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After finishing at $8.39 in the prior trading day, Heartland Express, Inc (NASDAQ: HTLD) closed at $8.12, down -3.22%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.22 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.86 million shares were traded. HTLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.395 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.06.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HTLD by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 27.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 58.95. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 14 ’25 when PRATT JAMES G bought 6,571 shares for $8.96 per share. The transaction valued at 58,876 led to the insider holds 30,000 shares of the business.
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust bought 167,644 shares of HTLD for $1,500,045 on May 12 ’25. The Co-Trustee of 10% Owner now owns 1,214,500 shares after completing the transaction at $8.95 per share. On May 12 ’25, another insider, Hupfeld Amanda, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,000 shares for $8.76 each. As a result, the insider paid 17,520 and bolstered with 2,000 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 637855232 and an Enterprise Value of 805450496. 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 0.80. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.864 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.309.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTLD is 1.07, which has changed by -0.37393987 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15366066 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HTLD has reached a high of $13.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -19.81%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 611.41K shares per day over the past 3-months and 643690 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 77.57M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.82M. Insiders hold about 44.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 48.24% stake in the company. Shares short for HTLD as of 1752537600 were 1974914 with a Short Ratio of 3.23, compared to 1749772800 on 1933213. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1974914 and a Short% of Float of 4.24.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, HTLD’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.08, compared to 0.08 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.00953516The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.57.
