SeekingAlpha · Aug 18, 2026
NYSE · HTLD
Heartland Express, Inc.
Industrials · Trucking
$12.67
Down-$0.09 (-0.67%)
Updated Aug 20, 2026, 4:49 AM
SID Score
4.7/10
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- Market cap
- 726.45M
- P/E ratio
- -20.84
- Dividend yield
- 0.63%
- 52-week range
- $9.35 – $16.64
- Volume
- 1.05M
- Avg. volume
- 621.09K
Price performance
HTLD price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
HTLD closed at $12.67 after 21 trading sessions, down 16.90% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $12.67
- Period change
- -16.90%
- Period low
- $11.75
- Period high
- $15.24
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | $12.79 | $12.95 | $12.66 | $12.665 | 1.05M |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $12.80 | $12.865 | $12.4955 | $12.75 | 1.08M |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $12.78 | $13.01 | $12.75 | $12.82 | 691.14K |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $12.68 | $13.085 | $12.54 | $12.79 | 939.38K |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $12.26 | $12.84 | $12.26 | $12.66 | 1.29M |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $11.84 | $12.39 | $11.84 | $12.29 | 844.5K |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $11.79 | $11.925 | $11.47 | $11.80 | 1.26M |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $12.26 | $12.46 | $11.71 | $11.75 | 636.56K |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $12.29 | $12.425 | $12.24 | $12.34 | 688.55K |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $12.64 | $12.779 | $12.26 | $12.29 | 492.78K |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $12.65 | $12.92 | $12.53 | $12.55 | 629.84K |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $12.42 | $12.79 | $12.36 | $12.78 | 667.03K |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $12.23 | $12.545 | $12.145 | $12.25 | 650.53K |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $12.62 | $12.765 | $12.16 | $12.23 | 861.92K |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $13.13 | $13.26 | $12.37 | $12.73 | 781.73K |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $13.37 | $13.59 | $12.74 | $12.99 | 954.96K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $13.69 | $13.80 | $13.35 | $13.37 | 577.79K |
| Jul 27, 2026 | $14.26 | $14.305 | $13.58 | $13.69 | 952.42K |
| Jul 24, 2026 | $14.35 | $14.705 | $14.035 | $14.28 | 660.99K |
| Jul 23, 2026 | $15.16 | $15.23 | $14.71 | $14.83 | 630.26K |
| Jul 22, 2026 | $15.27 | $15.4058 | $15.13 | $15.24 | 658.14K |
Latest HTLD news
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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
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | Barclays | Underweight | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | UBS | Neutral | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | JP Morgan | Underweight | — |
| Jul 6, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Barclays | Underweight | — |
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Benzinga · Aug 13, 2026
Barclays Maintains Underweight on Heartland Express, Lowers Price Target to $12
Barclays analyst Brandon Oglenski maintains Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) with a Underweight and lowers the price target from $14 to $12.
Yahoo · Aug 11, 2026
Is Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock Outpacing Its Transportation Peers This Year?
Here is how Heartland Express (HTLD) and JB Hunt (JBHT) have performed compared to their sector so far this year.
Benzinga · Aug 6, 2026
UBS Maintains Neutral on Heartland Express, Raises Price Target to $13
UBS analyst Thomas Wadewitz maintains Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) with a Neutral and raises the price target from $12 to $13.
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