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Michael J Gerdin bought $1.3M of HTLD

Chief Executive Officer at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC. 95,602 shares at an average of $13.08, traded Nov 20, 2023, filed Nov 22, 2023.

Conviction score
70
Value
$1.3M
95,602 shares
Holdings after
427,794
+29% from before
From 52-week low
+12%
low $11.40, close $12.75
From 52-week high
-26%
high $17.20, as of Nov 20, 2023

Score components

  • Role
    CEO
    +25
  • Trade size
    $1.3M at market
    +25
  • Relative to holdings
    Holdings up 29%
    +6
  • Price context
    26% below the 52-week high
    +4
  • Cluster
    3 insiders buying within 14 days
    +15
  • Repeat buying
    First buy in 90 days
    0
  • Track record
    Median 6-month excess return -27% over 6 past buys
    -5

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 +10.8%, 3m -3.6%, 6m -10.0%.

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.

HTLDOct 9, 2026 · close 11.12
Since filing Nov 22, 2023: -12.1%SPY +77.3% · excess -89.4%

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 0001212393-23-000024, as filed. Open on EDGAR

DateTransactionSharesPriceValueHoldings afterFiled
Nov 20, 2023POpen-market purchase
Common Stockindirect: Trustee of Trust
+95,602$13.08$1.3M427,794Nov 22, 2023

Related signals

Other insiders at HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC and this insider’s other filings.

ScoreCompanyInsiderValueHoldingsFiled
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
-
41Moderate
HTLDbuy
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Michael J Gerdin
Chief Executive Officer
$246k
30,000 shares
+2%
47Moderate
HTLDbuy 4
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
James G Pratt
director
$59k
6,571 shares
+28%
59Moderate
HTLDbuy 4
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
owner, other
$1.5M
167,644 shares
+16%
42Moderate
HTLDbuy 4
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Amanda Hupfeld
director
$18k
2,000 shares
-
83Strong
HTLDbuy 4
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Michael J Gerdin
Chief Executive Officer
$1.3M
148,272 shares
+51%
71Notable
HTLDbuy 4
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
owner, other
$3.1M
396,693 shares
+27%
81Strong
HTLDbuy 4
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Michael J Gerdin
Chief Executive Officer
$1.2M
148,272 shares
+11%
37Weak
HTLDbuy 2
HEARTLAND EXPRESS INC
Ann S. Gerdin Revocable Trust
owner, other
$606k
49,506 shares
+6%

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.

Michael J Gerdin bought $1.3M of HTLD | InsiderTell