heartland express inc. - HTLD

HTLD

Close Chg Chg %
11.47 0.00 0.00%

Closed Market

11.47

0.00 (0.00%)

Volume: 616.12K

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

Company Overview: heartland express inc. - HTLD

HTLD Key Data

Open

$11.35

Day Range

11.22 - 11.67

52 Week Range

7.00 - 11.86

Market Cap

$912.33M

Shares Outstanding

77.45M

Public Float

41.51M

Beta

1.14

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$0.67

Yield

69.75%

Dividend

$0.02

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Dec 26, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

585.21K

 

HTLD Performance

1 Week
 
13.68%
 
1 Month
 
9.45%
 
3 Months
 
50.33%
 
1 Year
 
0.88%
 
5 Years
 
-39.50%
 

HTLD Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 6
Full Ratings ➔

About heartland express inc. - HTLD

Heartland Express, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of short-to-medium haul truckload carrier services. It offers long haul truckload and regional truckload transportation. The company was founded by Russell A. Gerdin in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, IA.

HTLD At a Glance

Heartland Express, Inc.
901 Heartland Way
North Liberty, Iowa 52317
Phone 1-319-626-3600 Revenue 805.71M
Industry Trucking Net Income -52,453,000.00
Sector Transportation Employees N/A
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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HTLD Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio 0.873
Price to Book Ratio 0.926
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 8.694
Enterprise Value to Sales 1.05
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.191

HTLD Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee N/A
Receivables Turnover 10.697
Total Asset Turnover 0.638

HTLD Liquidity

Current Ratio 1.04
Quick Ratio N/A
Cash Ratio 0.168

HTLD Profitability

Gross Margin -0.95
Operating Margin -7.679
Pretax Margin -8.456
Net Margin -6.51
Return on Assets -4.153
Return on Equity -6.648
Return on Total Capital -5.722
Return on Invested Capital -5.448

HTLD Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 21.371
Total Debt to Total Capital 17.608
Total Debt to Total Assets 13.546
Long-Term Debt to Equity 20.439
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 16.84
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  • Cash Flow Statement

Annual Financials for Heartland Express Inc. - HTLD

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
968.00M 1.21B 1.05B 805.71M
Sales Growth
+59.40% +24.74% -13.25% -23.08%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
818.13M 1.13B 1.01B 813.36M
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
133.05M 199.04M 181.52M 159.20M
Depreciation
129.35M 193.84M 176.52M 154.18M
Amortization of Intangibles
3.70M 5.20M 5.00M 5.02M
COGS Growth
+59.33% +38.03% -10.68% -19.36%
Gross Income
149.87M 78.20M 38.88M (7.65M)
Gross Income Growth
+59.75% -47.82% -50.29% -119.69%
Gross Profit Margin
+15.48% +6.48% +3.71% -0.95%
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
11.79M 15.81M 13.75M 8.55M
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
11.79M 15.81M 13.75M 8.55M
SGA Growth
+77.45% +34.02% -13.04% -37.79%
Other Operating Expense
46.62M 61.09M 52.87M 45.66M
Unusual Expense
- - - 18.99M
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
91.45M 1.30M (27.74M) (80.86M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
98.19M 42.74M 8.65M 24.22M
Non-Operating Interest Income
1.29M 1.66M 1.14M 774.00K
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
8.55M 24.19M 17.58M 11.49M
Interest Expense Growth
- +182.72% -27.31% -34.65%
Gross Interest Expense
8.55M 24.19M 17.58M 11.49M
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
181.09M 19.85M (36.67M) (68.13M)
Pretax Income Growth
+70.76% -89.04% -284.73% -85.76%
Pretax Margin
+18.71% +1.64% -3.50% -8.46%
Income Tax
47.51M 5.08M (6.95M) (15.68M)
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 41.80M 22.56M 23.30M
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - 596.00K (57.00K)
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 5.70M (17.81M) (30.75M)
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - (270.00K) 548.00K
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
133.58M 14.78M (29.72M) (52.45M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
133.58M 14.78M (29.72M) (52.45M)
Net Income Growth
+68.50% -88.94% -301.16% -76.48%
Net Margin Growth
+13.80% +1.22% -2.84% -6.51%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
133.58M 14.78M (29.72M) (52.45M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
133.58M 14.78M (29.72M) (52.45M)
EPS (Basic)
1.6922 0.187 -0.3775 -0.6735
EPS (Basic) Growth
+69.85% -88.95% -301.87% -78.41%
Basic Shares Outstanding
78.94M 79.01M 78.73M 77.88M
EPS (Diluted)
1.6915 0.1868 -0.3775 -0.6735
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+69.86% -88.96% -302.09% -78.41%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
78.97M 79.08M 78.73M 77.88M
EBITDA
224.50M 200.34M 153.78M 97.33M
EBITDA Growth
+30.48% -10.76% -23.24% -36.71%
EBITDA Margin
+23.19% +16.59% +14.68% +12.08%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation UNDERWEIGHT Average Target Price 9.50
Number of Ratings 6 Current Quarters Estimate -0.096
FY Report Date 03 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -0.187
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.25 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -0.67 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 0.354
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 6 6 6 6
Mean Estimate -0.10 -0.06 -0.19 0.35
High Estimates -0.06 -0.02 -0.06 0.52
Low Estimate -0.13 -0.10 -0.34 0.15
Coefficient of Variance -26.84 -54.93 -55.71 34.67

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 0 0 0
OVERWEIGHT 1 1 0
HOLD 3 2 4
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 2 2 2
MEAN Underweight Underweight Underweight

Insider Actions for Heartland Express Inc. - HTLD

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Apr 4, 2025 Todd A. Trimble VP of Safety and Security 13,287 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $9.3 per share 123,569.10
Apr 4, 2025 Kent D. Rigdon Chief Operating Officer 2,316 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $9.3 per share 21,538.80
Apr 4, 2025 Joshua Stefan Helmich SVP and CFO of CFI 7,769 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $9.3 per share 72,251.70

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