Heartland Express misses Q3 sales estimates on weak freight demand

Heartland Express

31/10/2025 13:09

Overview

Heartland Express Q3 operating revenue missed analyst expectations

Net loss for Q3 was $8.3 mln, beating analyst estimates

Company repurchased $1.4 mln of common stock during Q3

Outlook

Heartland Express does not expect material market improvements until 2026

Company projects 2025 capital expenditures of $27 mln to $30 mln

Heartland Express expects $21 mln to $24 mln in gains from equipment disposal in 2025

Result Drivers

FREIGHT MARKET CHALLENGES - Co cites excess capacity and weak freight demand as factors impacting results

BRAND PERFORMANCE - Heartland Express and Millis Transfer operated profitably; Smith Transport returned to profitability

TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES - Co completed transportation management system upgrades across all brands, aiming to improve efficiency

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q3 Operating revenue
Miss
$196.50 mln
$212.40 mln (4 Analysts)
Q3 Net Income
Beat
-$8.30 mln
-$8.72 mln (3 Analysts)
Q3 Basic EPS
-$0.11


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is no "strong buy" or "buy", 4 "hold" and 2 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the ground freight & logistics peer group is "buy."

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Heartland Express Inc is $8.50, about 11.1% above its October 30 closing price of $7.56

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