Heartland Express Inc (HTLD)

NASD · Industrials · Trucking · USA

Heartland Express Inc is a small cap company (market value between $300 million and $2 billion) in the Trucking industry.

Heartland Express provides truckload transportation and logistics services through its subsidiaries operating under the Heartland Express, Millis Transfer, Smith Transport, and CFI brands. The company transports dry van freight for retailers, manufacturers, and parcel carriers throughout the United States and into Mexico, offering temperature-controlled services and cross-border logistics.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Heartland Express Inc stock.

Our verdict on HTLD

Overvalued: intrinsic value $8.03 per share, market price $10.22, margin of safety -27.3% (as of 2026-10-30).

Its through-the-cycle earnings (14.6% median margin), capitalised at 10.3% with no growth, values the shares at $8.03; the price of $10.22 is 27% above that value.

Leak Score: 30/100 on 8 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is HTLD undervalued or overvalued?

HTLD is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-30 close). Its through-the-cycle earnings (14.6% median margin), capitalised at 10.3% with no growth, values the shares at $8.03; the price of $10.22 is 27% above that value.

What is the intrinsic value of HTLD?

$8.03 per share (as of the 2026-10-30 close), against a market price of $10.22. That is a margin of safety of -27.3%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What is Heartland Express Inc's Leak Score?

30 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 8 of 12 value investing signals.