Heartland Express, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HTLD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$873.7m

Heartland Express Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 0/6

Heartland Express is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.72%. Next payment date is on 8th January, 2025 with an ex-dividend date of 27th December, 2024.

Key information

0.7%

Dividend yield

0.9%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield1.6%
Future Dividend Yield0.7%
Dividend Growth5.7%
Next dividend pay date08 Jan 25
Ex dividend date27 Dec 24
Dividend per shareUS$0.080
Payout ratio-28%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

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

Heartland Express GAAP EPS of $0.97 beats by $0.72, revenue of $187.82M beats by $23.55M

Jul 25

Be Wary Of Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) And Its Returns On Capital

May 20
Be Wary Of Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) And Its Returns On Capital

Palm Valley Capital Fund - Heartland Express: A High-Quality Cyclical Business

Apr 15

Heartland Express Continues To Muddle Through As Trucking Rates Approach A Cyclical Top

Mar 21

Here's What's Concerning About Heartland Express' (NASDAQ:HTLD) Returns On Capital

Jan 27
Here's What's Concerning About Heartland Express' (NASDAQ:HTLD) Returns On Capital

Upcoming Dividend Payment

TodayDec 25 2024Ex Dividend DateDec 27 2024Dividend Pay DateJan 08 202512 days from Ex DividendBuy in the next 1 day to receive the upcoming dividend

Stability and Growth of Payments

Fetching dividends data

Stable Dividend: HTLD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are stable.

Growing Dividend: HTLD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market, therefore no need to check if payments are increasing.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Heartland Express Dividend Yield vs Market
How does HTLD dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (HTLD)0.7%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.4%
Industry Average (Transportation)1.8%
Analyst forecast (HTLD) (up to 3 years)0.7%

Notable Dividend: HTLD's dividend (0.72%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: HTLD's dividend (0.72%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: HTLD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: HTLD is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 17:51
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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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

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Analyst Sources

Heartland Express, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Garrett HollandBaird
Eric MorganBarclays
Garrett ChaseBarclays