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Heartland Express (HTLD): analyst forecast and price target
Analyst consensus
Moderate Sell0 Buy2 Hold2 Sell
Ratings of 4 analysts in the last 3 months12-month forecast
Based on 4 price targets given in the last 3 months, the average target is $12.50, the highest $13.00, the lowest $12.00. The average is +14.2% from the last price of $10.95.
| Analyst | Firm | Price target | Rating | Upside | Action | Date | Move vs SPY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Shanker★★★★★★★★★★#5688 · hits 49% · avg +1.0% | Morgan Stanley | $13.00 | Hold | +18.7% | Assigned | 08.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 | +1.0%next day −2.6% · 5 days −1.7% | ↗ |
| Brian Ossenbeck★★★★★★★★★★#1837 · hits 49% · avg +6.8% | J.P. Morgan | $12.00 | Sell | +9.6% | Reiterated | 05.10.26on TipRanks 08:15 | −2.6%next day −3.5% · 5 days −5.5% | ↗ |
| Eric Morgan★★★★★★★★★★#1890 · hits 52% · avg +14.4% | Barclays | $12.00 | Sell | +9.6% | Reiterated | 29.09.26on TipRanks 05:00 | +2.0%next day −0.1% · 5 days −4.7% | ↗ |
| AI xAi TruckingxAI Grok-3 | TipRanks - xAI | $12.50 → $11.50−8.0% | Hold | +5.0% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI DeepSeek TruckingDeepSeek R1-0528 | TipRanks - DeepSeek | $12.50 → $11.50−8.0% | Hold | +5.0% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI OpenAI TruckingOpenAI 4o | TipRanks - OpenAI | $13.00 → $11.50−11.5% | Hold | +5.0% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI Anthropic TruckingAnthropic Opus-4.1 | TipRanks - Anthropic | $11.00 | Sell | +0.5% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI Google TruckingGemini 2.5Pro | TipRanks - Google | $13.00 → $11.50−11.5% | Hold | +5.0% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| AI PerPlexity TruckingPerPlexity SonarPro | TipRanks - PerPlexity | $13.00 → $12.00−7.7% | Hold | +9.6% | Reiterated | 17.09.26on TipRanks 14:05 | — | |
| Thomas Wadewitz★★★★★★★★★★#1291 · hits 54% · avg +8.6% | UBS | $12.00 → $13.00+8.3% | Hold | +18.7% | Reiterated | 06.08.26on TipRanks 08:01 | −1.9%next day −0.2% · 5 days +1.8% | ↗ |
| Brian Ossenbeck★★★★★★★★★★#1837 · hits 49% · avg +6.8% | J.P. Morgan | $12.00 | Sell | +9.6% | Reiterated | 04.08.26on TipRanks Aug 5 08:08 | +2.5%next day −1.6% · 5 days −7.6% | ↗ |
| Ravi Shanker★★★★★★★★★★#5688 · hits 49% · avg +1.0% | Morgan Stanley | $12.00 → $13.00+8.3% | Hold | +18.7% | Reiterated | 06.07.26on TipRanks 08:10 | −0.9%next day +0.4% · 5 days +0.1% | ↗ |
| Daniel Moore CFA★★★★★★★★★★#1981 · hits 63% · avg +18.1% | Robert W. Baird | $12.00 → $15.00+25.0% | Buy | +37.0% | Reiterated | 24.04.26on TipRanks 06:50 | +7.6%next day +1.7% · 5 days +2.4% | ↗ |
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Every rating the collector has kept for the last 12 months, including the earlier ones of the same analyst. Latest of each analyst
Best analysts covering Heartland Express
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How the average price target moved
The average target of all analysts (their ratings of the 3 months before) on each day, the top analysts’ dashed, against the price; the site keeps this record since 1 October 2026. On 01.10.26: target $12.50 at a price of $11.61 (+7.7%); now: $12.50 at $10.95 (+14.2%).
PriceAverage targetTop analysts’ target
Recommendation trend
Strong BuyBuyHoldSell
| Rating | 05.26 | 06.26 | 07.26 | 08.26 | 09.26 | 10.26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strong Buy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hold | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sell | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Earnings and sales forecast
Next report: 29.10.26 (Q3 2026, date not confirmed)
Earnings per share
Next quarter’s EPS estimate — $0.03 (from $0.01 to $0.04). Last quarter: $0.14.
Sales
Next quarter’s sales estimate — $181M (from $177M to $189M). Last quarter: $184M.
Best top-analyst consensus in the sector · Industrials
About Heartland Express
- CEO: Michael J. Gerdin
- Employees: 3,630
- 901 Heartland Way, North Liberty, IA, 52317, US
- www.heartlandexpress.com
Heartland Express, Inc., operating with its subsidiaries, functions as a transportation company primarily focusing on short to medium-distance truckload freight across the United States and Canada. The firm's main services encompass extensive asset-based dry van truckload hauling, covering the entire contiguous U.S. from coast to coast, as well as specialized temperature-controlled logistics. These services are delivered under its prominent brand names, Heartland Express and Millis Transfer. Its customer base largely comprises retailers and manufacturers within the consumer goods, appliance, foodstuff, and automotive industries. The company was established in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
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