HTLD
Strong SellSinkerHeartland Express, Inc. · Industrials · United States · $787M cap · $7.1M/day traded
$10.02 -1.6% · close 26 Oct · scored 27 Oct
Sinker: Weak, expensive and falling. Nothing here to keep it afloat.
Report expected 29 Oct: the next-year EPS estimate has fallen 20.4% over the last 14 weeks.
As of 27 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) is 19/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 24, Value 45, Momentum 31, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT HEARTLAND EXPRESS, INC.
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Heartland Express, Inc. is a leading asset-based truckload carrier providing short-to-medium haul truckload services across the United States. The company emphasizes operational efficiency, a modern fleet, and a strong safety record to deliver reliable transportation solutions. Heartland Express is recognized for its disciplined financial management and consistent profitability within the competitive trucking industry.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM | 2026E | 2027E | Fwd CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 968.0M | 1.2B | 1.0B | 805.7M | -5.9% | 719.2M | 716.8M | 752.0M | -3.4% |
| EPS | 1.69 | 0.19 | -0.38 | -0.67 | -88.8% | -0.16 | — | — | — |
| Shares | 79.0M | 79.0M | 78.5M | 77.4M | -1.9% | 77.3M | — | — | — |
| Debt | 434.0M | 317.4M | 208.6M | 161.4M | -28.1% | 114.2M | — | — | — |
| Equity | 855.5M | 865.3M | 822.6M | 755.3M | -4.1% | — | — | — | — |
| Op CF | 194.7M | 165.3M | 144.3M | 89.3M | -22.9% | 78.5M | — | — | — |
| Inv CF | -663.3M | -67.9M | -46.5M | -26.0M | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fin CF | 359.3M | -120.7M | -112.7M | -58.2M | — | — | — | — | — |
No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.
Calmer than 55% of stocks we rank over the past year (39% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Industrials, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of HTLD are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTLD | Heartland Express, Inc.(you) | $787M | 19 | Strong Sell |
| CVLG | Covenant Logistics Group, Inc. | $741M | 17 | Strong Sell |
| MRTN | Marten Transport, Ltd. | $962M | 34 | Sell |
| WERN | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | $1.7B | 26 | Sell |
| PAMT | PAMT CORP | $223M | 16 | Strong Sell |
| ULH | Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc. | $441M | 46 | Hold |
| ETS | Elite Express Holding Inc. | $107M | 23 | Sell |
| ARCB | ArcBest Corporation | $2.8B | 49 | Hold |
| SAIA | Saia, Inc. | $8.8B | 32 | Sell |
| RXO | RXO, Inc. | $4.7B | 49 | Hold |
Peer medians: ROE 8.9% · P/E 25.9x · Gross margin 29.3%
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