Heartland Express, Inc.

Fundamentals7.0
Price Action6.0
News Sentiment6.0
AI Rating
6.0

Key Drivers

  • High gross margins
  • Negative net income
  • Strong free cashflow

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AI Summary

6.0

Reframe HTLD as an asset-backed, cash‑flow recovery play—not a steady dividend stock—where upside depends on restoring fleet utilization and pricing to convert high gross margins into sustainable EBITDA and rebuild a thin liquidity buffer, while the primary risk is recurring non‑cash impairments and tight working capital that could force asset sales or covenant stress.

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Deep Analysis

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Fundamental Analysis

7.0

Key Financial Insights:

  • High gross margins
  • Negative net income
  • Strong free cashflow

Heartland posts high gross margins, positive EBITDA and strong free cash flow but persistent net losses and thin liquidity that limit returns and near‑term flexibility.

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Price Behavior

6.0
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Key Price Behavior Insights:

  • Short-term downtrend
  • Below 21-day SMA
  • Support being tested

Over the last month the price has trended down, closing well below the last-month 21-day SMA (~$10.35), testing $9.50–$9.75 support and likely to meet resistance in the low-$10s to ~$11.8 on any rally.

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Support Level: $9.50–$9.75
Resistance Level: $10.35–$11.80

≈18% decline over last month signals a sharp pullback

Sentiment & News

6.0

Key News Insights:

  • Regular dividend
  • $1.6M payout
  • 91st consecutive

Heartland Express declared a $0.02 quarterly cash dividend payable Apr 3 to shareholders of record Mar 24, totaling roughly $1.6M, marking its 91st consecutive quarterly dividend and $563M in cumulative payouts since 2003.

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The announcement underscores Heartland's continued shareholder-return focus, likely supporting modest investor confidence but with limited near-term earnings impact