Morgan Stanley Maintains Equal-Weight Rating for Heartland Express: Here's What You Need To Know

Morgan Stanley has decided to maintain its Equal-Weight rating of Heartland Express HTLD and raise its price target from $17.00 to $18.00.

Shares of Heartland Express are trading up 1.38% over the last 24 hours, at $16.19 per share.

A move to $18.00 would account for a 11.18% increase from the current share price.

About Heartland Express

Heartland Express Inc is engaged in providing truckload services across the United States and Canada. These truckload services are primarily asset-based transportation services in the dry van truckload market, and it also offers truckload temperature-controlled transportation services. The company's major customers represent primarily the consumer goods, appliances, food products, and automotive industries.

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