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Heartland Express Inc

Heartland Express Inc

HTLD
$15.39USD↑+0.59%+0.09 today

MARKET CAP

1.2B

P/E (TTM)

—

FWD P/E

66.9x

DAY RANGE

$15 – $15

52W RANGE

$7
$17

AI Summary

Stalk
Sell NowMedium

HTLD is in a Stage 3 distribution with a high-confidence support failure, shifting medium-term bias to bearish despite the longer uptrend. Price is rejecting at the 9/21 EMAs and holding below key moving averages, with no oversold or exhaustion signal to support a mean-reversion entry. Execution at resistance zones around the former 14.6 support is appropriate, favoring immediate sell participation as downside continuation accelerates.

  • ↑Q1 revenue of $176.3M beat estimates by 2.6%, driving stock up 5% post-earnings
  • ↑Shares climbed 21% to a 52-week high of $15.85 since earnings release
  • ↓Industry net profits down ~47% since 2021, pressuring margins
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Insider Trades40 trades
Date↓SideTicker↕Insider↕Role↕Shares↕Price↕Mkt Cap↕52W High↕52W Low↕Value↕% Chg↕Rule↕AI View↕
May 19, 2026SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer8,948,912$13.95$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$124.8M+0.00%—Sell Now
May 15, 2026SellHTLDKris Eric EickmanVP of Information Technology167$13.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$2.2K-1.97%—Sell Now
May 15, 2026SellHTLDKent Daryl RigdonChief Operating Officer167$13.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$2.2K-10.94%—Sell Now
May 15, 2026SellHTLDJoshua Stefan HelmichCAO and Secretary167$13.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$2.2K-2.06%—Sell Now
Apr 22, 2026SellHTLDDavid Paul MillisPresident of Millis Transfer1,815$12.18$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$22.1K-1.51%—Sell Now
Dec 1, 2025SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer20,000,000$8.02$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$160.4M+0.00%—Sell Now
Oct 22, 2025SellHTLDDavid Paul MillisPresident of Millis Transfer3,929$8.37$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$32.9K-6.48%—Sell Now
Oct 1, 2025SellHTLDJoshua Stefan HelmichSVP and CFO of CFI70$8.33$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$583.1-0.91%—Sell Now
Oct 1, 2025SellHTLDKent Daryl RigdonChief Operating Officer70$8.33$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$583.1-6.38%—Sell Now
Aug 14, 2025BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer30,000$8.19$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$245.7K+0.68%—Sell Now
Jul 1, 2025SellHTLDKent Daryl RigdonChief Operating Officer86$8.93$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$767.98-7.27%—Sell Now
Jul 1, 2025SellHTLDJoshua Stefan HelmichSVP and CFO of CFI86$8.93$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$767.98-1.11%—Sell Now
May 14, 2025SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer11,051,088$9.12$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$100.8M+0.00%—Sell Now
May 9, 2025BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer148,272$8.50$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.3M+51.13%—Sell Now
May 5, 2025BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer148,272$7.85$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.2M+11.29%—Sell Now
Apr 1, 2025SellHTLDKent Daryl RigdonChief Operating Officer78$9.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$725.4-3.26%—Sell Now
Apr 1, 2025SellHTLDTodd Allan TrimbleVP of Safety and Security83$9.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$771.9-0.62%—Sell Now
Apr 1, 2025SellHTLDJoshua Stefan HelmichSVP and CFO of CFI83$9.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$771.9-1.06%—Sell Now
Jan 1, 2025SellHTLDTodd Allan TrimbleVP of Safety and Security83$10.96$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$909.68-0.62%—Sell Now
Jan 1, 2025SellHTLDKent Daryl RigdonChief Operating Officer83$10.96$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$909.68-3.35%—Sell Now
Dec 19, 2024BuyHTLDDavid Paul MillisPresident of Millis Transfer8,489$11.57$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$98.2K+21.10%—Sell Now
Dec 2, 2024SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer858,188$12.71$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$10.9M+0.00%—Sell Now
Nov 12, 2024BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer1,683$11.99$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$20.2K+0.13%—Sell Now
Nov 7, 2024BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer46,911$11.98$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$561.9K+1.85%—Sell Now
Nov 4, 2024BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer68,284$10.99$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$750.2K+2.78%—Sell Now
Sep 11, 2024BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer50,000$11.67$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$583.7K+4.36%—Sell Now
Aug 2, 2024SellHTLDMichael Paul DonovanCOO of Smith Transport7,463$12.42$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$92.7K-18.63%—Sell Now
Jul 12, 2024SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer2,836,022$12.15$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$34.5M+0.00%—Sell Now
May 14, 2024SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer20,000,000$11.42$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$228.4M+0.00%—Sell Now
May 1, 2024BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer107,605$10.74$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.2M+28.40%—Sell Now
Apr 26, 2024BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer190,696$10.11$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.9M+31.82%—Sell Now
Feb 1, 2024SellHTLDMichael Paul DonovanCOO of Smith Transport3,301$13.02$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$43.0K-19.32%—Sell Now
Dec 11, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer82,509$13.92$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.1M+17.65%—Sell Now
Dec 1, 2023SellHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer2,278,618$13.64$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$31.1M+0.00%—Sell Now
Nov 20, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer95,602$13.08$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.3M+28.78%—Sell Now
Sep 5, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer109,418$14.86$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$1.6M+21.39%—Sell Now
Aug 25, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer14,023$15.00$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$210.3K+6.72%—Sell Now
Aug 22, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer9,708$14.98$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$145.5K+2.43%—Sell Now
Aug 10, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer5,163$15.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$79.0K+2.66%—Sell Now
Aug 8, 2023BuyHTLDMichael J GerdinChief Executive Officer5,841$15.30$1.2B-7.48%+120.01%$89.4K+3.11%—Sell Now