HTLD | Ticker Profile - Titan Protect

HTLD

Heartland Express, Inc.

Industrials · Trucking · NMS

$15.74

Data: 2026-05-28

✓ ETHICAL PASS

Unknown MOAT

HIGH

Data Confidence: 85.7%

Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap

$1.1B

Total market value of the company

Trailing P/E

N/A

Forward P/E

28.92

Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper

Rev Growth

-19.7%

Year-over-year revenue change

Profit Margin

-5.7%

How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue

ROE

-5.6%

Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money

Analyst Target

$12.00

-24% from current price — median analyst estimate

Recommendation

HOLD

Consensus view from 5 analysts covering this stock

About Heartland Express, Inc.

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.

https://www.heartlandexpress.com

Country: United States Employees: 3,630 Industry: Trucking

Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity

PASS

Core business does not involve prohibited activities

Debt Ratio

0.0% N/A

Debt must be below 33% of total assets

Cash Ratio

0.0% N/A

Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets

Receivables

0.0% N/A

Receivables below 49% of assets

Revenue Purity

0.0% PASS

Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime

MARKUP

Price trending up with increasing momentum

Sharpe Ratio

0.635

Good returns relative to risk taken

Kelly Fraction

0.0251

Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted

Calmar Ratio

0.389

Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile

Annual Return

18.0%

Historical annualised return based on price data

Max Drawdown

-46.2%

Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been

HMM State

CRISIS

Elevated risk detected — extreme caution warranted

Days in State

How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable

Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta

1.28

Moves slightly more than the broader market

52W High

$14.96

-5% below the year high

52W Low

$7.00

125% above the year low

Avg Volume

454,449

Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell

Short Ratio

4.4

Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded

Short % Float

4.9%

Low short interest — limited bearish positioning

Div Yield

54.0%

Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price

EPS (TTM)

$-0.55

Earnings per share over the last 12 months

Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity

20.45

Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline

Current Ratio

1.27

Adequate but worth monitoring

Quick Ratio

1.11

Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test

Gross Margin

28.1%

Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power

Operating Margin

-6.0%

Profit from core operations before interest and tax

Free Cash Flow

$-49,085,000

Negative — the business is spending more than it generates

Revenue (TTM)

$763M

Total revenue over the last 12 months

Net Income

$-43,401,000

Loss-making — spending exceeds revenue after all costs

Analyst Coverage

Analysts

Target High

$16.00

Target Median

$12.00

Target Low

$10.00

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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2026-05-28

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