Added to YB: 2025-09-23
Pitch date: 2025-09-19
HTLD [bullish]
Heartland Express, Inc.
+13.4%
current return
Author Info
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Company Info
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Market Cap
$582.4M
Pitch Price
$8.36
Price Target
N/A
Dividend
1.06%
EV/EBITDA
6.42
P/E
-16.73
EV/Sales
0.85
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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