The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Heartland Express, Inc shares valued at $58,876 were purchased by PRATT JAMES G on May 14 ’25. At $8.96 per share, PRATT JAMES G acquired 6,571 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 30,000 shares worth approximately $0.27 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust purchased 167,644 shares, netting a total of over 1,500,045 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $8.95 each, the insider now holds 1,214,500 shares.
Before that, Hupfeld Amanda had added 2,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $17,520, the Director bought Heartland Express, Inc shares for $8.76 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 2,000 shares, worth approximately $18260.0.
Analysts at UBS downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early July. As of July 09, 2024, JP Morgan has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underweight” for HTLD. Earlier on November 11, 2022, UBS upgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Buy” for HTLD stock which previously was a “a Neutral”.
Analyzing HTLD Stock Performance
On last trading session, Heartland Express, Inc [NASDAQ: HTLD] rose 0.66% to $9.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $9.0, but it reached a high of $9.14 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 4.82%. Over the course of the year, Heartland Express, Inc shares have dropped approximately -24.79%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $12.19 on 01/23/25 and a 52-week low of $7.11 on 05/01/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Heartland Express, Inc (HTLD)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 9.04, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 8.95. In the upper region, resistance lies at 9.18. The next price resistance is at 9.23. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 59.57 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Heartland Express, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Heartland Express, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 0.58 million shares to 1.93 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 1.36 million shares. A jump of 29.81% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.43 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.43.
Which companies own the most shares of Heartland Express, Inc (HTLD)?
In terms of Heartland Express, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17 in the next 12 months, up nearly 87.43% from the previous closing price of $9.07. Analysts anticipate Heartland Express, Inc stock to reach 18 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 14. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Heartland Express, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On March 15, 2022, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Equal-weight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $16.
