Added to YB: 2025-09-23
Pitch date: 2025-09-19
HTLD [bullish]
Heartland Express, Inc.
+71.53%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
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.
Market Cap
$954.7M
Pitch Price
$8.33
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
0.65%
EV/EBITDA
10.69
P/E
-22.03
EV/Sales
1.39
Sector
Ground Transportation
Category
turnaround
Heartland Express: A Trucking Stock Stuck in Neutral...For Now
HTLD: Trucking co down 50% since 2023 amid worst trucking recession in recent memory. Historically 20% gross margins, 10% op margins now negative due to freight rate collapse. Clean balance sheet (0.25 D/E). Trades at 10-yr low 0.84x P/B vs 2.0x in 2020. Classic cyclical bet on recovery.
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