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HTLD
$16.01-0.17 (-1.05%)
After Hours$16.09+0.08 (+0.50%)· Last close Jun 9
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
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Whystock Brain
The Narrative
Heartland Express, Inc. in the Industrials sector is trading at $16.01 with a market capitalization of $1.2B. Wall Street consensus targets $12.40 (5 analysts), implying a -22.5% move over the next 12 months. The stock is currently near its 52-week high of $16.64, remaining 57.9% above its 200-day moving average. On fundamentals, Piotroski 3/9 flags weak fundamentals, Altman Z in the safe zone. The Whystock Score of 50/100 suggests a balanced risk-reward profile.
Ecosystem Influences
Sell-side targets imply -22.5% downside over 12 months
Long-term trend bullish (price vs 200-day SMA)
Macro-economic sensitivity to interest rate and inflation shifts
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Peer Comparison
Whystock Valuation Model
Anchored to each ticker's own 5-year median trailing P/E, tilted by current ROE and growth. Fair P/E = own median P/E + (ROE × 10) + (max(revenue growth, earnings growth) × 15), capped at ±30% around the historical anchor. Fair Value = (Current Price ÷ Trailing P/E) × Fair P/E. Premium compounders like COST/MSFT are judged against their own multi-year norm rather than a sector median. Falls back to the sector-anchored formula (Tech ≈ 28, Comm Services ≈ 24, Utilities ≈ 18, Financials ≈ 14, etc.) for recent IPOs and tickers with insufficient history (< 24 monthly samples). Result is a normalised multiple gauge — not a price target.
Current Price$16.01
Potential Downside
0%
Whystock Fair Value$16.01
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Fundamentals
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload serv...
Market Cap
Total dollar market value of a company's outstanding shares of stock (Price * Shares).
$1.18B
P/E Ratio
Priced for growth. Investors expect sustained double-digit expansion.
-
Beta
High-beta play. Expect amplified moves vs. the broad market.
1.28
Div Yield
Low to zero yield. Return is entirely dependent on price appreciation.
0.50%
ROE
Average efficiency. Growth may require heavy reinvestment.
-5.79%
Volume
Today's trading volume
587,902
Recent News
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