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How Heartland Express, Inc. stacks up
HTLD · against 935 other Industrials companies of similar size
Valuation
56/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #414 of 936 · scores higher than 55% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score84 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 · 937 reported | -2.8% | 3.7% | 13% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 947 reported | 10.5% | 7.1% | 68% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 200 reported | -10.5% | 3.4% | 13% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 940 reported | 93.0% | 55.1% | 79% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around HTLD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 704.9B KRW (≈$508M) | 100 | 66 | |
| 1 | 42.1B TRY (≈$1.3B) | 100 | 58 | |
| 1 | 462M USD | 100 | 86 | |
| 1 | 895M EUR (≈$985M) | 100 | 50 | |
| 1 | 1.5B USD | 100 | 78 | |
| 414 | 4.2B CNY (≈$591M) | 56 | 72 | |
| 414 | 3.9B CNY (≈$549M) | 56 | 53 | |
| 414 | 140.4B JPY (≈$954M) | 56 | 67 | |
| 414 | 533M USD | 56 | 39 | |
| 414 | 814M USD | 56 | 26 | |
| 414 | 1.1B USD | 56 | 56 | |
| 414 | 719M NZD (≈$431M) | 56 | 66 | |
| 414 | 798M EUR (≈$878M) | 56 | 48 | |
| 426 | 7.7B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 55 | 51 |
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