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HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC HTLD
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.52% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $805.7M at a -6.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.004 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.81 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.048 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.731 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HTLD | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | 4/9 | 4.16 | — | -23.1% |
| MRTN | MARTEN TRANSPORT LTD | 4/9 | 7.58 | 81.7 | -8.3% |
| PAMT | PAMT CORP | 3/9 | 1.06 | — | -16.3% |
| CVLG | COVENANT LOGISTICS GROUP, INC. | 5/9 | 1.69 | 156.5 | +103.5% |
| ULH | UNIVERSAL LOGISTICS HOLDINGS, INC. | 3/9 | 1.4 | — | -15.6% |
| WERN | WERNER ENTERPRISES INC | 5/9 | 3.81 | — | -1.8% |
| SAIA | SAIA INC | 6/9 | 6.12 | 45 | +0.8% |
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About HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
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.
FAQ
Is HTLD financially healthy?
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does HTLD pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC pays a dividend yielding about 0.52% with a -11.9% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is HTLD?
In FY2025, HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC had a net margin of -6.5% and a return on equity of -6.9%.
Is HTLD overvalued or undervalued?
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC trades at about 64.7× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 10.0×–68.2×, median 22.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HTLD?
The average Wall-Street price target for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC is $12.80, about 4.1% above the recent price, from 5 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is HTLD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 0.52%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.