HTLDHeartland Express, Inc.

$10.17+21% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−17% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Oversold (RSI 16). Price is −17% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest4.6% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Moderately shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 1.9% since the previous count, up from 2.8% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnmiddle of the market
vs 200-day avgbehind 81% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How HTLD is trading

Heartland Express, Inc. is +21% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 5.1 points ahead of the market.

+21%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−17%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
16

RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought

Below its 52-week high
37%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 15, 2024$7.04 – $16.20 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$10.17
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−11%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
+21%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−34%
vs 50-day average$11.77
−14%
52-week high
$16.20
52-week low
$7.04
Annualised volatility
38%
Insider selling, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-22
$461K
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)+13%
2025−19%
2024−21%
2023−6.5%
2022−8.3%
2021−3.9%
2020−14%
2019+15%
2018−21%
2017+15%
Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan106 of 10+0.33%
Feb103 of 10−3.0%
Mar102 of 10−2.9%
Apr104 of 10−1.5%
May107 of 10+5.7%
Jun105 of 10+0.77%
Jul116 of 11+1.4%
Aug117 of 11+0.64%
Sep112 of 11−1.6%
Oct112 of 11−6.3%
Nov1010 of 10+8.3%
Dec104 of 10−1.6%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.