Heartland Express (HTLD) Projected to Post Earnings on Tuesday

Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) is anticipated to release its earnings data before the market opens on Tuesday, April 22nd. Analysts expect Heartland Express to post earnings of ($0.06) per share and revenue of $241.37 million for the quarter.

Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The transportation company reported ($0.02) earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.04) by $0.02. Heartland Express had a negative net margin of 2.84% and a negative return on equity of 3.57%. On average, analysts expect Heartland Express to post $0 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Heartland Express Trading Down 0.1 %

NASDAQ:HTLD opened at $8.44 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23, a current ratio of 1.08 and a quick ratio of 1.17. Heartland Express has a one year low of $8.11 and a one year high of $13.67. The company has a market cap of $662.79 million, a PE ratio of -22.81 and a beta of 0.97. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $9.81 and a 200-day moving average of $10.99.

Heartland Express Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, April 4th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were issued a dividend of $0.02 per share. This represents a $0.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.95%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th. Heartland Express’s dividend payout ratio is currently -21.62%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, Barclays dropped their target price on Heartland Express from $11.00 to $9.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 2nd.

Heartland Express Company Profile

Heartland Express, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium, and long-haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers; cross-border freight and other transportation services; and temperature-controlled truckload services.