Heartland Express (HTLD) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $11.18 +0.22 (+2.01%) As of 01/3/2025 05:22 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends Heartland Express Short Interest DataHeartland Express (HTLD) has a short interest of 1.18 million shares, representing 2.68% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -11.94% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.3, indicating that it would take 3.3 days of the average trading volume of 297,893 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,180,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,340,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-11.94%Dollar Volume Sold Short$13.90 millionShort Interest Ratio3.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateDecember 15, 2024Outstanding Shares78,497,000 sharesFloat Size44,090,000 sharesShort Percent of Float2.68%Today's Trading Volume291,787 sharesAverage Trading Volume297,893 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average98% Short Selling Heartland Express? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Heartland Express and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartHTLD Short Interest Over TimeHTLD Days to Cover Over TimeHTLD Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Heartland Express Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 12/15/20241,180,000 shares $13.90 million -11.9%2.7%3.3 $11.78 11/30/20241,340,000 shares $17.11 million -5.0%3.0%3.8 $12.77 11/15/20241,410,000 shares $17.20 million +21.6%3.2%4.1 $12.20 10/31/20241,160,000 shares $12.53 million -5.7%2.6%3.7 $10.81 10/15/20241,230,000 shares $14.18 million -3.9%2.8%4 $11.53 9/30/20241,280,000 shares $15.72 million -11.7%2.9%3.9 $12.28 Get the Latest News and Ratings for HTLD and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Heartland Express and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/15/20241,450,000 shares $17.56 million +10.7%3.3%4 $12.11 8/31/20241,310,000 shares $16.22 million -3.7%3.0%3.7 $12.38 8/15/20241,360,000 shares $16.54 million -2.9%3.1%3.7 $12.16 7/31/20241,400,000 shares $18.16 million No Change3.1%3.7 $12.97 7/15/20241,400,000 shares $17.26 million +6.1%3.1%3.3 $12.33 6/30/20241,320,000 shares $16.28 million -0.8%3.0%3 $12.33 6/15/20241,330,000 shares $15.52 million -9.5%3.0%3.2 $11.67 5/31/20241,470,000 shares $16.64 million -14.0%3.3%3.6 $11.32 5/15/20241,710,000 shares $19.55 million +3.6%3.8%4.2 $11.43 4/30/20241,650,000 shares $16.40 million +10.7%3.6%4.2 $9.94 4/15/20241,490,000 shares $15.91 million +4.2%3.2%4.6 $10.68 3/31/20241,430,000 shares $17.07 million -14.4%3.5%4.7 $11.94 3/15/20241,670,000 shares $19.64 million -20.5%4.0%5.5 $11.76 2/29/20242,100,000 shares $26.84 million +11.1%5.1%6.6 $12.78 2/15/20241,890,000 shares $24.44 million -4.1%4.6%6.1 $12.93 1/31/20241,970,000 shares $25.51 million +7.7%4.8%6.4 $12.95 1/15/20241,830,000 shares $23.94 million -9.4%4.4%5.5 $13.08 12/31/20232,020,000 shares $28.81 million +1.0%4.9%6.1 $14.26 12/15/20232,000,000 shares $27.42 million +10.5%4.8%6.3 $13.71 11/30/20231,810,000 shares $24.29 million +7.7%4.4%5.8 $13.42 11/15/20231,680,000 shares $22.33 million -3.5%3.9%5.4 $13.29 10/31/20231,740,000 shares $20.29 million +18.4%4.1%5.5 $11.66 10/15/20231,470,000 shares $21.76 million +5.0%3.4%5.1 $14.80 9/30/20231,400,000 shares $20.57 million +1.5%3.3%5 $14.69 9/15/20231,380,000 shares $21.69 million -1.4%3.2%5.2 $15.72 8/31/20231,400,000 shares $21.13 million -8.5%3.3%5.7 $15.09 8/15/20231,530,000 shares $23.59 million +13.3%3.6%6.7 $15.42 7/31/20231,350,000 shares $22.07 million +8.0%3.1%6.5 $16.35 7/15/20231,250,000 shares $19.25 million +6.8%2.7%6.4 $15.40 6/30/20231,170,000 shares $19.20 million -1.7%2.5%6.1 $16.41 6/15/20231,190,000 shares $19.43 million -2.5%2.6%6.1 $16.33 5/31/20231,220,000 shares $19.03 million No Change2.6%6.2 $15.60 5/15/20231,220,000 shares $18.53 million +9.9%2.6%6 $15.19 4/30/20231,110,000 shares $16.07 million +5.7%2.4%5.2 $14.48 4/15/20231,050,000 shares $16.37 million No Change2.3%5 $15.59 3/31/20231,050,000 shares $16.72 million -7.1%2.3%5 $15.92 3/15/20231,130,000 shares $17.99 million -3.4%2.4%5.3 $15.92 2/28/20231,170,000 shares $18.87 million +10.4%2.5%4.8 $16.13 2/15/20231,060,000 shares $17.53 million +2.9%2.3%4.3 $16.54 1/31/20231,030,000 shares $17.32 million +6.8%2.2%3.8 $16.82 1/15/2023964,200 shares $15.90 million -20.3%2.1%3.4 $16.49 12/30/20221,210,000 shares $18.56 million -16.0%2.6%3.7 $15.34 12/15/20221,440,000 shares $23.57 million No Change3.1%4 $16.37 11/30/20221,440,000 shares $24.11 million No Change3.1%4.4 $16.74 11/15/20221,440,000 shares $23.13 million -23.8%3.1%4.4 $16.06 10/31/20221,890,000 shares $28.12 million +11.2%4.1%5.9 $14.88 10/15/20221,700,000 shares $24.99 million +22.3%3.7%5.6 $14.70 9/30/20221,390,000 shares $19.89 million +2.2%3.0%5.1 $14.31 9/15/20221,360,000 shares $19.75 million +7.1%2.9%5.4 $14.52 8/31/20221,270,000 shares $19.24 million +6.7%2.8%5.1 $15.15 8/15/20221,190,000 shares $19.34 million -4.8%2.6%4.8 $16.25 7/31/20221,250,000 shares $19.85 million -2.3%2.7%5 $15.88 7/15/20221,280,000 shares $18.24 million +4.9%2.8%4.9 $14.25 6/30/20221,220,000 shares $16.97 million -11.0%2.7%4.3 $13.91 6/15/20221,370,000 shares $19.17 million +18.1%3.0%4.4 $13.99 5/31/20221,160,000 shares $16.56 million -8.7%2.5%3.8 $14.28 5/15/20221,270,000 shares $17.87 million -12.4%2.8%4.1 $14.07 4/30/20221,450,000 shares $20.01 million -4.0%3.1%4.6 $13.80 4/15/20221,510,000 shares $19.87 million +11.9%3.3%4.7 $13.16 3/31/20221,350,000 shares $18.99 million +2.3%2.9%4.4 $14.07 3/15/20221,320,000 shares $18.96 million +8.2%2.9%4.8 $14.36 2/28/20221,220,000 shares $17.52 million +4.3%2.6%4.1 $14.36 2/15/20221,170,000 shares $16.66 million +10.4%2.5%3.8 $14.24 1/31/20221,060,000 shares $15.86 million +9.6%2.3%3.5 $14.96 1/15/2022967,100 shares $15.43 million -5.2%N/A0 $15.95 12/31/20211,020,000 shares $17.16 million +5.6%2.2%3.3 $16.82 12/15/2021965,600 shares $16.32 million -25.7%2.1%3 $16.90 11/30/20211,300,000 shares $21.76 million +15.0%2.8%4.4 $16.74 11/15/20211,130,000 shares $19.54 million -6.6%2.4%3.9 $17.29 10/29/20211,210,000 shares $19.76 million +7.1%2.6%4.2 $16.33 10/15/20211,130,000 shares $18.72 million +8.7%2.4%3.8 $16.57 9/30/20211,040,000 shares $16.66 million -17.5%2.2%3.4 $16.02 9/15/20211,260,000 shares $20.45 million -1.6%2.7%4 $16.23 8/31/20211,280,000 shares $21.48 million -3.8%2.7%3.8 $16.78 8/13/20211,330,000 shares $22.12 million -5.0%2.8%3.8 $16.63 7/30/20211,400,000 shares $23.84 million +0.7%3.0%4 $17.03 7/15/20211,390,000 shares $23.80 million -20.6%2.9%4.2 $17.12 6/30/20211,750,000 shares $29.98 million +76.9%3.7%5.4 $17.13 6/15/2021989,500 shares $17.67 million -50.8%2.1%2.9 $17.86 5/28/20212,010,000 shares $36.48 million +0.5%4.3%5.9 $18.15 5/14/20212,000,000 shares $37.33 million +7.5%4.2%5.7 $18.67 4/30/20211,860,000 shares $35.04 million -1.1%3.9%5.1 $18.84 4/15/20211,880,000 shares $36.75 million -31.6%4.0%4.7 $19.55 3/31/20212,750,000 shares $54.31 million +215.8%5.4%6.4 $19.75 3/15/2021870,700 shares $17.21 million -60.8%1.7%2.1 $19.76 2/26/20212,220,000 shares $41.23 million -5.9%4.4%5.7 $18.57 2/12/20212,360,000 shares $44.08 million +0.9%4.6%6.1 $18.68 1/29/20212,340,000 shares $43.80 million +72.1%4.9%6.1 $18.72 1/15/20211,360,000 shares $25.38 million -28.4%2.8%3.7 $18.66 12/31/20201,900,000 shares $34.14 million +8.6%4.0%5.7 $17.97 12/15/20201,750,000 shares $32.24 million +102.4%3.6%5.2 $18.43 11/30/2020864,700 shares $16.18 million -43.5%1.8%2.4 $18.71 11/15/20201,530,000 shares $28.98 million +2.0%3.2%4.4 $18.94 10/30/20201,500,000 shares $27.44 million +6.4%3.1%4.5 $18.30 10/15/20201,410,000 shares $28.03 million -14.0%2.9%4 $19.88 9/30/20201,640,000 shares $30.50 million +90.5%3.4%3.9 $18.60 9/15/2020860,700 shares $17.24 million -21.0%1.8%2 $20.03 8/31/20201,090,000 shares $22.54 million +10.7%2.2%2.7 $20.68 8/14/2020984,600 shares $20.40 million -14.4%2.0%2.3 $20.72 7/31/20201,150,000 shares $23.32 million -17.3%2.4%2.7 $20.28 7/15/20201,390,000 shares $29.15 million -13.1%3.1%3.4 $20.97 6/30/20201,600,000 shares $32.78 million +22.1%3.6%4.6 $20.49 6/15/20201,310,000 shares $26.07 million -10.9%2.9%3.5 $19.90 5/29/20201,470,000 shares $32.19 million No Change3.3%3.5 $21.90 5/15/20201,470,000 shares $27.96 million +4.3%3.3%3.7 $19.02 4/30/20201,410,000 shares $27.62 million -4.7%3.1%3.8 $19.59 4/15/20201,480,000 shares $28.52 million +3.5%3.3%3.8 $19.27 3/31/20201,430,000 shares $28.29 million -20.2%3.2%3.9 $19.78 3/13/20201,790,900 shares $36.28 million +0.6%4.3%5.6 $20.26 2/28/20201,780,000 shares $29.53 million +5.3%4.3%6.6 $16.59 2/14/20201,690,000 shares $29.14 million +1.2%4.1%6.6 $17.24 1/31/20201,670,000 shares $30.54 million +7.7%4.0%6.3 $18.29 1/15/20201,550,000 shares $30.50 million -5.5%3.8%5.9 $19.68 HTLD Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Heartland Express' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Heartland Express shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of December 15th, traders have sold 1,180,000 shares of HTLD short. 2.68% of Heartland Express' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Heartland Express' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Heartland Express? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HTLD shares currently have a short interest ratio of 3.0. Learn More on Heartland Express's short interest ratio. What is a good short interest percentage for Heartland Express? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 2.68% of Heartland Express' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Heartland Express' short interest increasing or decreasing? Heartland Express saw a decline in short interest in December. As of December 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,180,000 shares, a decline of 11.9% from the previous total of 1,340,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Heartland Express' float size? Heartland Express currently has issued a total of 78,497,000 shares. Some of Heartland Express' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Heartland Express currently has a public float of 44,090,000 shares. How does Heartland Express' short interest compare to its competitors? 2.68% of Heartland Express' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Heartland Express: Avis Budget Group, Inc. (7.61%), Werner Enterprises, Inc. (7.42%), Marten Transport, Ltd. (1.30%), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (29.29%), FRP Holdings, Inc. (0.46%), Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (3.96%), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (3.48%), Saia, Inc. (6.24%), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (3.91%), Ryder System, Inc. (1.89%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.32 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.06 billion), Canadian Natural Resources Limited ($3.45 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.79 billion), International Paper ($2.70 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.27 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.21 billion), Lululemon Athletica Inc. ($2.13 billion), and Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.05 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Heartland Express stock? Short selling HTLD is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Heartland Express as its price is falling. HTLD shares are trading up $0.22 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Heartland Express? A short squeeze for Heartland Express occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HTLD, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Heartland Express' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HTLD, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is December, 15 2024. More Short Interest Resources from MarketBeat Related Companies Avis Budget Group Short Squeeze Werner Enterprises Short Squeeze Marten Transport Short Squeeze Hertz Global Short Squeeze FRP Short Squeeze Old Dominion Freight Line Short Squeeze J.B. Hunt Transport Services Short Squeeze Saia Short Squeeze Knight-Swift Transportation Short Squeeze Ryder System Short Squeeze Short Interest Tools Stocks to Short Largest Short Interest Positions Short Interest Increases Short Interest Decreases Short Interest Reporting Dates This page (NASDAQ:HTLD) was last updated on 1/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. Then, he did it again ...Paradigm Press | Sponsoredliberals FOOLED by Elon’s shocking surpriseElon Musk and Donald Trump fooled everyone. They said it was to “save free speech”... 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