Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): Price and Financial Metrics
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HTLD POWR Grades
- Momentum is the dimension where HTLD ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 84.45% of US stocks.
- HTLD's strongest trending metric is Stability; it's been moving down over the last 177 days.
- HTLD ranks lowest in Value; there it ranks in the 14th percentile.
HTLD Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; merely 2.51% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- With a year-over-year growth in debt of 557.18%, HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC's debt growth rate surpasses 96.72% of about US stocks.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, HTLD is more volatile than just 13.29% of stocks we're observing.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC, a group of peers worth examining would be CNNE, HEXO, SNDR, GL, and SUNL.
- Visit HTLD's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.heartlandexpress.com.
HTLD Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Industrials stock, HTLD's EV/EBIT ratio is 45.77% lower, now standing at 9.3.
- HTLD's price/sales ratio has moved down 0.9 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for HTLD.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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HTLD | 2023-01-24 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
HTLD | 2023-01-23 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 9.6 | 9.3 |
HTLD | 2023-01-20 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 9.5 | 9.2 |
HTLD | 2023-01-19 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
HTLD | 2023-01-18 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
HTLD | 2023-01-17 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 9.4 | 9.1 |
HTLD Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year price growth rate is now at -29.02%.
- Its 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -59.68%.
- The 3 year revenue growth rate now stands at 2.11%.

The table below shows HTLD's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 761.214 | 140.274 | 138.431 |
2022-06-30 | 639.85 | 119.151 | 138.482 |
2022-03-31 | 606.157 | 125.579 | 82.318 |
2021-12-31 | 607.284 | 123.418 | 79.277 |
2021-09-30 | 614.931 | 141.557 | 76.614 |
2021-06-30 | 624.601 | 157.867 | 72.862 |
HTLD's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- HTLD has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 80.98% of graded US stocks.
- HTLD's asset turnover comes in at 0.645 -- ranking 38th of 137 Transportation stocks.
- DAC, KNOP, and HUBG are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with HTLD.
The table below shows HTLD's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-09-30 | 0.645 | 0.802 | 0.198 |
2021-06-30 | 0.654 | 0.809 | 0.176 |
2021-03-31 | 0.666 | 0.818 | 0.167 |
2020-12-31 | 0.687 | 0.817 | 0.161 |
2020-09-30 | 0.709 | 0.803 | 0.152 |
2020-06-30 | 0.696 | 0.792 | 0.152 |
HTLD Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of HTLD, see our HTLD price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $19.00 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.89 (Hold) |
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HTLD Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $16.49 | 52-week high | $17.32 |
Prev. close | $16.63 | 52-week low | $12.78 |
Day low | $16.38 | Volume | 148,700 |
Day high | $16.83 | Avg. volume | 157,184 |
50-day MA | $16.23 | Dividend yield | 0.49% |
200-day MA | $14.98 | Market Cap | 1.30B |
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.
Latest HTLD News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate HTLD as an investment opportunity.
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HTLD Price Returns
1-mo | 7.50% |
3-mo | 12.09% |
6-mo | 4.71% |
1-year | 10.83% |
3-year | -7.86% |
5-year | -23.63% |
YTD | 7.50% |
2022 | -8.30% |
2021 | -3.89% |
2020 | -13.65% |
2019 | 15.49% |
2018 | -21.28% |
HTLD Dividends
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Continue Researching HTLD
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