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HTLD

Heartland ExpressC
Nasdaq / Transportation
Last Price
At close
2026-06-02
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Current thesis
Freight demand recovery, tighter capacity, and cost initiatives lift volumes and margins above consensus, supporting upside to $12.00.
Posture
Mixed
Lead driver
Momentum
What changed
Momentum remains the lead driver in the composite, 7D delta +1.3.
What can break
Execution risk on utilization/cost programs
Momentum
88
Value
44
Sentiment
30
Setup hits (3d)
0 · Net Neutral
AI TargetsBase $9.30 · Bull $12.00 · Bear $8.00
Data freshness
Prices
As of 2026-06-02
Fundamentals
As of 2026-06-01 • Vendor: Data Vendor v1
Scores
As of 2026-06-02 • Model: HYBRID_IC_RP
AI Memo
As of 2026-01-30 • Model: RankAlpha Sentiment AI
Investment thesis
As of 2026-06-02
Supporting evidence
What
Grade C · Mixed
Confidence Medium · Net Neutral
Target $10.00
Why
Momentum88 · Δ7d +1.3
Value44 · Δ7d -0.4
Sentiment30 · Δ7d -2.7
So what
Balanced signals (Net Neutral). Wait for confirmation before sizing up.
Lead driver: Momentum · See technicals
Momentum
88
34% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
+1.3
Δ21d
+3.4
Value
44
32% active weight
Current posture
7d trendFlat
Δ7d
-0.4
Δ21d
-1.3
Sentiment
30
33% active weight
Current posture
7d trendSoftening
Δ7d
-2.7
Δ21d
-7.9
Why this grade

Composite grade C. Momentum 88.1 / Value 44.2 / Sentiment 30.2

Fundamentals (TTM)
As of 2026-06-01
Market Cap
$1.2B
Beta
1.14
Shares Out
77.45M
P/E (TTM) · Derived
-23.1
P/S (TTM)
0.88
P/FCF (TTM)
25.33
Rev YoY
-24.4%
EPS YoY
+9.6%
Gross Margin
-
Op Margin
-3.9%
Net Debt
$187.94M
Current Ratio
1.14
As of 2026-06-02 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology