Heartland Express, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HTLD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$667.3m

Heartland Express Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 1/6

Heartland Express is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.95%. Next payment date is on 3rd October, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 23rd September, 2025.

Key information

1.0%

Dividend yield

1.4%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield2.4%
Future Dividend Yield1.0%
Dividend Growth0%
Next dividend pay date03 Oct 25
Ex dividend date23 Sep 25
Dividend per sharen/a
Payout ratio-17%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.02

Jun 19
Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.02

Recent updates

Heartland Express: Recent Stock Price Downtrend Has Already Been Overdone

Aug 21

Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 17
Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.02

Jun 19
Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Paying Out A Dividend Of $0.02

Heartland Express Could Double In The Next Cycle

Feb 22

Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Dec 24
Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

Nov 01
Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLD) Just Released Its Third-Quarter Earnings: Here's What Analysts Think

There's No Escaping Heartland Express, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HTLD) Muted Revenues

Aug 07
There's No Escaping Heartland Express, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:HTLD) Muted Revenues

Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Jul 17
Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Making Moderate Use Of Debt

Heartland Express Needs Some Stronger Beats To Change The Narrative

Jul 14

Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Apr 05
Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jan 04
Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

With EPS Growth And More, Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Makes An Interesting Case

Jun 08
With EPS Growth And More, Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Makes An Interesting Case

Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) A Risky Investment?

Apr 30
Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) A Risky Investment?

Do Heartland Express' (NASDAQ:HTLD) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

Feb 02
Do Heartland Express' (NASDAQ:HTLD) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?

These 4 Measures Indicate That Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Jan 12
These 4 Measures Indicate That Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Is Using Debt Reasonably Well

Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Oct 05
Is Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) Using Too Much Debt?

Heartland Express declares $0.02 dividend

Sep 16

Heartland Express: Hitting The Gas Pedal

Aug 28

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodaySep 18 2025Ex Dividend DateSep 23 2025Dividend Pay DateOct 03 202510 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 4 days to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: HTLD's dividends per share have been stable in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: HTLD's dividend payments have not increased over the past 10 years.

Dividend Yield vs Market

Heartland Express Dividend Yield vs Market
How does HTLD dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (HTLD)1.0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Transportation)1.9%
Analyst forecast (HTLD) (up to 3 years)1.0%

Notable Dividend: HTLD's dividend (0.95%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: HTLD's dividend (0.95%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.48%).

Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: HTLD is paying a dividend but the company is unprofitable.

Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: HTLD is paying a dividend but the company has no free cash flows.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/09/17 17:47
End of Day Share Price 2025/09/17 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Heartland Express, Inc. is covered by 28 analysts. 5 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Daniel MooreBaird
Eric MorganBarclays
Garrett ChaseBarclays