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Heartland Express, Inc [HTLD] Investment Appeal on the Rise

Heartland Express, Inc’s recently made public that its Co-Trustee of 10% Owner Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust acquired Company’s shares for reported $0.61 million on Nov 18 ’24. In the deal valued at $12.24 per share,49,506 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust now holds 898,584 shares worth roughly $9.27 million.

Then, GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 1,683 shares, generating $20,179 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $11.99, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 1,313,596 shares.

Before that, GERDIN MICHAEL J bought 35,960 shares. Heartland Express, Inc shares valued at $430,578 were divested by the Chief Executive Officer at a price of $11.97 per share. As a result of the transaction, GERDIN MICHAEL J now holds 1,311,913 shares, worth roughly $13.54 million.

UBS downgraded its Heartland Express, Inc [HTLD] rating to a Neutral from a a Buy in a research note published on July 09, 2024; the price target was decreased to $13 from $15. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including JP Morgan’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in early July from “a Neutral” to “an Underweight”. UBS also remained covering HTLD and has increased its forecast on November 11, 2022 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Neutral” rating. Morgan Stanley revised its rating on March 15, 2022. It rated HTLD as “an Equal-weight” which previously was an “an Underweight”.

Price Performance Review of HTLD

On Friday, Heartland Express, Inc [NASDAQ:HTLD] saw its stock jump 1.28% to $10.32. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -3.01%. Heartland Express, Inc shares have fallen nearly -8.02% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -20.62% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $13.67 was reached on 01/23/25, a 52-week low of $9.63 was recorded on 02/26/25. SMA at 50 days reached $11.17, while 200 days put it at $11.78.

Levels Of Support And Resistance For HTLD Stock

The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 10.19, which if violated will result in even more drops to 10.05. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 10.41. A further resistance level may holdings at 10.49. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 36.35, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at -0.57, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been bearish at 79.88%. Stochastics %K at 15.20% indicates the stock is a buying.

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