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The closing price of Heartland Express, Inc (NASDAQ: HTLD) was $8.72 for the day, up 1.28% from the previous closing price of $8.61. In other words, the price has increased by $1.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.35 million shares were traded. HTLD stock price reached its highest trading level at $8.815 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $8.575.
Ratios:
Our analysis of HTLD’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 28.34 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 63.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.90 and its Current Ratio is at 0.90. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.25 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.24.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, UBS on July 09, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $13 from $15 previously.
On July 09, 2024, JP Morgan Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $12 to $10.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on November 11, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $17 to $18.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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 684987392 and an Enterprise Value of 866873088. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.69 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.87 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.917.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HTLD is 1.07, which has changed by -0.2591334 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HTLD has reached a high of $13.67, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $7.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -17.44%.
Shares Statistics:
HTLD traded an average of 580.70K shares per day over the past three months and 366860 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 78.54M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 43.82M. Insiders hold about 44.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 48.30% stake in the company. Shares short for HTLD as of 1748563200 were 1970883 with a Short Ratio of 3.39, compared to 1745971200 on 1065779. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1970883 and a Short% of Float of 4.2299999999999995.
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 0.009291521The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.56.
