HTLD
Heartland Express, Inc.
HTLD has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RKLB
Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
RKLB has a slight edge over HTLD overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
HTLD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
HTLD's balance sheet is currently strong, and its profitability is stable, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
RKLB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
RKLB's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
HTLD PE Valuation
HTLD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings.
RKLB PE Valuation
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HTLD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect HTLD to return to profit, with revenue holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RKLB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
RKLB has the edge over HTLD on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
HTLD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.36 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.15 | +$0.31 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.20 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.55 | -$0.18 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.67 | -$0.29 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.18 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.47 | -$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.37 | -$0.21 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | -300% |
HTLD lost $0.15 per share over the past year, a smaller loss than the year before.
RKLB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.36 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.27 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.32 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | +$0.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.46 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.41 | -$0.04 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.38 | $0.00 |
RKLB has the edge over HTLD on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
HTLD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $179.5M | -8.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $184.1M | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | $176.3M | -20% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.4M | -26% |
| Q3 2025 | $196.5M | -24% |
| Q2 2025 | $210.4M | -23% |
| Q1 2025 | $219.4M | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $242.6M | -12% |
HTLD's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $180M last quarter, down 8.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.3% | +5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 9% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9% | +4.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.7% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.9% | -6 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.8% | -1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4% | -3.5 points |
HTLD has the edge over RKLB on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RKLB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $267.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $234.1M | +62% |
| Q1 2026 | $200.3M | +63% |
| Q4 2025 | $179.7M | +36% |
| Q3 2025 | $155.1M | +48% |
| Q2 2025 | $144.5M | +36% |
| Q1 2025 | $122.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $132.4M | +121% |
RKLB has the edge over HTLD on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -30% | +8.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -25% | +17 points |
| Q1 2026 | -28% | +20 points |
| Q4 2025 | -28% | +11 points |
| Q3 2025 | -38% | +12 points |
| Q2 2025 | -41% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -48% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -39% | +41 points |
RKLB's operating margin was −30% last quarter, up 8.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
HTLD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$7.4M | +$4.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$34.6M | -$21.8M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +125% |
| Q4 2025 | -$44.2M | +$1.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$12.2M | -149% |
| Q2 2025 | -$12.8M | -143% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.3M | -91% |
| Q4 2024 | -$45.5M | -601% |
HTLD has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$81M over the past year, against −$68M the year before.
RKLB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.9M | +$45.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$110.1M | -$54.8M |
| Q1 2026 | -$77.4M | +$5.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$114.2M | -$90.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$69.4M | -$27.5M |
| Q2 2025 | -$55.3M | -$26.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$82.9M | -$61.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$23.9M | +$28.7M |
RKLB has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$326M over the past year, against −$232M the year before.
HTLD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -45K shares |
| 1 year | -0.2% | -126K shares |
| 3 years | -2.2% | -1.7M shares |
| 5 years | -2.5% | -2M shares |
| Available history | -5.6% | -4.6M shares |
HTLD has the edge over RKLB on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $35,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
RKLB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.6% | +22.6M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +124M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +168M shares |
| 5 years | +46% | +204M shares |
RKLB has 652M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
HTLD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
HTLD's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 1.1 years a year ago.
RKLB Net Leverage
RKLB's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
HTLD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 10.0 | Oversold |
HTLD's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).
RKLB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 27.6 | Neutral |
RKLB's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 28 (neutral).
HTLD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | HTLD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
HTLD has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RKLB PE vs Industrials Sector
RKLB has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
HTLD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $10.8 | 3.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.2 | 15% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.9 | 13% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.5 | 1.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.0 | 14% below |
HTLD is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 14% below its 200-week average.
RKLB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $61.4 | 4.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $68.1 | 5.9% below |
| 50 week MA | $77.6 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $56.5 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.4 | 104% above |
RKLB has the edge over HTLD on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
HTLD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $20.9 | $18.2 | -13% |
| 2021 | $18.2 | $16.6 | -9% |
| 2022 | $16.6 | $15.8 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | $15.8 | $14.3 | -9.5% |
| 2024 | $14.3 | $11.1 | -22% |
| 2025 | $11.1 | $9.20 | -17% |
| 2026 YTD | $9.20 | $10.4 | +13% |
HTLD has the edge over RKLB on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RKLB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.82 | $10.3 | +4.9% |
| 2021 | $10.3 | $12.0 | +17% |
| 2022 | $12.0 | $3.77 | -69% |
| 2023 | $3.77 | $5.53 | +47% |
| 2024 | $5.53 | $27.2 | +392% |
| 2025 | $27.2 | $70.7 | +160% |
| 2026 YTD | $70.7 | $64.1 | -9.3% |
RKLB's yearly returns have swung widely, from +392% in 2024 to −69% in 2022. It's down 9.3% so far in 2026.