Heartland Express, Inc.

NasdaqGS:HTLD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$873.7m

Heartland Express Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

Heartland Express' CEO is Mike Gerdin, appointed in May 2006, has a tenure of 18.58 years. total yearly compensation is $1.01M, comprised of 96.8% salary and 3.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 20.35% of the company’s shares, worth $177.80M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 9.6 years and 13.2 years respectively.

Key information

Mike Gerdin

Chief executive officer

US$1.0m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage96.8%
CEO tenure18.6yrs
CEO ownership20.4%
Management average tenure9.6yrs
Board average tenure13.2yrs

Recent management 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

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Mike Gerdin's remuneration changed compared to Heartland Express's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$23m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$24m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$13m

Dec 31 2023US$1mUS$981k

US$15m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

US$25m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$60m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

US$129m

Dec 31 2022US$840kUS$831k

US$134m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

US$138m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

US$138m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

US$82m

Dec 31 2021US$798kUS$780k

US$79m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

US$77m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

US$73m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

US$71m

Dec 31 2020US$821kUS$795k

US$71m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

US$66m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

US$66m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

US$69m

Dec 31 2019US$758kUS$758k

US$73m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

US$83m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

US$81m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

US$77m

Dec 31 2018US$706kUS$706k

US$73m

Sep 30 2018n/an/a

US$89m

Jun 30 2018n/an/a

US$78m

Mar 31 2018n/an/a

US$75m

Dec 31 2017US$662kUS$662k

US$75m

Compensation vs Market: Mike's total compensation ($USD1.01M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.24M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Mike's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.


CEO

Mike Gerdin (54 yo)

18.6yrs

Tenure

US$1,012,483

Compensation

Mr. Michael J. Gerdin, also known as Mike, has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Heartland Express, Inc. since September 2011 and since May 2006 respectively. He served as the President of...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Gerdin
Chairman of the Board18.6yrsUS$1.01m20.35%
$ 177.8m
Christopher Strain
VP of Finance9.6yrsUS$331.16k0.025%
$ 222.6k
Kent Rigdon
Chief Operating Officer2.4yrsUS$334.44k0.0019%
$ 16.4k
Brian Janssen
Vice President of Salesno datano datano data
Joshua Helmich
Secretaryno datano data0.0087%
$ 76.3k

9.6yrs

Average Tenure

54yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: HTLD's management team is seasoned and experienced (9.6 years average tenure).


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Michael Gerdin
Chairman of the Board28.9yrsUS$1.01m20.35%
$ 177.8m
Benjamin Allen
Independent Director29.9yrsUS$75.80k0.0039%
$ 33.6k
David Millis
Director4.2yrsUS$328.49k0.051%
$ 447.8k
James Pratt
Independent Director18.5yrsUS$81.30k0.030%
$ 260.8k
Brenda Neville
Independent Director7.9yrsUS$76.55k0.0044%
$ 38.2k
Brenda Lantz
Independent Director1.2yrsUS$9.96kno data

13.2yrs

Average Tenure

62.5yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: HTLD's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 13.2 years average tenure).


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

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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
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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