Added to YB: 2025-10-10
Pitch date: 2025-10-08
HTLD [bullish]
Heartland Express, Inc.
+27.22%
current return
Author Info
Company Info
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short, medium, and long-haul truckload carrier and transportation services provider in the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
Market Cap
$854.2M
Pitch Price
$8.85
Price Target
31.01 (+182%)
Dividend
0.73%
EV/EBITDA
6.55
P/E
-16.38
EV/Sales
1.24
Sector
Ground Transportation
Category
turnaround
Markets on Edge, Trucking in Turmoil: Heartland Express $HTLD (Reprise)
HTLD: Immigration crackdown removing ~25% of illegal truck drivers (130/500 inspected had invalid CDLs), causing freight rates to spike 50%+ regionally. Trucking depression ending as illegal team drivers who suppressed rates go into hiding. 30% rate increase ($2.30→$3.00/mile) swings HTLD from -$43M loss to +$41M profit. Short-term PT $13.95, long-term $31.01.
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