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As of close of business last night, Heartland Express, Inc’s stock clocked out at $8.76, up 6.70% from its previous closing price of $8.21. In other words, the price has increased by $6.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.62 million shares were traded. HTLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.24.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of HTLD’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.95 and its Current Ratio is at 0.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 678095872 and an Enterprise Value of 853670080. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.916 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.696.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTLD is 1.08, which has changed by -0.2935484 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1513431 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 3.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -10.82%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that HTLD traded 580.99K shares on average per day over the past three months and 786720 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 77.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 42.90M. Insiders hold about 44.54% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 51.14% stake in the company. Shares short for HTLD as of 1753920000 were 1908639 with a Short Ratio of 3.29, compared to 1751241600 on 1977032. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1908639 and a Short% of Float of 4.19.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.08, HTLD has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.08. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009744214The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.58.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as 5.0 analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Heartland Express, Inc (HTLD) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.05, with high estimates of -$0.01 and low estimates of -$0.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.4 and -$0.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.47. EPS for the following year is $0.08, with 5.0 analysts recommending between $0.4 and -$0.27.
Revenue Estimates
In the current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $212.41M. It ranges from a high estimate of $218M to a low estimate of $208.45M. As of the current estimate, Heartland Express, Inc’s year-ago sales were $259.86MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $212.31M. There is a high estimate of $223M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $206M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for HTLD’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $878.23M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $846.2M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $858.36M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.05BBased on 5 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $900.05M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $978.85M and the low estimate is $802M.
