ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 34 (better than 34% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Heartland Express are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half of the metrics below and half above average for Heartland Express. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 79, which means that the share price of Heartland Express is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is lower than for 79% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 57, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. But the professional market sentiment is below average compared with other stock investment alternatives with a Sentiment Rank of 9. Professional investors are more confident in 91% other stocks. Worryingly, the company has risky financing, with a Safety rank of 45. This means 55% of comparable companies have a safer financing structure than Heartland Express. ...read more