Heartland Express, Inc. (HTLD)
NASDAQ: HTLD · Real-Time Price · USD
12.80
+0.05 (0.39%)
Aug 19, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT - Market open

Heartland Express Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 6 analysts polled by S&P Global, Heartland Express stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $13.2. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 3.12% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $12 (-6.25%) and the highest is $16 (+25.00%).

Price Target: $13.2 (+3.12%)
Analyst Consensus: Hold

Price Target

Chart
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$12$13.2$13$16
Change-6.25%+3.12%+1.56%+25.00%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Heartland Express stock is "Hold". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform similarly to the overall market.

Recommendation Trends

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RatingMar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26
Strong Buy111111
Buy000000
Hold333333
Sell222222
Strong Sell000000
Total666666

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
Barclays
Barclays
Sell
Maintains
$14$12
SellMaintains$14$12-6.25%Aug 13, 2026
UBS
UBS
Hold
Maintains
$12$13
HoldMaintains$12$13+1.56%Aug 6, 2026
J.P. Morgan
J.P. Morgan
Sell
Maintains
$12
SellMaintains$12-6.25%Aug 5, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$12$13
HoldMaintains$12$13+1.56%Jul 6, 2026
Robert W. Baird
Robert W. Baird
Buy
Maintains
$12$15
BuyMaintains$12$15+17.19%Apr 24, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
733.50M
from 805.71M
Decreased by -8.96%
Revenue Next Year
787.36M
from 733.50M
Increased by 7.34%
EPS This Year
0.19
from -0.49
EPS Next Year
0.50
from 0.19
Increased by 168.13%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
607.28M968.00M1.21B1.05B805.71M733.50M
Revenue Growth
-5.89%59.40%24.74%-13.25%-23.08%-8.96%
Operating Income
67.97M91.45M1.30M-27.74M-61.87M26.65M
Net Income
79.28M133.58M14.78M-29.72M-52.45M13.57M
EPS
-----0.490.19
Forward PE
16.3813.78148.04273.57119.5068.42
Dividend / Share
0.080.080.080.080.080.08
Dividend Growth
-----0.30%
Free Cash Flow
19.45M-19.93M-8.97M68.70M-21.43M86.00M
No. Analysts
-----5
EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue202620272028
High755.9M
Avg733.5M
Low708.1M

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth202620272028
High
-6.2%
Avg
-9.0%
Low
-12.1%

EPS Forecast

EPS202620272028
High0.20
Avg0.19
Low0.18

EPS Growth

EPS Growth202620272028
High-
Avg-
Low-