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HTLD · Heartland Express Inc

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$12.42 -0.25 (-1.97%)
Market Cap
$979.42M
Shares
77.33M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$12.67 Open$12.79 Day$12.66–12.95 52W close$7.08–16.22 Avg vol 30d757K Short int2.8M · 3.7% float · 3.7d Short vol93% Last earningsAug 5, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 10

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 10, 2026

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 14.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +9%
above
Price vs 50-day avg −11%
below
RSI (14) 42
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 61%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return −17%
trailing
6-month return +14%
trailing
YTD return +40%
this year
Relative strength +3%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $14 › 200d $12 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +42 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$460.7K over 90 days · 50% sells
Short interest Rising
3.68% of float · ▲ +35.1% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
197 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 55
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 3.9%
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
Prior guidance period ended · from the 8-K filed Nov 6, 2025
Gains on disposal of property and equipment · calendar year of 2025 $21M – $24M

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
+9% Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
−11% Bearish
RSI (14)
42 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
61% Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $14 › 200d $12 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +42 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$460.7K over 90 days · 50% sells
Short interest Rising
3.68% of float · ▲ +35.1% MoM · 3.7 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
197 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $7 Now $13 · 61% Range high $16
vs 200-day avg +9% vs 50-day avg -11%

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

Key metrics

the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
Metric Latest Period YoY
Net cash flows from operations as a percentage of operating revenue 10% Six months ended June 30, 2026
Net loss as a percentage of operating revenues 2.7% three months ended March 31, 2026

Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

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
$979.42M +40.3% -23.1% 3.7%
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.
$42.52B +30.8% -5.5% 39.4 3.7%
XPO
XPO, Inc.
$23.74B +45.3% +0.3% 60.0 5.4%
TFII
TFI International Inc.
$11.58B +34.0% 1.5%
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
$11.33B +33.4% +0.8% 332.1 5.7%

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
197
% held
49.0%
Net QoQ
+1.1M sh
Top holder
BlackRock, Inc.
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
226
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Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
2.8M
Days to cover
3.7d
Change
+739.0K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
93%
As of
Aug 19, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
1
Value
$13
As of
Jul 31, 2026
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Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
32.6%
Week of
Jul 13, 2026
Off-exch Lit
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Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$460.7K
Buyers / Sellers
1 / 1
Buyers Sellers
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Congressional Trades Sell
Member
Josh Gottheimer
Amount
$1.0K–$15.0K
Traded
Jul 26, 2024
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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
10-Q
Filed
Aug 10, 2026
This year
14
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Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Aug 5, 2026
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Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
HTLD +3.1% -16.9% +14.2% +3.6% +40.3%
SPY -0.4% +2.9% +11.6% +3.0% +12.8%
vs SPY +3.5% -19.8% +2.6% +0.6% +27.5%

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)
0.63%
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.

Key facts CIK 799233 CUSIP 422347104 13F (30d) 188 filings 181 filers Visit website Investor relations