Heartland Express, Inc.

Heartland Express, Inc.

Industrials

NASDAQ:HTLD · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $1.25B Beta 1.31 P/E (TTM) -28.8
$16.11 -0.68%

-$0.11 today

52W Low $7.00High $16.64

Vol 0.61M · Avg 0.49M

EPS (TTM)-$0.56
Div Yield0.50%
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Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-6.9%

avg 8.2%

ROIC

-4.4%

avg 5.6%

ROA

-4.4%

avg 5.7%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at -4.4% versus its period average of 5.6%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Michael J. Gerdin

Chairman of the Board, President & Chief Executive Officer$1.07M56$10.00M12.90%

Christopher Alan Strain

Vice President of Finance, Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer$381,433.0051$21,500.000.03%

Kent Daryl Rigdon

Chief Operating Officer$334,152.0062$1,360.00<0.01%

Joshua S. Helmich

Chief Administrative Officer & Secretary$300,416.0050$8.94M11.54%

David Paul Millis

Millis Transfer President & Director$194,844.0066$2,000.00<0.01%

Brian J. Janssen

Vice President of Sales$304,588.000.39%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

4

$277,072.50

Sells

0

$0.00

Net Sentiment

+$277,072.50

Net buying

Most Active

GERDIN MICHAEL J

3 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Jun 10, 2026

SPALDING DAVID P

Direct

Buy2.0K$15.69$31,380.00
Aug 18, 2025

GERDIN MICHAEL J

Indirect

Buy24.8K$8.19$203,036.10
Aug 15, 2025

GERDIN MICHAEL J

Indirect

Buy3.9K$8.20$31,881.60
Aug 14, 2025

GERDIN MICHAEL J

Indirect

Buy1.3K$8.20$10,774.80

Analysis

Insiders reported 4 buys worth $277,072.50 and 0 sells worth $0.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $277,072.50. GERDIN MICHAEL J was the most active insider with 3 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A+5.8%
-1.6% (13yr)1 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+10.5%
+1.2% (13yr)2 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A+5.9%
-2.4% (13yr)2 analysts
EBITN/AN/A+7.1%
-5.7% (13yr)2 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +10.5% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at +1.2% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages HTLD?

Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD) lists 6 active executives. The top listed executive is Joshua S. Helmich, Chief Administrative Officer & Secretary.

Are HTLD insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $33.12M.

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