# Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Consumer Cyclical / Textiles, Apparel & Luxury Goods. Price $12.44, market value $962 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Heartland Express Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.3×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.3×.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.7×**. Enterprise value is 8.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -8.9%** (5-yr avg -1.5%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: -2.3%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -6.5%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -6.9%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -1.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -1.5%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -1.8%**. Each dollar of assets produces -1.8% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -23.1%** (3-yr -5.9%/yr, 5-yr 4.5%/yr). Revenue fell 23.1% over the last year, against 4.5% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -76.3%**. Earnings per share fell 76.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.21**. Debt is 0.21 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.1×**. It would take 1.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 0.64%** ($0.08 per share, trailing). Heartland Express Inc. yields 0.64%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 3**. 3 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 0.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Heartland Express Inc.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $13.20 (+6% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 46.1%** (YTD 38.2%, 3-mo -20.9%). The shares are up 46.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -25.2%** (77.7% above the low). Trading 25% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.11** (volatility 40%). Beta of 1.11 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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