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HTLD NASDAQ US

Heartland Express, Inc. - Common Stock

Industrials · Road & Rail Website · IPO Nov 1986
$10.64
▲ +$0.13 (+1.24%)
Vol 264K
5
Quality Score
fail
Mkt Cap
$699.4M
ROE
-4.4%
Margin
-4.0%
D/E
23.90
Beta
1.17
Div Yield
0.89%
52W
$7–$12

Wall Street Consensus

11 analysts · Apr 2026
1
Strong Buy
0
Buy
5
Hold
3
Sell
2
Strong Sell
9.1%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 50.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $-0.08 $-0.01 +$0.07
Sep 2025 $-0.13 $-0.11 +$0.02
Jun 2025 $-0.08 $-0.14 $-0.06
Mar 2025 $-0.10 $-0.18 $-0.08

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $242.6M $219.4M $210.4M $196.5M $179.4M
Net Income -$1.9M -$13.9M -$10.9M -$8.3M -$19.4M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) -4.4% -4.4% -4.4% -4.4% -4.4% -4.4%
P/E (TTM)
Net Margin -5.2% -3.9% -3.9% -3.9% -4.0% -4.0%
Gross Margin
D/E Ratio 24.66 24.66 24.66 24.66 23.90 23.90
Current Ratio 0.95 0.95 0.95 0.95 1.14 1.14

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
-2.7%
P/S (TTM)
0.80
P/B
1.1
EPS (TTM)
$-0.45
CF/Share
$2.83
Rev Growth 3Y
+19.9%
52W High
$12.19
52W Low
$7.00
$7.00 52-Week Range $12.19

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
-$44.2M
Net Debt
$142.9M
Cash
$18.5M
Total Debt
$161.4M
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does HTLD compare to Road & Rail peers?

Peer group: Small-cap Road & Rail ($300M+) · 15 companies

HTLD ARCB CAR CSX FIP

HTLD valuation vs Road & Rail peers

P/E ratio
0% below peers (34.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Overvalued
P/S ratio
0.8
22% below peers (1.0)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Pricier
P/B ratio
1.1
71% below peers (3.6)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
0.9%
30% below peers (1.3%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Low yield

HTLD profitability vs Road & Rail peers

ROE
-4.4%
159% below peers (7.4%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Net margin
-4.0%
267% below peers (2.4%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Gross margin
0% below peers (43.1%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
ROA
-2.7%
234% below peers (2.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak

HTLD financial health vs Road & Rail peers

D/E ratio
23.9
47% below peers (44.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Above avg
Current ratio
1.1
0% below peers (1.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line
Beta
1.2
11% below peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Less volatile

HTLD fundamentals radar

HTLD Peer median Industry

HTLD profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

HTLD vs peers: key metrics

Top Holders

Top 5: 22.9%
Blackrock Inc.
8.89%
$70.7M
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
4.74%
$37.7M
Vanguard Group Inc
3.91%
$31.1M
Gate City Capital Managemen…
2.83%
$22.5M
State Street Corporation
2.53%
$20.1M
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$0.08
/ year
Mar 24, 2026 $0.0200
Dec 26, 2025 $0.0200
Sep 23, 2025 $0.0200
Jun 23, 2025 $0.0200
Mar 25, 2025 $0.0200
Dec 27, 2024 $0.0200
Sep 27, 2024 $0.0200
Jun 25, 2024 $0.0200