HTLD Fundamental Analysis - HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC

Fundamental Rating

Overall HTLD gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated HTLD against 42 industry peers in the Ground Transportation industry. Both the profitability and financial health of HTLD have multiple concerns. HTLD is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

HTLD had negative earnings in the past year.

HTLD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.

Of the past 5 years HTLD 4 years were profitable.

HTLD had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of HTLD (-2.76%) is worse than 61.90% of its industry peers.

With a Return On Equity value of -4.56%, HTLD is not doing good in the industry: 61.90% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.76%
ROE	-4.56%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)2.25%

ROA(5y)4.55%

ROE(3y)4.57%

ROE(5y)6.88%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin are not available for HTLD so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

HTLD does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

Compared to 1 year ago, HTLD has less shares outstanding

The number of shares outstanding for HTLD has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.

Compared to 1 year ago, HTLD has an improved debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

HTLD has an Altman-Z score of 2.43. This is not the best score and indicates that HTLD is in the grey zone with still only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.

HTLD's Altman-Z score of 2.43 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. HTLD outperforms 57.14% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23 indicates that HTLD is not too dependend on debt financing.

HTLD has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.23. This is in the better half of the industry: HTLD outperforms 61.90% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	2.43

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.13%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.95 indicates that HTLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

HTLD has a Current ratio (0.95) which is in line with its industry peers.

A Quick Ratio of 0.95 indicates that HTLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of HTLD (0.95) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.95
Quick Ratio	0.95

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WACC

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for HTLD have decreased strongly by -58.62% in the last year.

The Revenue for HTLD has decreased by -16.42% in the past year. This is quite bad

Measured over the past years, HTLD shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 11.91% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-58.62%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-250%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-16.42%

Revenue growth 3Y19.93%

Revenue growth 5Y11.91%

Sales Q2Q%-23.43%

3.2 Future

HTLD is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 53.64% yearly.

HTLD is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -2.27% yearly.

EPS Next Y-33.98%

EPS Next 2Y40.64%

EPS Next 3Y53.64%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-18.94%

Revenue Next 2Y-7.93%

Revenue Next 3Y-2.27%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for HTLD. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

Also next year HTLD is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

83.33% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than HTLD, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	6.44

4.3 Compensation for Growth

A more expensive valuation may be justified as HTLD's earnings are expected to grow with 53.64% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y40.64%

EPS Next 3Y53.64%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

HTLD has a yearly dividend return of 0.95%, which is pretty low.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.62, HTLD pays a bit more dividend than its industry peers.

With a Dividend Yield of 0.95, HTLD pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.43.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.95%

5.2 History

The dividend of HTLD decreases each year by -5.74%.

HTLD has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

The dividend of HTLD decreased in the last 3 years.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-5.74%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years2

5.3 Sustainability

The earnings of HTLD are negative and hence is the payout ratio. HTLD will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

DP-17.51%

EPS Next 2Y40.64%

EPS Next 3Y53.64%

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HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC

NASDAQ:HTLD (10/10/2025, 9:33:37 PM)

After market: 7.95 0 (0%)

7.95

-0.45 (-5.36%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorIndustrials

GICS IndustryGroupTransportation

GICS IndustryGround Transportation

Earnings (Last)07-24 2025-07-24/bmo

Earnings (Next)10-29 2025-10-29/bmo

Inst Owners52.09%

Inst Owner Change0%

Ins Owners25.82%

Ins Owner Change35.16%

Market Cap615.41M

Analysts47.27

Price Target9.18 (15.47%)

Short Float %7.6%

Short Ratio4.11

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0.95%

Yearly Dividend0.06

Dividend Growth(5Y)-5.74%

DP-17.51%

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years2

Ex-Date09-23 2025-09-23 (0.02)

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)0

Avg EPS beat(2)-78.86%

Min EPS beat(2)-86.15%

Max EPS beat(2)-71.57%

EPS beat(4)1

Avg EPS beat(4)-221.84%

Min EPS beat(4)-782.57%

Max EPS beat(4)52.94%

EPS beat(8)3

Avg EPS beat(8)-124.28%

EPS beat(12)5

Avg EPS beat(12)-87.23%

EPS beat(16)7

Avg EPS beat(16)-65.64%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-9.97%

Min Revenue beat(2)-10.87%

Max Revenue beat(2)-9.07%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-7.88%

Min Revenue beat(4)-10.87%

Max Revenue beat(4)-5.09%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-5.56%

Revenue beat(12)3

Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.34%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.58%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)-13.25%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-117.34%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)-76.73%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-11.96%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.22%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.66
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	5.12
P/B	0.78
P/tB	1.65
EV/EBITDA	6.44

EPS(TTM)-0.46

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-0.01

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-0.41

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)1.55

OCFY19.54%

SpS12.04

BVpS10.16

TBVpS4.82

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-2.76%
ROE	-4.56%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	N/A
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)2.25%

ROA(5y)4.55%

ROE(3y)4.57%

ROE(5y)6.88%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3YN/A

GM growth 5YN/A

F-Score4

Asset Turnover0.72

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	1.43
Cap/Depr	88.18%
Cap/Sales	16.27%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	94.3%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.95
Quick Ratio	0.95
Altman-Z	2.43

F-Score4

WACC9.13%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)95.3%

Cap/Depr(5y)119.64%

Cap/Sales(3y)14.77%

Cap/Sales(5y)19.56%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-58.62%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-250%

EPS Next Y-33.98%

EPS Next 2Y40.64%

EPS Next 3Y53.64%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-16.42%

Revenue growth 3Y19.93%

Revenue growth 5Y11.91%

Sales Q2Q%-23.43%

Revenue Next Year-18.94%

Revenue Next 2Y-7.93%

Revenue Next 3Y-2.27%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-16.54%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year691.64%

EBIT Next 3Y139.14%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-302.7%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-48.51%

OCF growth 3Y5.37%

OCF growth 5Y-0.28%

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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