%
Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) $20 $5 63%
Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) $151 $864 48%
Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) $1,095 $6,495 42%
Valuation HTLD Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
P/B 1.26 2.07 32%
P/E na 36.5 na
Dividend Yield 0.7% 0.0% 64%
PEG (5yr hist) na 2.8 na
Ratios HTLD Industry
Median
Percentile
(All Stocks)
Gross Margin 28.1% 24.0% 32%
Net Margin (3.0%) 2.2% 27%
ROA (3.4%) 2.3% 32%
ROE (5.6%) 8.4% 31%
Liabilities to Assets 36.6% 59.1% 27%
F-Score 6 5 69%

Heartland Express, Inc. did not pass any screens on 7/31/2026.

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