Heartland Express
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Analysts more bullish on TLs, valuation a key reason
The bulls are coming out in support of truckload carriers, kind of. Several equity analysts are using a recent positive inflection in TL volumes, a…
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Heartland Express flexes its balance sheet again with Millis acquisition
Heartland Express once again uses its strong financial position to acquire. The carrier has a pattern of building cash balances and finding accretive tuck-in deals.
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Business
Heartland Express acquires Millis Transfer
Heartland Express has acquired Millis Transfer for approximately $150 million.
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Heartland’s clean balance sheet could bring acquisitions back into play
The clean balance sheet and deteriorating fundamentals in the TL space that could force some carriers to look for the exit begs the question, ‘will…
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Forecasts lowered on weak truckload fundamentals
Eroding fundamentals in the truckload carrier market have led analysts to lower their earnings estimates for the carriers they cover.
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Outlook lowered for truckload and intermodal companies heading into earnings season
The negative data and commentary centered on the lack of a seasonal increase in demand is forcing analysts to meaningfully lower earnings estimates and the…
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Heartland Express profit beats expectations but operating revenue misses estimates
Heartland Express, Inc. (NASDAQ: HTLD) announced a first quarter 2019 profit of $0.21 per share, which was $0.02 ahead of analysts’ estimates.
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Economics
Truckload stocks outperforming S&P 500 so far in 2019
Investors may be starting to come around to the idea that truckload carriers have another year of strong margins ahead of them.
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Company earnings
Heartland Express achieves remarkable OR improvement in the fourth quarter
Heartland continues its strategy of being willing to walk away from revenue if it isn’t profitable and it is showing in the company’s operating ratio.
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Stifel bullish, Morgan Stanley bearish on trucking
Investment bank Stifel Nicolaus (NYSE: SF) thinks that publicly-traded truckload stocks are now an attractive buy, with higher earnings available at reasonable valuations. That’s just…
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