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Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)

Industrials | Trucking | North Liberty, United States | NasdaqGS
15.04 USD +0.17 (1.143%) ⇧ (July 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is severely compromised by deteriorating fundamentals and a multi-year price trajectory that has erased nearly half of the company's value. Despite a relentless streak of dividend payments, the business is generating negative free cash flow and reporting negative operating margins, signaling that the payout is likely being funded by balance sheet erosion rather than operational strength. The recent rally appears to be a technical bounce off oversold levels rather than a reversal of the secular decline, especially given the weak statistical forecast and the defensive positioning seen in the options chain. Investors should view the current price as a reflection of a struggling logistics operator rather than a turnaround opportunity.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.116768
AutoARIMA0.121083
AutoETS0.121086
AutoTheta0.121295

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 3.41
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.051
Excess Kurtosis 0.02
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 20.448
Revenue per Share 9.826
Market Cap 1,165,444,992
Forward P/E 27.41
Beta 1.30
Profit Margins -5.69%
Website https://www.heartlandexpress.com

As of July 11, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy out-of-the-money put open interest at strikes significantly below the current price (7.5 and 10.0), suggesting a fear of a sharp decline. Conversely, call activity is concentrated near the money and slightly out-of-the-money, indicating a hope for a modest rebound rather than a major breakout. The implied volatility is elevated on deep OTM puts, reflecting a high premium for downside protection.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.14% 0.79% 0.73% 1.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-23 0.020 0.136612
2026-03-24 0.020 0.196271
2025-12-26 0.020 0.217391
2025-09-23 0.020 0.235571
2025-06-23 0.020 0.227790
2025-03-25 0.020 0.212993
2024-12-27 0.020 0.179695
2024-09-27 0.020 0.165700
2024-06-25 0.020 0.167084
2024-03-25 0.020 0.174216
2023-12-04 0.020 0.144300
2023-09-22 0.020 0.132538
2023-06-23 0.020 0.127389
2023-03-27 0.020 0.129702
2022-12-08 0.020 0.124766
2022-09-26 0.020 0.141343
2022-06-24 0.020 0.142857
2022-03-24 0.020 0.139082
2021-12-06 0.020 0.115942
2021-08-31 0.520 3.098927
2021-06-18 0.020 0.118977
2021-03-19 0.020 0.104275
2020-12-07 0.020 0.107124
2020-09-18 0.020 0.104548
2020-06-18 0.020 0.095785
2020-03-19 0.020 0.114548
2019-12-09 0.020 0.094787
2019-09-19 0.020 0.094162
2019-06-20 0.020 0.109649
2019-03-21 0.020 0.103252
2018-12-03 0.020 0.098863
2018-09-20 0.020 0.098571
2018-06-21 0.020 0.102987
2018-03-22 0.020 0.104004
2017-12-11 0.020 0.089485
2017-09-21 0.020 0.087108
2017-06-21 0.020 0.097418
2017-03-22 0.020 0.100000
2016-12-02 0.020 0.091996
2016-09-21 0.020 0.106326
2016-06-17 0.020 0.111857
2016-03-17 0.020 0.104603
2015-12-04 0.020 0.112045
2015-09-15 0.020 0.094922
2015-06-18 0.020 0.096946
2015-03-19 0.020 0.080483
2014-12-05 0.020 0.076540
2014-09-16 0.020 0.082542
2014-06-18 0.020 0.091075
2014-03-19 0.020 0.090580
2013-12-06 0.020 0.108755
2013-09-18 0.020 0.142857
2013-06-18 0.020 0.143164
2013-03-20 0.020 0.142653
2012-12-05 1.020 7.950117
2012-09-19 0.020 0.150602
2012-06-14 0.020 0.140548
2012-03-21 0.020 0.133511
2011-12-07 0.020 0.144092
2011-09-21 0.020 0.148699
2011-06-22 0.020 0.125628
2011-03-22 0.020 0.118765
2010-12-08 0.020 0.120773
2010-09-22 1.020 7.005494
2010-06-18 0.020 0.131234
2010-03-23 0.020 0.121654
2009-12-09 0.020 0.131666
2009-09-17 0.020 0.139567
2009-06-17 0.020 0.137268
2009-03-18 0.020 0.139470
2008-12-10 0.020 0.137363
2008-09-17 0.020 0.115607
2008-06-18 0.020 0.136705
2008-03-18 0.020 0.135962
2007-12-19 0.020 0.139470
2007-09-18 0.020 0.132890
2007-05-22 2.020 11.959740
2007-03-20 0.020 0.123229
2006-12-19 0.020 0.133067
2006-09-18 0.020 0.125235
2006-06-20 0.020 0.116347
2006-03-21 0.015 0.085727
2005-12-20 0.015 0.101937
2005-09-20 0.015 0.103734
2005-06-16 0.015 0.101989
2005-03-17 0.015 0.099010
2004-12-21 0.015 0.091617
2004-09-16 0.015 0.109349
2004-06-17 0.010 0.076103
2004-03-18 0.010 0.090868
2003-12-18 0.010 0.079872
2003-09-15 0.010 0.076307
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.08
dividendYield 0.54
exDividendDate 2026-06-23
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.08
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0053799595
lastDividendValue 0.02
lastDividendDate 2026-06-23
dividendDate 2026-07-06

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6916951
Address1 901 Heartland Way
All Time High 27.96
All Time Low 0.242133
Ask 19.08
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 3
Average Analyst Rating 3.0 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 458,070
Average Daily Volume3 Month 579,370
Average Volume 579,370
Average Volume10Days 458,070
Beta 1.302
Bid 10.75
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 8
Book Value 9.669
City North Liberty
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 15.04
Current Ratio 1.272
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 15.12
Day Low 14.845
Debt To Equity 20.448
Display Name Heartland Express
Dividend Date 1,783,296,000
Dividend Rate 0.08
Dividend Yield 0.54
Earnings Timestamp 1,776,947,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,784,809,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,784,809,800
Ebitda 96,931,000
Ebitda Margins 0.12712
Enterprise To Ebitda 13.145
Enterprise To Revenue 1.671
Enterprise Value 1,274,118,016
Eps Current Year 0.03873
Eps Forward 0.54869
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 14.5476
Fifty Day Average Change 0.49240017
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.03384752
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 69.16951
Fifty Two Week High 16.64
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.5999994
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.09615382
Fifty Two Week Low 7.0
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.1485714
Fifty Two Week Range 7.0 - 16.64
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 531,585,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.65
Float Shares 54,214,891
Forward Eps 0.54869
Forward P E 27.41074
Free Cashflow -49,085,000
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,630
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.28096
Gross Profits 214,242,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.51278996
Held Percent Institutions 0.49905998
Implied Shares Outstanding 77,489,696
Industry Trucking
Industry Disp Trucking
Industry Key trucking
Ir Website http://www.heartlandexpress.com/investors/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,782,172,800
Last Dividend Value 0.02
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,147,737,600
Last Split Factor 4:3
Long Business Summary Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload services for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brand names. It primarily serves retailers, manufacturers, and parcel carriers in the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
Long Name Heartland Express, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,165,444,992
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_277383
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common -43,401,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,150,721,985
Number Of Analyst Opinions 5
Open 14.98
Operating Cashflow 86,624,000
Operating Margins -0.06021
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.42110002
Peg Ratio 1.68
Phone 319 645 7060
Previous Close 14.87
Price Eps Current Year 388.32947
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.5554867
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.5283622
Profit Margins -0.05692
Quick Ratio 1.11
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.17
Regular Market Change Percent 1.14324
Regular Market Day High 15.12
Regular Market Day Low 14.845
Regular Market Day Range 14.845 - 15.12
Regular Market Open 14.98
Regular Market Previous Close 14.87
Regular Market Price 15.04
Regular Market Time 1,784,059,201
Regular Market Volume 473,283
Return On Assets -0.02762
Return On Equity -0.055760004
Revenue Growth -0.197
Revenue Per Share 9.826
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20365608
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 77,489,696
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0278
Shares Short 2,153,196
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 2,375,473
Short Name Heartland Express, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0476
Short Ratio 3.0
Source Interval 15
State IA
Symbol HTLD
Target High Price 16.0
Target Low Price 11.0
Target Mean Price 13.2
Target Median Price 13.0
Total Cash 44,490,000
Total Cash Per Share 0.574
Total Debt 153,163,008
Total Revenue 762,545,024
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.08
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0053799595
Trailing Eps -0.55
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.891
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.149
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.38095677
Type Disp Equity
Volume 473,283
Website https://www.heartlandexpress.com
Zip 52,317