NASDAQ: HTLD
Heartland Express Inc Stock

$14.64-0.05 (-0.34%)
Updated Jun 23, 2026
HTLD Price
$14.64
Fair Value Price
-$4.25
Market Cap
$1.13B
52 Week Low
$7.00
52 Week High
$16.64
P/E
-26.14x
P/B
1.51x
P/S
1.06x
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
0.55%
Revenue
$762.55M
Earnings
-$43.40M
Gross Margin
69.1%
Operating Margin
-5.9%
Profit Margin
-5.7%
Debt to Equity
0.58
Operating Cash Flow
$87M
Beta
0.76
Next Earnings
Jul 23, 2026
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
Jul 6, 2026

HTLD Overview

Heartland Express, Inc., operating with its subsidiaries, functions as a transportation company primarily focusing on short to medium-distance truckload freight across the United States and Canada. The firm's main services encompass extensive asset-based dry van truckload hauling, covering the entire contiguous U.S. from coast to coast, as well as specialized temperature-controlled logistics. These services are delivered under its prominent brand names, Heartland Express and Millis Transfer. Its customer base largely comprises retailers and manufacturers within the consumer goods, appliance, foodstuff, and automotive industries. The company was established in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.

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Industry: Trucking

Industry Rating
A
HTLD
Ranked
#6 of 13

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HTLD ($14.64) is overvalued by 444.25% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of -$4.25 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
HTLD ($14.64) is not significantly undervalued (444.25%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of -$4.25 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
Significantly Below Fair Value Valuation
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Valuation

HTLD fair value

Fair Value of HTLD stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)

Price
$14.64
Fair Value
-$4.25
Undervalued by
444.25%
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HTLD price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings

Company
-26.14x
Industry
71.56x
Market
7.68x

HTLD price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset

Company
1.51x
Industry
4.37x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

HTLD's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$176.3M
Net Income
-$4.8M
Profit Margin
-2.7%
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Interest Coverage Financials
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Profit Margin Growth Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$1.2B
Liabilities
$431.9M
Debt to equity
0.58
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
$23.2M
Investing
$14.9M
Financing
-$11.5M
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Debt Coverage Financials

HTLD vs Trucking Stocks

TickerZen RatingMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
HTLDC$1.13B-0.34%-26.14x1.51x
CVLGC$1.08B-0.55%205.19x2.66x
MRTNC$1.40B+1.36%95.28x1.83x
ULHC$386.05M-1.61%-3.54x0.72x
PAMT$294.04M+4.85%-6.65x1.40x

Heartland Express Stock FAQ

What is Heartland Express's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol HTLD. Heartland Express stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: HTLD.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Heartland Express (NASDAQ: HTLD)?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express's 52-week high was $16.64, and its 52-week low was $7.00. It is currently -11.99% from its 52-week high and 109.29% from its 52-week low.

How much is Heartland Express stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express currently has 77,489,696 outstanding shares. With Heartland Express stock trading at $14.64 per share, the total value of Heartland Express stock (market capitalization) is $1.13B.

Heartland Express stock was originally listed at a price of $6.82 in Dec 31, 1997. If you had invested in Heartland Express stock at $6.82, your return over the last 28 years would have been 114.73%, for an annualized return of 2.77% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Heartland Express's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express stock price per share is $14.64 today (as of Jun 23, 2026).

What is Heartland Express's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: HTLD) Heartland Express's market cap is $1.13B, as of Jun 24, 2026.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Heartland Express's market cap is calculated by multiplying HTLD's current stock price of $14.64 by HTLD's total outstanding shares of 77,489,696.
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