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Heartland Express, Inc.

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NASDAQ Industrials Trucking
$9.95
▲ $0.30 (3.11%)
Mkt Cap: 770.68M
Day Range
$9.93 $10.31
52-Week Range
$7.00 $12.13
Volume
421,178
50D / 200D Avg
$10.65 / $9.02
Prev Close
$9.65

Price History

Financial Trends

Peer Comparison

vs Industrials sector median (890 peers)

Metric Stock Sector Median
P/E -14.7 14.4
P/B 1.0 1.9
ROE % -6.7 11.4
Net Margin % -6.5 6.5
Rev Growth 5Y % 7.3 8.4
D/E 0.2 0.6

Analyst Price Target

Hold
$10.67 +7.2%
Low: $9.00 High: $12.00
Forward EPS
-$0.22
Est. Revenue
730 M

Earnings Estimates

Period EPS Est. Revenue Est. Analysts
FY2028 $0.64
$0.60 – $0.67
830 M 1
FY2027 $0.34
$0.33 – $0.35
800 M 2
FY2026 -$0.22
-$0.25 – -$0.19
730 M 3

Insider Trading Activity

20 transactions
Date Insider Type Shares Price Value
Dec 1, 2025
GERDIN MICHAEL J
Chief Executive Officer
other 20,000,000
Dec 1, 2025
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
10% Owner
other 10,000,000
Oct 22, 2025
Millis David Paul
President of Millis Transfer
grant 11,947
Oct 22, 2025
Millis David Paul
President of Millis Transfer
other 3,929 $8.37 $32,886
Oct 1, 2025
Helmich Joshua Stefan
SVP and CFO of CFI
other 70 $8.33 $583
Oct 1, 2025
Rigdon Kent Daryl
Chief Operating Officer
other 70 $8.33 $583
Aug 18, 2025
GERDIN MICHAEL J
Chief Executive Officer
buy 24,798 $8.19 $203,036
Aug 15, 2025
GERDIN MICHAEL J
Chief Executive Officer
buy 3,888 $8.20 $31,882
Aug 14, 2025
GERDIN MICHAEL J
Chief Executive Officer
buy 1,314 $8.20 $10,775
Jul 1, 2025
Rigdon Kent Daryl
Chief Operating Officer
other 86 $8.93 $768
Jul 1, 2025
Helmich Joshua Stefan
SVP and CFO of CFI
other 86 $8.93 $768
May 14, 2025
PRATT JAMES G
Director
buy 6,571 $8.96 $58,876
May 14, 2025
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
10% Owner
other 5,525,544
May 14, 2025
GERDIN MICHAEL J
Chief Executive Officer
other 11,051,088
May 12, 2025
Hupfeld Amanda
Director
buy 2,000 $8.76 $17,520
May 12, 2025
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
10% Owner
buy 167,644 $8.95 $1,500,045
May 9, 2025
GERDIN MICHAEL J
Chief Executive Officer
buy 148,272 $8.50 $1,260,668
May 8, 2025
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
10% Owner
buy 100,149 $8.23 $823,756
May 7, 2025
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
10% Owner
buy 148,272 $7.70 $1,142,362
May 6, 2025
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
10% Owner
buy 148,272 $7.60 $1,127,416

Key Takeaways

Revenue grew 7.32% annually over 5 years — modest growth
Debt/Equity of 0.21 — conservative balance sheet
Negative free cash flow of -66.85M
Revenue growth is decelerating — 1Y growth trails 5Y average by 30.40%

Growth

Revenue Growth (5Y)
7.32%
Revenue (1Y)-23.08%
Earnings (1Y)N/A
FCF Growth (3Y)N/A

Quality

Return on Equity
-6.65%
ROIC-5.06%
Net Margin-6.51%
Op. Margin-7.68%

Safety

Debt / Equity
0.21
Current Ratio1.04
Interest Coverage-5.38

Valuation

P/E Ratio
-14.69
P/B Ratio1.02
EV/EBITDAN/A
Dividend Yield0.01%

All Fundamental Metrics

Growth
Revenue Growth (1Y) -23.08% Revenue Growth (3Y) -18.31%
Earnings Growth (1Y) N/A Earnings Growth (3Y) N/A
Revenue Growth (5Y) 7.32% Earnings Growth (5Y) N/A
Profitability
Revenue (TTM) 805.71M Net Income (TTM) -52.45M
ROE -6.65% ROA -4.40%
Gross Margin -0.95% Operating Margin -7.68%
Net Margin -6.51% Free Cash Flow (TTM) -66.85M
ROIC -5.06% FCF Growth (3Y) N/A
Safety
Debt / Equity 0.21 Current Ratio 1.04
Interest Coverage -5.38 Dividend Yield 0.01%
Valuation
P/E Ratio -14.69 P/B Ratio 1.02
P/S Ratio 0.96 PEG Ratio -0.18
EV/EBITDA N/A Dividend Yield 0.01%
Market Cap 770.68M Enterprise Value 913.62M

Income Statement

Annual, most recent first

Income statement data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Revenue 805.71M 1.05B 1.21B 968.00M 607.28M
Net Income -52.45M -29.72M 14.78M 133.58M 79.28M
EPS (Diluted) -0.67 -0.38 0.19 1.69 1.00
Gross Profit -7.65M 38.88M 78.20M 149.87M 93.82M
Operating Income -61.87M -27.74M 1.30M 91.45M 67.97M

Balance Sheet

Annual, most recent first

Balance sheet data, annual, most recent first
Metric FY2025 FY2024 FY2023 FY2022 FY2021
Total Assets 1.19B 1.33B 1.51B 1.67B 928.54M
Total Liabilities 436.30M 511.59M 644.39M 814.01M 201.44M
Shareholders' Equity 755.32M 822.60M 865.26M 855.48M 727.10M
Total Debt 161.42M 208.61M 317.44M 433.96M 0.0
Cash & Equivalents 18.48M 12.81M 28.12M 50.21M 157.74M
Current Assets 114.60M 129.45M 169.27M 229.78M 233.22M
Current Liabilities 110.16M 119.56M 123.48M 156.76M 71.59M