Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD): Price and Financial Metrics
Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)
Today's Latest Price: $18.82 USD
Updated Sep 29 4:00pm
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Ranked of 19 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; only 2.44% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- For HTLD, its debt to operating expenses ratio is greater than that reported by only 0.32% of US equities we're observing.
- The volatility of Heartland Express Inc's share price is greater than that of merely 1.01% US stocks with at least 200 days of trading history.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to Heartland Express Inc, a group of peers worth examining would be PHX, PTVCB, XEC, FANG, and SNDR.
- Visit HTLD's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.heartlandexpress.com.
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HTLD Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $18.82 | 52-week high | $22.75 |
| Prev. close | $19.08 | 52-week low | $15.65 |
| Day low | $18.74 | Volume | 811,567 |
| Day high | $19.15 | Avg. volume | 380,938 |
| 50-day MA | $20.22 | Dividend yield | 0.42% |
| 200-day MA | $19.89 | Market Cap | 1.53B |
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: |
| $18.82 | $4.42 | -77% |
The table below illustrates the output of a discounted cash flow forecast using a variety of scenarios for Heartland Express Inc. To summarize, we found that Heartland Express Inc ranked in the 17th 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:
- Its compound free cash flow growth rate, as measured over the past 5.43 years, is -0.02% -- higher than merely 22.29% of stocks in our DCF forecasting set.
- HTLD's estimated cost of debt, based largely on its market capitalization and its interest coverage ratio, is 2%; for context, that number is higher than 59.78% of tickers in our DCF set.
- Relative to other stocks in its sector (Industrials), Heartland Express Inc has a reliance on debt greater than just 0% of them.
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | -77% |
| 1% | -77% |
| 2% | -77% |
| 3% | -77% |
| 4% | -76% |
| 5% | -76% |
For other companies in the Industrials that have a similar discounted cashflow valuation profile (and ensuing price forecasts) as HTLD, try TEX, ACM, DESP, FDX, and RTX.
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