Michael J Gerdin bought $246k of HTLD
Chief Executive Officer at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. 30,000 shares at an average of $8.19, traded Aug 14, 2025, filed Aug 18, 2025.
Score components
- +25RoleCEO
- +13Trade size$246k at market
- 0Relative to holdingsHoldings up 2.1%
- +8Price context35% below the 52-week high
- 0ClusterNo other insider buying within 14 days
- 0Repeat buyingFirst buy in 90 days
- -5Track recordMedian 6-month excess return -28% over 3 past buys
What happened after comparable buys
Same side and tier, against the S&P 500, at 1, 3 and 6 months. Shown to Pro users; the whole table is on the backtest page.
This signal so far: 1m +6.1%, 3m -6.1%, 6m +43.1%.
Price around the trade, and since
From a quarter before the trade to today. The arrow is the trade, the circle the day the filing reached EDGAR, which is the first day anyone outside could act; the dotted line is the S&P 500 rebased to that day's close.
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value; the dashed line is the close on the filing day, the dotted line SPY rebased to it.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Rows in this filing
Every transaction in Form 4 0001008886-25-000251, as filed. Open on EDGAR
| Date | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Trustee of Trust | +1,314 | $8.20 | $11k | 1,463,182 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Trustee of Trust | +3,888 | $8.20 | $32k | 1,467,070 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Aug 18, 2025 | POpen-market purchase Common Stockindirect: Tustee of Trust | +24,798 | $8.19 | $203k | 1,491,868 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Related signals
Other insiders at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC and this insider’s other filings.
| Score | Company | Insider | Value | Holdings | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Moderate | HTLDsell HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | David Paul Millis President of Millis Transfer | $492k 31,402 shares | -53% | |
| 28Weak | HTLDbuy HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | David P Spalding director | $31k 2,000 shares | - | |
| 47Moderate | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | James G Pratt director | $59k 6,571 shares | +28% | |
| 59Moderate | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust owner, other | $1.5M 167,644 shares | +16% | |
| 42Moderate | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Amanda Hupfeld director | $18k 2,000 shares | - | |
| 83Strong | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Michael J Gerdin Chief Executive Officer | $1.3M 148,272 shares | +51% | |
| 71Notable | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust owner, other | $3.1M 396,693 shares | +27% | |
| 81Strong | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Michael J Gerdin Chief Executive Officer | $1.2M 148,272 shares | +11% | |
| 37Weak | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust owner, other | $606k 49,506 shares | +6% | |
| 33Weak | HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC | Michael J Gerdin Chief Executive Officer | $20k 1,683 shares | +0% |
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.