HTLD Heartland Express (HTLD) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Transport · Trucking (no local) · CIK 0000799233
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
97
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about HTLD
Insiders, 180 days
-$460.7K net sold
1 buyer · 1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2024-07-26
Heartland Express insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC insiders sold a net $460.7K of stock across 85 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 110.6% of the 28,387 shares held after it.
- No other insider sold within 30 days.
- 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Millis David Paul sold about $492.1K of HTLD on Jun 15, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company on our record; 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 2,000 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director SPALDING DAVID P bought about $31.4K of HTLD on Jun 10, 2026; 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 36 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (36 buys), the last on Aug 15, 2025.
- -3.8% median (-0.2% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
- The trade is 1.7% of the 1,491,868 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer GERDIN MICHAEL J bought about $203.1K of HTLD on Aug 18, 2025; 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 35 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (35 buys), the last on Aug 14, 2025.
- -3.0% median (+0.2% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.3% of the 1,467,070 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer GERDIN MICHAEL J bought about $31.9K of HTLD on Aug 15, 2025; 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 34 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (34 buys), the last on May 9, 2025.
- -1.3% median (+0.6% mean) 90-day return after 30 previous buys.
- The trade is 0.1% of the 1,463,182 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 97 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Executive Officer GERDIN MICHAEL J bought about $10.8K of HTLD on Aug 14, 2025; 97 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.85 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$460.7K over 180 days
more than 67% of Transport
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
97 funds bought in last quarter
below 52% of Transport
Revenue
-25.5% year over year
below 94% of Transport
Margin
-90.3% net margin
below 93% of Transport
Buybacks
$2.3M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 78% of Transport
Short interest
6.6% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.9 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 68% of Transport
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+22.3%12M
Insider buyInsider sell
Indexed to 100, dividend-adjusted, not a price chart.
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Who owns HTLD: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
6,867,465 sh
$104.5M
4,003,566 sh
$60.9M
2,067,376 sh
$31.5M
1,979,911 sh
$30.2M
1,735,169 sh
$26.4M
Congress trades in HTLD
STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2024-07-26 · disclosed 20 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
HTLD planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
HTLD mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
DEAN SMALL CAP VALUE
$6.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.6%
Pinnacle Value Fund
$776.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
2.0%
Small Cap Dividend Fund
$1.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
1.4%
S&P SmallCap 600 Pure Value Fund
$93.5K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.8%
Guardian Small Cap Value Diversified VIP Fund
$1.3M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.8%
Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF
$1.9M position · as of 2026-07-31
0.7%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $460.7K sold by insiders over 180 days, 97 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
HTLD financials
Revenue growth
-25.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-90.3%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$736.3M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | $805.7M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.0B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.2B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $968.0M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $607.3M |
| Jun 2026 | $184.1M |
| Mar 2026 | $176.3M |
| Dec 2025 | $179.4M |
| Sep 2025 | $196.5M |
| Jun 2025 | $210.4M |
| Mar 2025 | $219.4M |
| Dec 2024 | $242.6M |
| Sep 2024 | $259.9M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
n/a
needs four consecutive quarters of both revenue and net income
Net margin, TTM HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +12.6% |
| Jun 2026 | +5.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -2.7% |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | -4.2% |
| Jun 2025 | -5.2% |
| Mar 2025 | -6.3% |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | -3.6% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
-$85.8M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | -$66.9M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $34.8M |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$43.3M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $34.1M |
| FY Dec 2021 | -$9.2M |
| Jun 2026 | -$34.6M |
| Mar 2026 | $5.1M |
| Dec 2025 | -$44.2M |
| Sep 2025 | -$12.2M |
| Jun 2025 | -$12.8M |
| Mar 2025 | $2.3M |
| Dec 2024 | -$45.5M |
| Sep 2024 | $24.6M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.18x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.21x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.24x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.35x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.48x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.10x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.18x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.20x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.21x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.24x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.25x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.25x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.24x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.25x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.58x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.56x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.72x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.55x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.47x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.76x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.58x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.58x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.56x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.61x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.62x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.70x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.72x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.71x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income
Return on equity HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +10.7% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
n/a
fewer than four consecutive quarters of net income
Return on assets HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.0% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +12.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +12.0% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-1.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | -5.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | -1.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | +2.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +15.9% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +12.3% |
| Jun 2026 | -1.5% |
| Mar 2026 | -4.1% |
| Dec 2025 | -5.0% |
| Sep 2025 | -2.8% |
| Jun 2025 | -2.7% |
| Mar 2025 | -1.7% |
| Dec 2024 | -1.6% |
| Sep 2024 | -0.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | 75.05x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 9.13x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 16.82x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$859.8M
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-08-06 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | $840.6M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.1B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.4B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.6B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.2B |
| Jun 2026 | $1.3B |
| Mar 2026 | $910.9M |
| Dec 2025 | $840.6M |
| Sep 2025 | $801.4M |
| Jun 2025 | $849.8M |
| Mar 2025 | $899.9M |
| Dec 2024 | $1.1B |
| Sep 2024 | $1.1B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
-10.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | -9.6% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.0% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -3.8% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +2.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | -0.7% |
| Jun 2026 | -7.3% |
| Mar 2026 | -7.9% |
| Dec 2025 | -9.6% |
| Sep 2025 | -10.5% |
| Jun 2025 | -4.6% |
| Mar 2025 | +1.5% |
| Dec 2024 | +4.0% |
| Sep 2024 | +9.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing HTLD
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.13x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 1.13x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | n/a |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $805.7M | $1.0B | $1.2B | $968.0M |
| Operating income | -$57.4M | -$20.2M | $42.4M | $188.4M |
| Net income | -$52.5M | -$29.7M | $14.8M | $133.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | -0.67 | -0.38 | 0.19 | 1.69 |
| Operating cash flow | $89.3M | $144.3M | $165.3M | $194.7M |
| Cash | $18.5M | $12.8M | $28.1M | $49.5M |
| Long-term debt | $154.1M | $191.7M | $290.7M | $399.1M |
| Buybacks | $10.4M | $7.3M | $0 | $0 |
| Dividends paid | $6.2M | $4.7M | $6.3M | $6.3M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27
HTLD Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes
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HTLD filings, in plain words
Are Heartland Express insiders buying or selling HTLD?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Heartland Express insiders were net sellers, a net $460.7K: $31.4K of purchases and $492.1K of sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer and 1 seller.
Have members of Congress traded HTLD?
Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Josh Gottheimer dated 2024-07-26.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Heartland Express insiders were net sellers of HTLD, a net $460.7K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer and 1 seller. Sales outweighed purchases more than tenfold by value. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in HTLD, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Josh Gottheimer dated 2024-07-26. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.
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