The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

HTLD

Concerning the House

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.

United States · www.heartlandexpress.com

The Long Run

FY 2010–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$805.71M+3.2%
Operating income-$20.24M+4.8%
Net income-$52.45M+4.7%
Cash from ops$165.27M+2.1%
Quotation

$12.66

+0.37 (+3.0%)

52w hi$16.20
52w lo$7.04
Vol1.13M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score +0.15

Short+0.68
Medium+0.02
Long-0.65

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

Heartland Express, Inc.

Industrials · Trucking

Market cap$979.03M
Enterprise value$1.03B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E25.24x
EV / EBITDA10.95x
P / S (ttm)1.33x
Profit margin-3.0%
Return on equity-2.8%
Revenue growth-12.5%
Earnings growth
Debt / equity19.36
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX0.87
Corr SPX0.38
Annual vol37.6%
Annual ret+9.4%
Sharpe0.25
Max DD-44.6%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental-0.10
Sector+0.07
Technical+0.05
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.68

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$12.26$12.84$12.26$12.661.13M
Aug 12$11.84$12.39$11.84$12.29844.50K
Aug 11$11.79$11.93$11.47$11.801.26M
Aug 10$12.26$12.46$11.71$11.75636.60K
Aug 7$12.29$12.43$12.24$12.34688.50K