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HTLD vs KNX
Side-by-side comparison of Heartland Express Inc. (HTLD) and Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (KNX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both HTLD and KNX operate in Trucking Freight/Courier Services (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- KNX is the larger of the two at $11.15B, about 11.7x HTLD ($950.4M).
- KNX has been more active in the news (5 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for HTLD).
- KNX has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 10 for HTLD).
- Company
- Heartland Express Inc.
- Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
- Price
- -
- -
- Market cap
- $950.4M
- $11.15B
- 1M return
- -
- -
- 1Y return
- -
- -
- Industry
- Trucking Freight/Courier Services
- Trucking Freight/Courier Services
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1986
- 2017
- News (4w)
- 2
- 5
- Recent ratings
- 10
- 25
Heartland Express Inc.
Heartland Express, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a short-to-medium haul truckload carrier in the United States and Canada. It primarily provides nationwide asset-based dry van truckload service for shippers from Washington to Florida and New England to California; and temperature-controlled truckload services. The company offers its services under Heartland Express and Millis Transfer brand names. It provides traffic appliances, automotive parts, consumer products, paper products, packaged foodstuffs, and retail goods. The company principally serves retailers and manufacturers. Heartland Express, Inc. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in North Liberty, Iowa.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides truckload transportation services in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The company operates through three segments: Trucking, Logistics, and Intermodal. Its trucking services include irregular route, dedicated, refrigerated, flatbed, expedited, dry van, drayage, and cross-border transportation of various products, goods, and materials. The company also provides logistics and intermodal services, such as brokerage, intermodal, and certain logistics; freight management; and non-trucking services. In addition, it offers various support services, including repair and maintenance shop services, warranty, insurance, and equipment leasing; and trailer parts manufacturing and warehousing services, as well as engages in the driving academy activities. The company operates a total of 18,448 tractors, which comprises 16,379 company tractors and 2,069 independent contractor tractors, as well as 57,722 trailers; and 577 tractors and 10,604 intermodal containers. It serves retail, food and beverage, consumer products, paper products, transportation and logistics, housing and building, automotive, and manufacturing industries. Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
Latest HTLD
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Heartland Express Inc.
- Heartland Express Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Heartland Express, Inc. Reports Net Income and Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2026
- Director Millis David Paul sold $492,091 worth of shares (31,402 units at $15.67), decreasing direct ownership by 53% to 28,387 units (SEC Form 4)
- Heartland Express Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Heartland Express, Inc. Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend
- Director Spalding David P bought $31,380 worth of shares (2,000 units at $15.69) (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Executive Officer Gerdin Michael J gifted 4,474,456 shares and received a gift of 4,474,456 shares (SEC Form 4)
- Co-Trustee of 10% Owner Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust received a gift of 4,474,456 shares (SEC Form 4)
- CAO and Secretary Helmich Joshua Stefan was granted 500 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 167 shares, increasing direct ownership by 4% to 7,946 units (SEC Form 4) (tax liability)
Latest KNX
- CEO AAA Cooper Transportation Dove Reid sold $12,301,122 worth of shares (169,154 units at $72.72) (SEC Form 4)
- Director Vander Ploeg David sold $115,126 worth of shares (2,200 units at $52.33) (SEC Form 4)
- Amendment: SEC Form SCHEDULE 13G/A filed by Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
- Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend
- Exec VP and CAO Flanagan Cary M sold $254,952 worth of shares (3,600 units at $70.82), decreasing direct ownership by 40% to 5,405 units (SEC Form 4)
- Director Dove Reid sold $3,512,290 worth of shares (50,000 units at $70.25) (SEC Form 4)
- SEC Form 10-Q filed by Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc.
- TD Cowen reiterated coverage on Knight-Swift with a new price target
- Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Financial Statements and Exhibits