Heartland Express (HTLD) Competitors $11.26 -0.31 (-2.68%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:16 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends HTLD vs. CAR, WERN, MRTN, HTZ, FRPH, ODFL, JBHT, UHAL, SAIA, and KNXShould you be buying Heartland Express stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Heartland Express include Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), Hertz Global (HTZ), FRP (FRPH), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Saia (SAIA), and Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Heartland Express vs. Avis Budget Group Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Hertz Global FRP Old Dominion Freight Line J.B. Hunt Transport Services U-Haul Saia Knight-Swift Transportation Heartland Express (NASDAQ:HTLD) and Avis Budget Group (NASDAQ:CAR) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HTLD or CAR? 53.5% of Heartland Express shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.3% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.6% of Heartland Express shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 52.0% of Avis Budget Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend HTLD or CAR? Heartland Express presently has a consensus price target of $11.75, suggesting a potential upside of 4.35%. Avis Budget Group has a consensus price target of $133.75, suggesting a potential upside of 65.16%. Given Avis Budget Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Avis Budget Group is more favorable than Heartland Express.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Heartland Express 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50Avis Budget Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better valuation & earnings, HTLD or CAR? Avis Budget Group has higher revenue and earnings than Heartland Express. Heartland Express is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avis Budget Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHeartland Express$1.08B0.82$14.77M-$0.29-38.83Avis Budget Group$11.78B0.24$1.63B$10.957.40 Is HTLD or CAR more profitable? Avis Budget Group has a net margin of 3.34% compared to Heartland Express' net margin of -2.11%. Heartland Express' return on equity of -2.70% beat Avis Budget Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Heartland Express-2.11% -2.70% -1.59% Avis Budget Group 3.34%-101.41%1.19% Does the MarketBeat Community favor HTLD or CAR? Heartland Express received 71 more outperform votes than Avis Budget Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.12% of users gave Avis Budget Group an outperform vote while only 48.55% of users gave Heartland Express an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHeartland ExpressOutperform Votes35248.55% Underperform Votes37351.45% Avis Budget GroupOutperform Votes28153.12% Underperform Votes24846.88% Which has more volatility & risk, HTLD or CAR? Heartland Express has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avis Budget Group has a beta of 2.2, meaning that its share price is 120% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer HTLD or CAR? In the previous week, Avis Budget Group had 8 more articles in the media than Heartland Express. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Avis Budget Group and 3 mentions for Heartland Express. Heartland Express' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Avis Budget Group's score of 0.60 indicating that Heartland Express is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Heartland Express 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avis Budget Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAvis Budget Group beats Heartland Express on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. It happens like clockwork every 4 years, during the December to February window of a Bitcoin halving year. This is where fortunes are made – often LITERALLY overnight.>> Register for the Workshop Now Get Heartland Express News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HTLD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HTLD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHeartland ExpressTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$883.88M$7.43B$303.23B$9.07BDividend Yield0.68%0.95%4.45%4.21%P/E Ratio-38.8340.2817.8417.15Price / Sales0.821.5255.77116.81Price / Cash4.4211.1113.0337.86Price / Book1.033.272.114.78Net Income$14.77M$277.35M$577.06M$225.60M7 Day Performance-4.41%12.05%-2.48%-1.23%1 Month Performance-7.86%0.37%-3.29%3.07%1 Year Performance-20.14%-8.86%-0.72%16.48% Heartland Express Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HTLDHeartland Express2.4742 of 5 stars$11.26-2.7%$11.75+4.4%-17.3%$883.88M$1.08B-38.836,320High Trading VolumeCARAvis Budget Group4.7439 of 5 stars$89.47-3.0%$133.75+49.5%-54.6%$3.14B$11.78B8.2924,500WERNWerner Enterprises3.5107 of 5 stars$38.31-1.3%$36.57-4.5%-14.3%$2.37B$3.10B53.199,929Positive NewsMRTNMarten Transport4.3454 of 5 stars$16.72-2.1%$20.00+19.6%-23.1%$1.36B$1.13B40.644,213Positive NewsHTZHertz Global1.7804 of 5 stars$3.82-9.5%$4.81+26.0%-65.7%$1.17B$9.19B-0.4727,000Options VolumeFRPHFRP1.2075 of 5 stars$31.72+1.1%N/A-3.8%$603.63M$41.51M78.4815Positive NewsODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.3952 of 5 stars$197.55-1.6%$204.00+3.3%-9.8%$42.18B$5.87B34.7122,902JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6814 of 5 stars$178.11-0.9%$190.11+6.7%-13.8%$17.96B$12.24B32.698,756Positive NewsUHALU-Haul0.5783 of 5 stars$72.85-0.6%N/A+5.7%$14.28B$5.63B31.5834,300SAIASaia2.0146 of 5 stars$531.73+0.6%$514.88-3.2%+8.4%$14.14B$3.17B37.7914,000KNXKnight-Swift Transportation3.661 of 5 stars$55.05-0.7%$56.81+3.2%-9.8%$8.91B$7.14B241.0134,800Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CAR Competitors WERN Competitors MRTN Competitors HTZ Competitors FRPH Competitors ODFL Competitors JBHT Competitors UHAL Competitors SAIA Competitors KNX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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