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About Heartland Express
Heartland Express Inc is engaged in providing truckload services across the United States, Mexico, and Canada. These truckload services are asset-based transportation services in the dry van truckload market. The company offers truckload temperature-controlled transportation services, and Mexico logistics services. A majority of its customers represent the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries.
Ticker
$HTLD
Sector
Mobility
Primary listing
Employees
5,220
Headquarters
Website
HTLD Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$658M
-
-$0.46
1.06
$0.08
0.94%
Price and volume
Market cap
$658M
Beta
1.06
52-week high
$12.59
52-week low
$7.11
Average daily volume
643K
Dividend rate
$0.08
Financial strength
Current ratio
0.948
Quick ratio
0.77
Long term debt to equity
23.369
Total debt to equity
25.225
Interest coverage (TTM)
-3.23%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
127.664
Gross margin (TTM)
26.66%
Net profit margin (TTM)
-3.85%
Operating margin (TTM)
-4.77%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
22.69%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$180,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
-2.05%
Return on equity (TTM)
-4.42%
Valuation
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.715
Price to book
0.84
Price to tangible book (TTM)
1.77
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
-21.21
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
-4.71%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
-0.401
Dividend yield (TTM)
0.94%
Forward dividend yield
0.94%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
-16.42%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
48.24%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
13.37%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.55%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-35.98%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-7.19%
What the Analysts think about HTLD
Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Heartland Express stock.
Bulls say / Bears say
Heartland generated $46.8 million in net cash flow from operations during the first six months of 2025—10.9% of operating revenue—demonstrating strong liquidity even amid industry headwinds (SEC Filing).
The company reduced acquisition‐related debt and finance lease obligations by $300 million since 2022, lowering total debt to $194 million as of June 30, 2025, and paid down $5.6 million in debt during Q2 2025, strengthening its balance sheet (SEC Filing).
Core operations showed resilience as the legacy Heartland Express and Millis Transfer fleets turned profitable in Q2 2025, each improving operating ratios by approximately 400 basis points sequentially, underscoring operational discipline (SEC Filing).
Net loss widened to $10.9 million in Q2 2025 from $3.5 million a year earlier, extending Heartland’s consecutive quarterly losses and underscoring persistent profitability challenges (Reuters).
Operating revenue for Q2 2025 fell to $210.4 million from $274.8 million in Q2 2024—a year-over-year decline of 23.4%—reflecting ongoing weak freight demand and underutilization of assets (Reuters).
The CFI division’s transportation management system conversion in Q2 imposed a negative sequential impact on financial results, keeping the segment unprofitable and delaying anticipated cost‐synergy benefits until 2026 (SEC Filing).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Aug 2025.
HTLD Financial Performance
Revenues and expenses
HTLD Earnings Performance
Company profitability
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Capital at risk
Upcoming events
Sept23
Heartland Express
DividendEx-dividend
Oct3
Heartland Express
DividendPayment
$0.02Per share
FAQs
What’s the current market cap for Heartland Express stock?
Heartland Express (HTLD) has a market cap of $658M as of September 17, 2025.
What is the P/E ratio for Heartland Express stock?
The price to earnings (P/E) ratio for Heartland Express (HTLD) stock is 0 as of September 17, 2025.
Does Heartland Express stock pay dividends?
Yes, the Heartland Express (HTLD) stock pays dividends to shareholders. As of September 17, 2025, the dividend rate is $0.08 and the yield is 0.94%. Heartland Express has a payout ratio of 0% on a trailing twelve-month basis.
When is the next Heartland Express dividend payment date?
The next Heartland Express (HTLD) dividend payment is scheduled for October 03, 2025.
What is the beta indicator for Heartland Express?
Heartland Express (HTLD) has a beta rating of 1.06. This means that it is more volatile than the market, on average. A beta of 1 would indicate the stock moves in-line with the market, while a beta of 2 would indicate the stock moves twice as much as the market.