Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): Price and Financial Metrics
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)
Today's Latest Price: $19.40 USD
Updated Jan 25 9:38am
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Ranked of 21 in Trucking Freight
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HTLD Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of Heartland Express Inc's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 2.59% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- For HTLD, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by merely 0.53% of US equities we're observing.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of -100%, Heartland Express Inc's debt growth rate surpasses merely 0% of about US stocks.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to HTLD, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are SD, SNDR, RRC, CPG, and LMFA.
- HTLD's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit Heartland Express Inc's official web site, go to www.heartlandexpress.com.
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HTLD Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $19.40 | 52-week high | $22.75 |
| Prev. close | $19.49 | 52-week low | $15.65 |
| Day low | $19.31 | Volume | 3,451 |
| Day high | $19.58 | Avg. volume | 473,502 |
| 50-day MA | $18.73 | Dividend yield | 0.41% |
| 200-day MA | $19.74 | Market Cap | 1.57B |
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) Company Bio
Heartland Express operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier of general commodities in the United States and Canada. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in North Liberty, Iowa.
HTLD Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $19.40 | $1.54 | -92% |
Below please find a table outlining a discounted cash flow forecast for HTLD, in which we model out valuation assuming a variety of terminal growth rates. To summarize, we found that Heartland Express Inc ranked in the 11th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. We should note, though, that the most conservative analysis suggests this stock will yield negative results -- and thus may be a potential short opportunity. The most interesting components of our discounted cash flow analysis for Heartland Express Inc ended up being:
- The company's compound free cash flow growth rate over the past 5.5 years comes in at -0.15%; that's greater than merely 10.62% of US stocks we're applying DCF forecasting to.
- HTLD's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 3%; for context, that number is higher than 59.89% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Relative to other stocks in its sector (Industrials), Heartland Express Inc has a reliance on debt greater than only 0% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -92% |
| 1% | -92% |
| 2% | -92% |
| 3% | -92% |
| 4% | -92% |
| 5% | -92% |
AIR, BKNG, CFX, ECOL, and FLOW can be thought of as valuation peers to HTLD, in the sense that they are in the Industrials sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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