HTLD
Heartland Express IncCompany with tickers: HTLD
CIK
799233
CUSIP
422347104
Shares Outstanding
77,489,696
Website
https://www.heartlandexpress.com
13F Activity (30d)
61 filings
58 filers
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
46/100
Short interest 3.1% of shares — P60
Days to cover 4.0 — P64
Short-volume trend -12.4% — P14
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-05-29). Equal-weight mean of the available factors.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | 2,375,473 | 2,203,740 | +171,733 | 4.01 |
| 2026-05-15 | 2,203,740 | 2,104,899 | +98,841 | 4.20 |
| 2026-04-30 | 2,104,899 | 1,791,311 | +313,588 | 4.46 |
| 2026-04-15 | 1,791,311 | 2,029,124 | -237,813 | 6.08 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2,029,124 | 1,741,727 | +287,397 | 5.24 |
| 2026-03-13 | 1,741,727 | 2,183,093 | -441,366 | 3.79 |
| 2026-02-27 | 2,183,093 | 2,272,047 | -88,954 | 3.94 |
| 2026-02-13 | 2,272,047 | 2,353,785 | -81,738 | 2.91 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2,353,785 | 2,340,603 | +13,182 | 5.54 |
| 2026-01-15 | 2,340,603 | 2,464,603 | -124,000 | 3.85 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,464,603 | 2,554,093 | -89,490 | 4.34 |
| 2025-12-15 | 2,554,093 | 2,582,589 | -28,496 | 3.71 |
| 2025-11-28 | 2,582,589 | 2,551,181 | +31,408 | 4.81 |
| 2025-11-14 | 2,551,181 | 2,683,744 | -132,563 | 4.94 |
| 2025-10-31 | 2,683,744 | 2,535,313 | +148,431 | 4.77 |
| 2025-10-15 | 2,535,313 | 2,612,413 | -77,100 | 4.52 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2,612,413 | 2,790,790 | -178,377 | 3.55 |
| 2025-09-15 | 2,790,790 | 2,530,200 | +260,590 | 4.93 |
| 2025-08-29 | 2,530,200 | 2,159,882 | +370,318 | 3.69 |
| 2025-08-15 | 2,159,882 | 1,908,639 | +251,243 | 3.16 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,908,639 | 1,974,914 | -66,275 | 2.88 |
| 2025-07-15 | 1,974,914 | 1,977,032 | -2,118 | 4.08 |
| 2025-06-30 | 1,977,032 | 1,933,213 | +43,819 | 3.77 |
| 2025-06-13 | 1,933,213 | 1,970,883 | -37,670 | 4.82 |
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