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Heartland Express, Inc.

HTLD

NASDAQ·Industrials·Trucking·Mkt cap $964.0M

$12.44

+0.65%

P/E

-44.08

Mkt Cap

$964.0M

52-Wk Range

$7.00–$16.64

52-Week Range

$7.00 - $16.64

P/E

-44.08

Fwd P/E

67.10

Beta

1.33

Div Yield

0.64%

Avg Vol

661.8K

Shares Out

77.5M

Mkt Cap

$964.0M

Price action

Price chart

Up 44.1% over the trailing year

Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Regional expertise in profitable short-to-medium haul segment with superior margins
  • Dual-brand operational model (Heartland Express and Millis Transfer) for market diversification
  • Established customer relationships with major retailers and manufacturers across multiple industries
  • Asset-based fleet model providing operational control and service consistency

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • High premium - requires strong execution

Growth

Turning profitable

E-commerce and retail expansion driving increased freight demand

Value

High premium - requires strong execution

Momentum

Falling

-23.1% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Mixed fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

0.64% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Oct 29, 2026

Q3 26 RECAP

JUL 30, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.14 vs -$0.00 consensus (+4720.5% surprise). Revenue of $184.1M vs $185.1M expected (-0.5%).

EPS beat +4720.5%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Estimate

Actual

Q3 26

+4720.5%

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-12%

-19%

-23%

-24%

-26%

-20%

-12%

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 25

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 26

Q2 26

$259.9M

$242.6M

$219.4M

$210.4M

$196.5M

$179.4M

$176.3M

$184.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

1.6%

Operating

-4.6%

Profit

5.8%

Wall Street consensus

4 analysts · 25% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

25%

Hold

1

25%

Sell

2

50%

Median Price Target

Latest: UBS · Aug 6, 2026

vs Industry

How HTLD stacks vs Trucking

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.