What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for HTLD?

13F Pro ranks HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View HTLD's current score at https://13fpro.ai/research/HTLD (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source HTLD data?

All HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC files with the SEC under CIK 799233. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is HTLD in?

HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) is classified in the Industrials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/industrials.

How often is HTLD research updated on 13F Pro?

HTLD's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

20.9/100

Rank #2,667 of 2,879 stocks

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Revenue Growth

6.8/100

Profitability

17.8/100

Balance Sheet

31.6/100

Earnings Quality

30.0/100

Free Cash Flow

11.7/100

Institutional Flow

37.9/100

Revenue Scale

12.7/100

Dilution Risk

83.4/100

HTLD Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

AI stock analysis and institutional research for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD), a Industrials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores HTLD at 20.9/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #2,667 of 2,879 stocks — the bottom half of the AI-ranked universe. Areas of concern include revenue growth (6.8) and free cash flow (11.7), which score below median versus the broader universe. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q1 2026), HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC reports quarterly revenue of $176.3M, net income of $-4.8M, an operating margin of -1.9%. Top institutional holders of HTLD by reported 13-F value include BlackRock,, DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, based on the most recent SEC filings. HTLD trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 799233. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate HTLD daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC directly from SEC EDGAR. HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 8 and 88 since 2021, currently 20.9 — a declining long-term trajectory across 56 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind HTLD — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. Industrials company · small-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in Iowa.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue in the range of roughly $500–600 million, with a fleet of thousands of tractors and trailers hauling freight across North America.
3
The History
Founded in the 1970s in the American Midwest, it grew through acquisitions into one of the larger truckload carriers in the country — quietly, without much fanfare.
4
The Secret
Its business model is pure truckload freight — no less-than-truckload, no parcels, just point-to-point dry van shipping for major shippers across the U.S.
5
The Lore
The company has built a reputation for driver retention and owner-operator relationships in an industry famous for brutal turnover — a quiet edge in a commodity business.
6
The Giveaway
This Iowa-based truckload carrier trades under ticker HTLD and wears its geographic soul right in its name — think amber waves of grain and an open highway.

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Revenue

Q1 2026

$176.3M

Net Income

Q1 2026

$-4.8M

Free Cash Flow

Q1 2026

$5.1M

Operating Margin

Q1 2026

-1.9%

ROIC

Q1 2026

-0.4%

D/E Ratio

Q1 2026

0.20

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

-23.1% YoY

$805.7MFY 2025

FY22 $968.0MFY23 $1.21BFY24 $1.05BFY25 $805.7M

Net Income

-76.5% YoY

$-52.5MFY 2025

FY22 $133.6MFY23 $14.8MFY24 $-29.7MFY25 $-52.5M

Operating Income

-183.7% YoY

$-57.4MFY 2025

FY22 $188.4MFY23 $42.4MFY24 $-20.2MFY25 $-57.4M

EPS (Diluted)

-76.3% YoY

$-0.67FY 2025

FY22 $1.69FY23 $0.19FY24 $-0.38FY25 $-0.67

Total Assets

-10.7% YoY

$1.19BFY 2025

FY22 $1.67BFY23 $1.51BFY24 $1.33BFY25 $1.19B

Total Debt

-17.9% YoY

$156.0MFY 2025

FY22 $384.7MFY23 $282.7MFY24 $189.9MFY25 $156.0M

Op. Cash Flow

-38.1% YoY

$89.3MFY 2025

FY22 $194.7MFY23 $165.3MFY24 $144.3MFY25 $89.3M

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$805.7M -23.1%	$1.05B -13.2%	$1.21B +24.7%	$968.0M +59.4%	$607.3M -5.9%	$645.3M
Net Income	$-52.5M -76.5%	$-29.7M -301.2%	$14.8M -88.9%	$133.6M +68.5%	$79.3M +12.0%	$70.8M
Operating Income	$-57.4M -183.7%	$-20.2M -147.7%	$42.4M -77.5%	$188.4M +78.7%	$105.4M +12.8%	$93.4M
EPS (Diluted)	$-0.67 -76.3%	$-0.38 -300.0%	$0.19 -88.8%	$1.69 +69.0%	$1.00 +14.9%	$0.87
Total Assets	$1.19B -10.7%	$1.33B -11.6%	$1.51B -9.6%	$1.67B +79.8%	$928.5M -2.4%	$951.2M
Total Debt	$156.0M -17.9%	$189.9M -32.8%	$282.7M -26.5%	$384.7M	$0.00	—
Operating Cash Flow	$89.3M -38.1%	$144.3M -12.7%	$165.3M -15.1%	$194.7M +57.8%	$123.4M -31.0%	$178.8M

AI Insight: HTLD Financial Trends

HTLD revenue has collapsed 36% from Q2 2024 to Q1 2026, with operating losses persisting in 6 of 8 quarters and equity eroding steadily.

• Revenue fell from $275M in Q2 2024 to $176M in Q1 2026, a 36% decline over eight consecutive quarters.

• Operating income has been negative in 6 of 8 quarters, hitting a trough of -$23M in Q4 2025.

• Total debt reduced from $237M in Q2 2024 to $150M in Q1 2026, the one consistent positive trend.

• Operating cash flow deteriorated sharply from $40M in Q2 2024 to $15M in Q4 2025, recovering slightly to $23M in Q1 2026.

⚠ Equity has declined every quarter from $837M in Q2 2024 to $749M in Q1 2026, signaling sustained book-value erosion.

⚠ Q4 2025 net loss of -$44M was the deepest in the dataset — monitor whether this represents a one-time charge or structural deterioration.

⚠ Debt reduction pace is accelerating; if revenue stabilizes, improving leverage could mark an inflection point.

AI Insight: HTLD Ratio Trends

HTLD remains deep in negative operating territory with Q4 2025's -12.7% operating margin signaling a severe one-off impairment that overshadows modest sequential improvement in Q1 2026.

• Operating margin has been negative in 6 of the last 7 quarters, ranging from -12.7% in Q4 2025 to -1.9% in Q1 2026.

• Q4 2025 net profit margin collapsed to -24.6% and ROE to -23.4%, the worst readings in the dataset, suggesting a large non-cash charge.

• Leverage has declined steadily — D/E fell from 0.28 in Q2 2024 to 0.20 in Q1 2026, reducing financial risk incrementally.

• Q1 2026 operating margin improved to -1.9% from -12.7% in Q4 2025, though it remains negative and below Q2–Q3 2025 levels.

⚠ The Q4 2025 NPM of -24.6% — far below operating margin — implies a large below-the-line charge; nature and recurrence risk warrant scrutiny.

⚠ ROIC has been negative in 6 of the last 7 quarters, meaning capital is being destroyed; sustained reversal into positive territory is the key inflection to watch.

⚠ D/E declining to 0.20 while earnings remain negative is a mild positive, but continued losses could erode equity and reverse this trend.

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13F Pro tracks comprehensive data for HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC including:

SEC EDGAR filings (10-K, 10-Q, 8-K)

XBRL financial facts (revenue, EPS, margins)

Insider transactions (Form 4)

Institutional 13F holdings

Quality rankings (32 signals)

AI analyst debates & daily meetings

Historical financial trends

Peer comparison & sector analysis

Top Institutional Holders of HTLD

BlackRock, Inc.
$70.6M6,791,340 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$40.3M3,873,653 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$23.3M2,242,432 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$21.5M2,065,866 sh
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC
$19.0M1,830,343 sh
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$16.4M1,578,634 sh
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP
$15.0M1,440,134 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$12.3M1,183,958 sh
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
$11.3M1,089,550 sh
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
$10.2M983,491 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$70.6M	6,791,340
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$40.3M	3,873,653
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$23.3M	2,242,432
STATE STREET CORP	$21.5M	2,065,866
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INC	$19.0M	1,830,343
GATE CITY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$16.4M	1,578,634
TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP	$15.0M	1,440,134
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$12.3M	1,183,958
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	$11.3M	1,089,550
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC	$10.2M	983,491

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC (HTLD) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Industrials sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for HTLD are available on the HTLD stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing.

Which hedge funds own HTLD?

Institutional investors are required to disclose their holdings quarterly via SEC Form 13F. 13F Pro aggregates these filings to show which hedge funds, mutual funds, and asset managers are buying or selling HTLD. Combined with insider transaction data from Form 4 filings and AI-powered analysis from 10 specialized research agents, 13F Pro provides a comprehensive view of HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC's investment landscape.