Heartland Express

HTLD · NASDAQ

$10.27−$0.26 (−2.47%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $10.53

About HTLD

Heartland Express, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of short-to-medium haul truckload carrier services. The company is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa and currently employs 4,560 full-time employees. The Company, together with its subsidiaries, is a short, medium and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider. The company primarily provides a nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for various shippers across the United States, along with cross-border freight and other transportation services offered through third-party partnerships in Mexico. The Company’s primary customers include retailers, manufacturers and parcel carriers. Its over-the-road tractors are equipped with mobile communication systems. The company operates 28 terminal facilities throughout the contiguous United States and one in Mexico. The Company’s subsidiaries include Heartland Express, Inc. of Iowa, Heartland Express Services, Inc., Heartland Express Maintenance Services, Inc., Midwest Holding Group, LLC, Millis Transfer, LLC, Smith Transport, Inc., Transportation Resources, Inc., Contract Freighters, Inc., and others.

Employees
4,560
Headquarters
North Liberty, Iowa
Listed
Nov 5, 1986
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Ground Transportation

HTLD key statistics

Market cap
814.31M
Price-earnings ratio
0.00
Dividend yield
0.74%
Average volume
615.07K
Volume
659.97K
Open price
$9.87
High today
$10.53
Low today
$9.87
52 Week high
$16.64
52 Week low
$7.00

Heartland Express (HTLD) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Heartland Express (HTLD) shares are priced at $10.27, giving the company a market cap of 814.31M, a price-to-earnings ratio of 0.00 and a dividend yield of 0.74%.

Today the stock has traded between $9.87 and $10.53. The current price is 4.1% above the day's low and 2.5% below its high.

Volume so far is 659.97K shares, in line with the average of 615.07K shares a day.

Over the past year Heartland Express has ranged from $7.00 to $16.64, and now sits 34% of the way up that range.

Heartland Express met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.14 per share against an estimate of -$0.0155.

The average analyst price target is $13.77, 34.1% above the current price, from 6 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

17%of 6 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy16.7%
  • Hold50.0%
  • Sell33.3%
Price target · 7 analystsAvg $13.77
Low
$12.12
Now
$10.27
High
$16.80

HTLD earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 241.6% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported -$0.12 per share against an estimate of -$0.0136
  2. Q4 FY24: reported -$0.02 per share against an estimate of -$0.0425
  3. Q1 FY25: reported -$0.18 per share against an estimate of -$0.0967
  4. Q2 FY25: reported -$0.14 per share against an estimate of -$0.0816
  5. Q3 FY25: reported -$0.11 per share against an estimate of -$0.129
  6. Q4 FY25: reported -$0.01 per share against an estimate of -$0.0781
  7. Q1 FY26: reported -$0.06 per share against an estimate of -$0.1199
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.14 per share against an estimate of -$0.0155

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