NASDAQ: HTLD
Heartland Express Inc Stock

$8.28+0.20 (+2.48%)
Updated Apr 17, 2025
HTLD Price
$8.28
Fair Value Price
-$4.08
Market Cap
$650.39M
52 Week Low
$7.98
52 Week High
$13.67
P/E
-21.79x
P/B
0.79x
P/S
0.84x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.72%
Revenue
$1.05B
Earnings
-$29.72M
Gross Margin
68.7%
Operating Margin
-1.82%
Profit Margin
-2.8%
Debt to Equity
0.62
Operating Cash Flow
$144M
Beta
0.64
Next Earnings
Apr 21, 2025
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

HTLD Overview

Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers from Washington to Florida and New England to California; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express and Millis Transfer brand names. It primarily serves retailers and manufacturers in consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.

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Industry: Trucking

Industry Rating
F
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HTLD ($8.28) is overvalued by 302.94% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of -$4.08 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
HTLD ($8.28) is not significantly undervalued (302.94%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of -$4.08 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
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Valuation

HTLD fair value

Fair Value of HTLD stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$8.28
Fair Value
-$4.08
Undervalued by
302.94%
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HTLD price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
-21.79x
Industry
27.61x
Market
27.98x

HTLD price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
0.79x
Industry
2.77x
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HTLD's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$242.6M
Net Income
-$1.9M
Profit Margin
-0.8%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.3B
Liabilities
$511.6M
Debt to equity
0.62
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$37.8M
Investing
-$48.0M
Financing
-$7.9M
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Debt Coverage Financials

HTLD vs Trucking Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
HTLDC$650.39M+2.48%-21.79x0.79x
ULHC$697.94M+3.53%5.37x1.08x
CVLGC$489.32M+3.95%13.45x1.12x
PAMTF$308.99M+2.46%-9.78x1.11x
MRTND$1.08B+3.35%40.18x1.41x

Heartland Express Stock FAQ

What is Heartland Express's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol HTLD. Heartland Express stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: HTLD.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Heartland Express (NASDAQ: HTLD)?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express's 52-week high was $13.67, and its 52-week low was $7.98. It is currently -39.43% from its 52-week high and 3.76% from its 52-week low.

How much is Heartland Express stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express currently has 78,549,761 outstanding shares. With Heartland Express stock trading at $8.28 per share, the total value of Heartland Express stock (market capitalization) is $650.39M.

Heartland Express stock was originally listed at a price of $6.82 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Heartland Express stock at $6.82, your return over the last 27 years would have been 21.44%, for an annualized return of 0.72% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Heartland Express's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express stock price per share is $8.28 today (as of Apr 17, 2025).

What is Heartland Express's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express's market cap is $650.39M, as of Apr 21, 2025.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Heartland Express's market cap is calculated by multiplying HTLD's current stock price of $8.28 by HTLD's total outstanding shares of 78,549,761.
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