HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD)
Industrials · Truckload trucking / short-haul regional carriers · NASDAQ
Regional short-haul dry van truckload carrier serving major shippers across the US with a focus on high-quality service and customer retention.
What HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC does
Heartland Express is an asset-based truckload carrier providing nationwide dry van trucking services for major shippers, primarily with a short average haul of under 400 miles. The company operates under multiple brand names (Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI) and also offers temperature-controlled transportation and cross-border freight services through partnerships in Mexico. Revenue is generated on a per-mile or per-load basis, with a focus on high-quality service to customers with high freight density in its operating areas.
Themes: Regional trucking / dry van, Short-haul truckload services, Freight transportation
Fundamentals
- Price$12.84 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$993M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+56.4% 2025-08-21 close $8.21 → 2026-08-21 close $12.84
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-5.7% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-5.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.20 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-23.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-5.9% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.36 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.6%; 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
How HTLD compares in its sector
- net profit marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginbottom 25% 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitybottom 25% 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRbottom 25% 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. HTLD paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC looks technically
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) is trading 11.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 152 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive). It made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago. It is 22.3% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 11.6% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +11.6% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $14.09 | $14.09 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $11.51 | $11.51 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been lower than the one before it and each dip deeper — the pattern chart-watchers call a downtrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | lower highs and lower lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 5 of five; the labelling fails if price closes above 13.085. It is the only labelling that fits, though not with textbook proportions, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible downward five-wave sequence, in wave 5 (atypical proportions) |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 152 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 152 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong downtrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 35, with sellers in control | 34.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 46.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($11.47 to $13.09) — its "stochastic" reading is 85 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 84.8 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 6 trading days ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 6 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $16.52 | $16.52 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 22.3% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -22.3% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 83.6% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +83.6% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 22.3% below its highest point of the past year | 22.3% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 10 trading days ago | 10 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $27.96 (set on 2014-12-29) | $27.96 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($7.08 to $16.22), and it has given back roughly a third of its rise from last year’s low — 37% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $10.28 to $10.57. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 37.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 54.1% below its all-time high | -54.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is sitting right on a support level at $12.79 — a price it turned at three times since 2024-09-19, most recently on 2024-11-25. Since 2024-08-21 it has 15 such levels below the current price and 2 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -0.4% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $7.00 (set on 2025-11-20) | $7.00 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 83.6% above its all-time low | +83.6% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 84% of it) | 16th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.4835 between its high and its low — about 3.8% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.4835 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $11.69 and $13.50 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $11.69 – $12.60 – $13.50 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.8% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.8% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 2.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (11.6% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 2.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.78× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 2.9% since the prior reading | -2.9% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | 8 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 8 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.5% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +1.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 3.2% below the previous close 20 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 14.83 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | -3.2% |
| Gap filled | a 2.4% gap up opened on 2026-06-25 has been "filled" 40 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 40 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock lagged the market by 18.5 percentage points (the stock lost 16.1% while the market gained 2.3%) | -18.5% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 13.2 percentage points (the stock lost 10.1% while the market gained 3.1%) | -13.2% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 1.9 percentage points (the stock gained 9.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | -1.9% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 35.9 percentage points (the stock gained 56.4% while the market gained 20.5%) | +35.9% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 3 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 3 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a strong downtrend, with sellers in control, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought), trading below the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 10% below the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established downtrend, with the band above acting as the level that would have to be cleared. The band itself is moderate, spanning 6.8% of the share price. | -10.1% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 2% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $12.59 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +2.0% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 3% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $12.45 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.1% |
Price levels it has turned at before
HTLD last closed at $12.84 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 15 prices below its last close and 2 above; the 3 nearest below and the 2 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $12.79 | Support | 0.4% below the last close | turned there three times · 2024-09-19 to 2024-11-25 |
| $12.38 | Support | 3.6% below the last close | turned there twice · 2024-09-30 to 2026-05-04 |
| $12.07 | Support | 6.0% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-10-16 to 2026-05-12 |
| $14.35 | Resistance | 11.7% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-17 to 2026-07-15 |
| $15.54 | Resistance | 21.0% above the last close | turned there twice · 2026-06-26 to 2026-07-20 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part downward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 5 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes above $13.09.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $11.27 and $12.39 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Pulled back from the 12-month high · Analyst price target recently CUT · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Trading below the Ichimoku cloud · Near a support level (sitting on a price it has bounced off before) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingHold (3.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$13.20 range $12.00 – $16.00; median $13.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for HTLD
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.04658 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Ongoing shortage of qualified drivers meeting company hiring standards, which constrains organic growth and capacity expansion.","Weak freight environment and shortage of profitable freight, described as a near-term challenge affecting margins and profitability.","Dependence on customer concentration among major shippers; loss of key customer relationships could materially impact revenues."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of HTLD's 10-Q filed 2026-05-11 against the prior one filed 2025-11-10.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Newer filing (2026-05-11) adds 'derivations thereof,' to the list of forward-looking statement identifiers after 'outlook,'
- Removed:
- Older filing (2025-11-10) included 'including the anticipated impact of our acquisitions of Smith Transport and CFI,' in the statement regarding future growth and acquisitions
- Older filing (2025-11-10) included 'including at Millis Transfer, CFI, and Smith Transport,' in the statement regarding freight optimization strategies implementation
- Notes:
- Both texts are truncated at the same point ('Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in the sections entitled "'); full comparison of the complete MD&A section is not possible from the provided excerpts
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Added reference to '2025 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2026' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added phrase 'along with cross-border freight and other transportation services offered through third party partnerships in Mexico' to describe services (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added phrase 'for services within Mexico' when describing CFI operations (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added statement 'We have begun to see some encouraging signs related to market capacity reductions and freight demand improvements in 2026' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added phrase 'meaningful improvements in freight demand and freight pricing have started' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added statement 'Trucking capacity has been reduced in the industry and freight rates are currently improving' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added statement 'Our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), our CEO and President' with explicit title (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added reference to 'Heartland Training Institute, opened in 2022' as separate driver training program (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added statement 'Currently over 16% of our driver employees, individually, have achieved 1.0 million or more safe miles' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Added paragraph regarding government focus on English language proficiency requirements and CDL status reviews for non-domiciled drivers (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to '2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 18, 2025' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed reference to 'Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 12, 2025' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'from across the U.S.' in initial service description (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed statement 'approximately 75% of our loads are less than 500 miles in length of haul' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'regional operating areas' in first instance (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'and logistics services in Mexico' changing to 'Mexico logistics services' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed duplicate sentence 'We focus on providing quality service to targeted customers with a high density of freight in our regional operating areas' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'and President' from CODM description (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed detailed freight demand history: 'In early 2022, freight demand was initially strong, but demand began to soften in the back half of 2022' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed statement 'Currently, the overall capacity of available equipment in our industry exceeds the shipping demand for movement of goods' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed statement 'While we have begun to see some encouraging signs of stabilization within current freight demand and customer pricing, we do not expect material improvements until sometime in 2026' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed statement 'We have continued to strategically reduce underperforming lanes of freight and reduce our overall fleet size to better align with current freight demand while focusing on driver utilization and operating cost reductions' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'However, in the past three years we have been challenged by the weak freight environment, resulting in a shortage of profitable freight and underutilization of our truck assets' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'although we now have debt' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed statement 'We anticipate the profitable freight shortage will be a near term challenge whereas we expect our challenge to attract and retain experienced drivers will be ongoing' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'We hire the majority of drivers' changed to 'We hire the majority of our drivers' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'driver training program' changed to 'driver training programs' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed detailed statement about freight environment impact: 'As a result of the freight environment during 2023, 2024, and to date in 2025, we paid more through these programs, resulting in an increase of driver pay per mile and as a percentage of revenue. We will continue to evaluate our pay offerings to our drivers given the extended duration of lower freight demand' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed phrase 'has allowed' changed to 'have allowed' (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Removed statement 'Currently over 12% of our d[rivers]' with incomplete text (older filing, 2025-11-10)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'provide nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for major shippers from across the U.S.' to 'primarily provide nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for major shippers across the United States' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'Our consolidated average length of haul is under 400 miles' added as new metric replacing approximate percentage reference (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'regional operating areas' to 'operating areas' in multiple instances (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'Mexico' references from 'logistics services in Mexico' to 'Mexico logistics services' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'Our CODM, our CEO' to 'Our Chief Operating Decision Maker ("CODM"), our CEO and President' with explicit title introduction (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Rephrased freight demand outlook from 'do not expect material improvements until sometime in 2026' to 'have begun to see some encouraging signs related to market capacity reductions and freight demand improvements in 2026' with caveat 'may not fully materialize until later in 2026' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'expand service offerings to address longer length of haul needs from customers' to 'expand service offerings' removing specific length-of-haul reference (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'have historically been a debt free organization although with the acquisition of CFI we now have debt' to 'We have historically been a debt free organization although with the acquisition of CFI we incurred debt' (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Changed 'significantly lowered' to 'have significantly lowered' in debt balance reference (newer filing, 2026-05-11)
- Notes:
- Text truncation at end of both filings prevents complete comparison of driver percentage statements; older filing shows 'Currently over 12% of our d[rivers]' and newer shows 'Currently over 16% of our driver employees'
- The description of freight demand improvements differs significantly between filings but both reference 2026 timing
- The older filing contains detailed acknowledgment of freight environment challenges in 2023-2025 that is not present in newer filing
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
1 open-market purchase and 1 open-market sale by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 90 days1 buy ($31380) · 1 sell ($492091) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
- Last 180 days1 buy ($31380) · 1 sell ($492091) — 1 buying, 1 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: mixed (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-06-15. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about HTLD's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding HTLD as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 8,940,991
- Reported value $93,027,869
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 2 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
HTLD had 2,845,404 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
HTLD had 3.68% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.67 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 2,845,404
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.68%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,106,405
- Reported change 35.08%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.67
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX)
- Werner Enterprises (WERN)
- J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT)
- Schneider National (SNDR)
- Landstar System (LSTR)
- Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL)
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Frequently asked questions
What does HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) do?
Heartland Express is an asset-based truckload carrier providing nationwide dry van trucking services for major shippers, primarily with a short average haul of under 400 miles. The company operates under multiple brand names (Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI) and also offers temperature-controlled transportation and cross-border freight services through partnerships in Mexico.
What sector is HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) in?
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Truckload trucking / short-haul regional carriers. It trades on NASDAQ.
Does HTLD pay a dividend?
Yes — HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.60% and 4-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC EDGAR XBRL) (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC's (HTLD) competitors?
Notable peers of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) include Knight-Swift Transportation, Werner Enterprises, J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Schneider National and Landstar System. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) overbought or oversold right now?
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 46, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
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Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.