HTLDHeartland Express, Inc.
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and moderately shorted.
Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −7% vs its 200-day average.
Moderately shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 3.8% since the previous count, up from 3.1% 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.
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 +34% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 15 points ahead of the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −6.6%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 39
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 31%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $11.12
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −9.0%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +34%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −29%
- vs 50-day average$12.14
- −8.4%
- 52-week high
- $16.20
- 52-week low
- $7.04
- Annualised volatility
- 38%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$461K
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +24% |
| 2025 | −19% |
| 2024 | −21% |
| 2023 | −6.5% |
| 2022 | −8.3% |
| 2021 | −3.9% |
| 2020 | −14% |
| 2019 | +15% |
| 2018 | −21% |
| 2017 | +15% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.33% |
| Feb | 10 | 3 of 10 | −3.0% |
| Mar | 10 | 2 of 10 | −2.9% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −1.5% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.7% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | +0.82% |
| Jul | 11 | 6 of 11 | +1.4% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.64% |
| Sep | 11 | 2 of 11 | −1.6% |
| Oct | 11 | 2 of 11 | −5.5% |
| Nov | 10 | 10 of 10 | +8.3% |
| Dec | 10 | 4 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.