After Hours
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NASDAQ and operates within the Trucking industry segment. The current market capitalization of Heartland Express, Inc is $783.14M. A total of 0.56 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 443.63K shares.
Insider Activity
Furthermore, investors take into consideration insider trades when predicting a stock’s future trajectory. During the recent three months, HTLD has seen 0 BUY and 0 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 0 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 0 BUYs and 0 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 0 shares during that period but sold 0.
In the most recent transaction, Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust bought 49,506 shares of HTLD for 12.24 per share on Nov 18 ’24. After the transaction, the Co-Trustee of 10% Owner now owns 898,584 company shares. In a previous transaction on Nov 12 ’24, GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 1,683 shares at 11.99 per share. HTLD shares that Chief Executive Officer owns now total 1,313,596.
Among the insiders who bought shares, GERDIN MICHAEL J acquired of 35,960 shares on Nov 08 ’24 at a per-share price of $11.97. This resulted in the Chief Executive Officer holding 1,311,913 shares of HTLD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 10,951 shares at $11.99 per share on Nov 07 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 1,275,953.
Dividend
The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. HTLD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.68% when it declared a $0.02 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/27/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 9/27/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.64%. The HTLD stock dividend was $0.02 per share in cash.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for HTLD in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $11.80 with high estimates of $12.00 and low estimates of $11.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HTLD has a high of $13.67 and a low of $9.63.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HTLD’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $157.74M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $0.00 in debt and $71.59M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $10.48, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $727.10M.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HTLD is Buy with a score of 2.33.
