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HTLD · Heartland Express Inc

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$12.34 +0.15 (+1.23%) At close · Sep 11
Market Cap
$954.28M
Shares
77.33M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$12.34 Open$12.29 Day$12.12–12.44 52W close$7.08–16.22 Avg vol 30d716K Short int3.4M · 4.4% float · 4.9d Short vol63% Last earningsJul 27, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 6 wks
filed Aug 10, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$736.28M
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$21.96M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
-12.5%
Year over year
Operating margin
-2.3%
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
-9.0%
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
0.6%
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
-0.9%
Year over year · fewer shares
Price change (1Y)
+42.3%
Trailing year
Short interest
4.4%
Latest settlement · 4.9 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 15.8 · calm Equity put/call 0.58
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +3%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −7%
below
RSI (14) 46
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 58%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −3%
trailing
6-month return +28%
trailing
YTD return +37%
this year
Relative strength +10%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $13 › 200d $12 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +42 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$492.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
4.36% of float · ▲ +16.9% MoM · 4.9 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
199 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 60
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Poor
Revenue growth −23%
Y/Y
EPS growth −76%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $-66.9M
Balance sheet $141.3M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 40%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −28%
past year
ATR 3.5%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
Net capital expenditures · remainder of 2026 $8M – $14M
Gains on disposal of property and equipment · remainder of 2026 $13M – $19M

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 2
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+3% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−7% Bearish
RSI (14)
46 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
58% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $13 › 200d $12 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +42 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$492.1K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Rising
4.36% of float · ▲ +16.9% MoM · 4.9 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
199 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $7 Now $12 · 58% Range high $16
vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg -7%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Trucking — same industry group
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
HTLD
Heartland Express Inc
this stock
$954.28M +36.7% -23.1% 4.4%
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
$37.28B +14.7% -5.5% 34.6 3.7%
XPO
XPO, Inc.
$21.33B +34.0% +0.3% 53.9 5.4%
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
$11.04B +30.0% +0.8% 323.7 6.8%
TFII
TFI International Inc.
$10.79B +27.0% 1.6%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
199
% held
49.1%
Net QoQ
+1.2M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
234
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
3.4M
Days to cover
4.9d
Change
+486.1K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
63%
As of
Sep 11, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
480
Value
$5.9K
As of
Aug 4, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
33.5%
Week of
Aug 3, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$492.1K
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 1
Buyers Sellers
View
Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Josh Gottheimer
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jul 26, 2024
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$805.7M
Net income (FY)
$-52.5M
EPS diluted
$-0.67
View
Buybacks
Authorized
shares 4.7M
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Sep 2, 2026
This year
15
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 27, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HTLD -0.2% -2.5% +27.9% -0.2% +36.7%
SPY -1.2% -1.8% +17.8% -0.4% +12.1%
vs SPY +1.0% -0.8% +10.0% +0.2% +24.6%

Capital returns

Latest dividend
$0.02 / share · ex Jun 23, 2026
Cut 96.2%
Paid (TTM)
$0.08 / share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
0.65%
Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
Authorized
shares 4.70M
Spent (derived)
Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

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