After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Trucking industry segment, falling under the Industrials sector. The current market capitalization of Heartland Express, Inc is $664.36M. A total of 1.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 558.84K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust bought 148,272 shares of HTLD for 7.70 per share on May 07 ’25. After the transaction, the Co-Trustee of 10% Owner now owns 1,046,856 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 06 ’25, Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust bought 148,272 shares at 7.60 per share. HTLD shares that Co-Trustee of 10% Owner owns now total 1,600,100.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust acquired of 100,149 shares on May 08 ’25 at a per-share price of $8.23. This resulted in the Co-Trustee of 10% Owner holding 1,700,249 shares of HTLD after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 148,272 shares at $7.85 per share on May 05 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 1,461,868.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. HTLD’s most recent ex-dividend date was 0.85% when it declared a $0.02 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/25/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/27/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 0.68%. The HTLD stock dividend was $0.02 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HTLD has a high of $13.67 and a low of $7.11.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $10.28, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $727.10M.
Analysts Opinion
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. 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.
