HTLD
Heartland ExpressFNasdaq / Transportation
Last Price
At close
2026-07-18
Current thesis
Freight demand recovery, tighter capacity, and cost initiatives lift volumes and margins above consensus, supporting upside to $12.00.
Posture
Defensive
Lead driver
Value
What changed
Next scheduled catalyst: earnings 2026-07-22.
What can break
Execution risk on utilization/cost programs
Momentum
64
Value
45
Sentiment
8
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $9.30 · Bull $12.00 · Bear $8.00
Earnings
2026-07-22
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-07-18
Fundamentals
As of 2026-07-20 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-07-18 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-01-30 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesisAs of 2026-07-18
Investment thesis
As of 2026-07-18
Supporting evidence
What
Grade F · Defensive
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $13.20
Why
Momentum64 · Δ7d -4.1
Value45 · Δ7d -0.8
Sentiment8 · Δ7d -3.8
So what
Weak posture (Net Neutral). Prioritize risk control and patience.
Lead driver: Value · See fundamentals
Momentum
64
26% active weight
Current posture
7d trendImproving
Δ7d
-4.1
Δ21d
-15.2
Value
45
39% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.8
Δ21d
+0.2
Sentiment
8
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-3.8
Δ21d
-0.9
Why this grade
Composite grade F. Momentum 63.6 / Value 45.3 / Sentiment 8.2
Fundamentals (TTM)As of 2026-07-20
Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-07-20
Market Cap
$1.17B
Beta
1.14
Shares Out
77.49M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-22.4
P/S (TTM)
0.88
P/FCF (TTM)
25.33
Rev YoY
-19.7%
EPS YoY
-64.8%
Gross Margin
-0.8%
Op Margin
-3.9%
Net Debt
$142.7M
Current Ratio
1.27
As of 2026-07-18 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology