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NASDAQ · HTLD

Heartland Express, Inc.

Industrials · Trucking

$11.90

Up+$0.26 (+2.23%)

Updated Oct 4, 2026, 10:11 AM

SID Score

4.7/10

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Market cap
726.45M
P/E ratio
-20.84
Dividend yield
0.67%
52-week range
$9.35 – $16.64
Volume
605.54K
Avg. volume
621.09K

Price performance · HTLD

HTLD price history

1M range · 19 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices

Prices through Oct 2, 2026

HTLD closed at $11.90 after 19 trading sessions, down 3.41% for the selected period.

Last close
$11.90
Period change
-3.41%
Period low
$11.30
Period high
$12.52
Daily close
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HTLD OHLC price history, latest 40 sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVolume
Oct 2, 2026$11.83$12.088$11.815$11.90605.54K
Oct 1, 2026$11.56$11.69$11.455$11.64653.36K
Sep 30, 2026$11.72$11.825$11.58$11.61588.22K
Sep 29, 2026$11.42$11.75$11.41$11.65788.59K
Sep 28, 2026$11.22$11.475$11.14$11.44635.89K
Sep 25, 2026$11.42$11.44$11.19$11.30543.58K
Sep 24, 2026$11.78$11.85$11.29$11.37858.43K
Sep 23, 2026$11.77$11.81$11.53$11.68901.74K
Sep 22, 2026$11.78$11.95$11.65$11.83904.71K
Sep 21, 2026$11.95$11.95$11.40$11.64759.14K
Sep 18, 2026$11.87$11.9592$11.73$11.871.29M
Sep 17, 2026$12.03$12.195$11.92$11.92988.31K
Sep 16, 2026$12.31$12.47$11.675$11.881.99M
Sep 15, 2026$12.45$12.74$12.345$12.52709.19K
Sep 14, 2026$12.17$12.485$12.075$12.45543.6K
Sep 11, 2026$12.29$12.44$12.12$12.34531.43K
Sep 10, 2026$12.19$12.325$12.10$12.19752.17K
Sep 9, 2026$12.29$12.495$12.15$12.23633.21K
Sep 8, 2026$12.38$12.51$12.315$12.32366.32K

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Overview

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Company profile

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.

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Average target
$8.00
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HTLD recent ratings
DateFirmRatingTarget
Aug 13, 2026BarclaysUnderweight—
Aug 6, 2026UBSNeutral—
Jul 31, 2026JP MorganUnderweight—
Jul 6, 2026Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight—
Jun 26, 2026BarclaysUnderweight—
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Yahoo · Sep 21, 2026

1 Small-Cap Stock with Impressive Fundamentals and 2 We Turn Down

Many small-cap stocks have limited Wall Street coverage, giving savvy investors the chance to act before everyone else catches on. But the flip side is that these businesses have increased downside risk because they lack the scale and staying power of their larger competitors.

Yahoo · Sep 15, 2026

Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Sept. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Board of Directors of Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced today the declaration of a regular quarterly cash dividend. The $0.02 per share dividend will be paid on October 7, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 25, 2026. We currently estimate that a total of $1.5 million will be paid on the Company's approximate seventy-seven million shares of common stock. This is the Company's ninety-third

Yahoo · Sep 11, 2026

Heartland Express, Inc. Announces Participation in Upcoming Conference

NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, Sept. 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heartland Express, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTLD) announced that Chris Strain, Chief Financial Officer, will participate at the Morgan Stanley 14th Annual Laguna Conference on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Heartland Express is an irregular route truckload carrier based in North Liberty, Iowa serving customers with shipping lanes throughout the United States and Mexico. Heartland focuses primarily on regional freight, offering shippers industry leading

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