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Heartland Express (HTLD) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$8.61 +0.03 (+0.35%)
Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$8.72 +0.11 (+1.32%)
As of 09/5/2025 05:47 PM Eastern
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Heartland Express - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
2
Hold
4
Buy
0

Based on 6 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Heartland Express in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Reduce." Out of the 6 analysts, 2 have given a sell rating, and 4 have given a hold rating for HTLD.

Consensus Price Target

$9.70
12.66% Upside
According to the 6 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Heartland Express, the average price target is $9.70. The highest price target for HTLD is $12.00, while the lowest price target for HTLD is $8.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 12.66% from the current price of $8.61.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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HTLD Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
9/6/24 to 9/6/25
1 Month Ago
8/7/24 to 8/7/25
3 Months Ago
6/8/24 to 6/8/25
1 Year Ago
9/7/23 to 9/6/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
Hold
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
Sell
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$9.70$9.70$10.00$12.00
Forecasted Upside12.66% Upside25.00% Upside15.47% Upside1.95% Upside
Consensus RatingReduceReduceSellReduce

HTLD Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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HTLD Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Heartland Express Stock vs. The Competition

TypeHeartland ExpressTransportation CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
1.67
2.56
2.53
Consensus RatingReduceModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside12.66% Upside19.40% Upside10.36% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
8/6/2025Barclays
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Brandon Oglenski
Brandon Oglenski
5 of 5 stars
Lower TargetUnderweight$9.00 ➝ $8.00+1.72%
8/4/2025Morgan Stanley
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Ravi Shanker
Ravi Shanker
Not Rated
Lower TargetEqual Weight$12.00 ➝ $11.00+42.39%
7/28/2025Robert W. Baird
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Daniel Moore
Daniel Moore
Not Rated
Lower TargetNeutral$9.00 ➝ $8.50+1.80%
7/1/2025Baird R W
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UpgradeHold
5/1/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Lower TargetUnderweight$10.00 ➝ $9.00+24.91%
10/30/2024UBS Group
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Lower TargetNeutral$13.00 ➝ $12.00+7.05%

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HTLD Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 6 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Heartland Express is $9.70, with a high forecast of $12.00 and a low forecast of $8.00.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heartland Express in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 4 hold ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "reduce" HTLD shares.

According to analysts, Heartland Express's stock has a predicted upside of 12.66% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Heartland Express's stock had 1 upgrade by analysts.

Heartland Express has been rated by research analysts at Baird R W, Barclays, Morgan Stanley, and Robert W. Baird in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Heartland Express less than other "transportation" companies. The consensus rating for Heartland Express is Reduce while the average consensus rating for "transportation" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how HTLD compares to other companies.


This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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