- $640.56m
- $828.50m
- $1.05bn
- 63
- 60
- 36
- 53
Growth & Value
12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
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PE Ratio (f) | 49.48 | ||
PEG Ratio (f) | n/a | ||
EPS Growth (f) | n/a | ||
Dividend Yield (f) | 0.98% |
Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
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Price to Book Value | 0.78 | ||
Price to Tang. Book | 1.58 | ||
Price to Free Cashflow | 18.4 | ||
Price to Sales | 0.61 | ||
EV to EBITDA | 5.14 |
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Quality
Name | Industry | Market | |
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Return on Capital | -1.67% | ||
Return on Equity | -3.52% | ||
Operating Margin | -1.93% |
Financial Summary
Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025E | 2026E | CAGR / Avg |
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Total Revenue | $m | 645.26 | 607.28 | 968 | 1,207.46 | 1,047.51 | 1,020.52 | 1,093.34 | 11.91% |
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EPS Growth | % | +21.56 | -12.06 | +25.32 | n/a | n/a | n/a | +25600 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
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 28 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., Transportation Resources, Inc., Contract Freighters, Inc., and others.
Directors
- Michael Gerdin CHM (51)
- Christopher Strain CFO (46)
- David Millis CEX (60)
- Kent Rigdon VPR (57)
- Jo Borden VPR (68)
- K. Eric Eickman VPR (49)
- Todd Trimble VPR (50)
- Larry Gordon DRC (77)
- Benjamin Allen IND (74)
- Brenda Neville IND (58)
- James Pratt IND (72)
- Michael Sullivan IND (68)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2024
- Last Interim
- December 31st, 2024
- Incorporated
- August 8th, 1986
- Public Since
- November 5th, 1986
- No. of Shareholders
- 331
- No. of Employees
- 5,220
- Sector
- Freight & Logistics Services
- Industry
- Industrials
- Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market
- Shares in Issue
- 78,596,766

- Address
- 901 Heartland Way, NORTH LIBERTY, 52317
- Web
- https://www.heartlandexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 3196263600
- Auditors
- Grant Thornton LLP
Upcoming Events for HTLD
Heartland Express Inc Annual Shareholders Meeting
Q2 2025 Heartland Express Inc Earnings Release
Q3 2025 Heartland Express Inc Earnings Release
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FAQ
As of Today at 21:03 UTC, shares in Heartland Express are trading at $8.15. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Heartland Express last closed at $8.15 and the price had moved by -19.31% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Heartland Express share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -25.52% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Heartland Express is Hold. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Heartland Express dividend yield is 0.98% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Heartland Express paid a total dividend of $0.08, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 0.98%. We do not have any data on when Heartland Express is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Heartland Express is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Heartland Express shares is currently 0.98%.
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As of the previous close price of $8.15, shares in Heartland Express had a market capitalisation of $640.56m.
Here are the trading details for Heartland Express:
- Country of listing: United States
- Exchange: NSQ
- Ticker Symbol: HTLD
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Heartland Express is currently classified as a Contrarian. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Heartland Express is $11.00. That is 34.97% above the last closing price of $8.15.
Analysts covering Heartland Express currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of $0.00 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Heartland Express. Over the past six months, its share price has underperformed the S&P500 Index by -24.18%.
As of the last closing price of $8.15, shares in Heartland Express were trading -27.66% below their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Heartland Express PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 49.48. The shares last closed at $8.15.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Heartland Express' management team is headed by:
- Michael Gerdin - CHM
- Christopher Strain - CFO
- David Millis - CEX
- Kent Rigdon - VPR
- Jo Borden - VPR
- K. Eric Eickman - VPR
- Todd Trimble - VPR
- Larry Gordon - DRC
- Benjamin Allen - IND
- Brenda Neville - IND
- James Pratt - IND
- Michael Sullivan - IND