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The price of Heartland Express, Inc (NASDAQ: HTLD) closed at $7.6 in the last session, down -1.81% from day before closing price of $7.74. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.57 million shares were traded. HTLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $7.76 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $7.51.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HTLD’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.14 and its Current Ratio is at 1.14. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.24 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.23.
On July 09, 2024, UBS Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $15 to $13.
JP Morgan Downgraded its Neutral to Underweight on July 09, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $12 to $10.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 18 ’25 when GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 24,798 shares for $8.19 per share. The transaction valued at 203,036 led to the insider holds 1,491,868 shares of the business.
GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 3,888 shares of HTLD for $31,882 on Aug 15 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 1,467,070 shares after completing the transaction at $8.20 per share. On Aug 14 ’25, another insider, GERDIN MICHAEL J, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 1,314 shares for $8.20 each. As a result, the insider paid 10,775 and bolstered with 1,463,182 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HTLD now has a Market Capitalization of 588601280 and an Enterprise Value of 743963264. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.68 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.76. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.856 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.471.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTLD is 1.14, which has changed by -0.3770492 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HTLD has reached a high of $12.85, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.82%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HTLD traded on average about 625.53K shares per day over the past 3-months and 528340 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 77.41M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.41M. Insiders hold about 44.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 48.81% stake in the company. Shares short for HTLD as of 1761868800 were 2683744 with a Short Ratio of 4.29, compared to 1759190400 on 2612413. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2683744 and a Short% of Float of 5.91.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HTLD is 0.08, which was 0.08 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010335918. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.61.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Heartland Express, Inc (HTLD) reflects the combined expertise of 5.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.1, with high estimates of -$0.07 and low estimates of -$0.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.4 and -$0.55 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.5. EPS for the following year is -$0.15, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.08 and -$0.27.
Revenue Estimates
According to 4 analysts,. The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $192.83M. It ranges from a high estimate of $206.6M to a low estimate of $182M. As of. The current estimate, Heartland Express, Inc’s year-ago sales were $242.58MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $207M. There is a high estimate of $207M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $207M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HTLD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $833M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $808.21M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $820.11M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.05BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $802.57M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $848.52M and the low estimate is $759.9M.
