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How Heartland Express, Inc. stacks up
HTLD · against 472 other Industrials companies listed in US-listed
Valuation
56/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #132 of 473 · scores higher than 71% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score62 peers with a valuation score of 50–59, including HTLD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 56?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger EBITDA yield, but weaker free cash flow yield and earnings yield than most Industrials peers.
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Free cash flow yield: -10.5% vs peer median 3.7%
- Negative (a loss or cash outflow), so it counts as zero whatever the share price. Earnings yield: -5.3% vs peer median 3.8%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 70% of peers. EBITDA yield: 14.3% vs peer median 6.9%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = HTLD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | HTLD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 468 reported | -2.8% | 3.0% | 18% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 472 reported | 10.5% | 6.3% | 82% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 430 reported | -10.5% | 3.3% | 10% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 466 reported | 93.0% | 32.3% | 89% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HTLD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 462M USD | 100 | 86 | |
| 1 | 323M USD | 100 | 82 | |
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 100 | 78 | |
| 1 | 3.0B USD | 100 | 62 | |
| 1 | 3.5B USD | 100 | 57 | |
| 132 | 533M USD | 56 | 39 | |
| 132 | 3.0B USD | 56 | 51 | |
| 132 | 28.8B USD | 56 | 73 | |
| 132 | 1.6B USD | 56 | 29 | |
| 132 | 814M USD | 56 | 26 | |
| 132 | 1.1B USD | 56 | 56 | |
| 132 | 334M USD | 56 | 49 | |
| 132 | 8.5B USD | 56 | 66 | |
| 141 | 2.0B USD | 55 | 42 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score