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Heartland Financial USA (HTLF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$34.78
+1.37 (+4.10%)
(As of 03/27/2024 ET)
Today's Range
$33.58
$34.80
50-Day Range
$32.21
$38.67
52-Week Range
$26.10
$39.72
Volume
152,442 shs
Average Volume
264,204 shs
Market Capitalization
$1.48 billion
P/E Ratio
20.58
Dividend Yield
3.45%
Price Target
$39.80

Heartland Financial USA MarketRank™ Stock Analysis

Analyst Rating
Moderate Buy
2.80 Rating Score
Upside/​Downside
14.4% Upside
$39.80 Price Target
Short Interest
Healthy
1.69% of Float Sold Short
Dividend Strength
Strong
Based on Four Factors
Sustainability
-0.55
Upright™ Environmental Score
News Sentiment
0.84mentions of Heartland Financial USA in the last 14 days
Based on 4 Articles This Week
Insider Trading
N/A
Proj. Earnings Growth
4.49%
From $4.45 to $4.65 Per Share

Overall MarketRank

New Rank-Based ScoringMarketRank is calculated by averaging available category scores (with extra weight given to analysis and valuation), then ranking the company's weighted average against that of other companies.

4.84 out of 5 stars

Finance Sector

39th out of 844 stocks

State Commercial Banks Industry

11th out of 181 stocks

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About Heartland Financial USA Stock (NASDAQ:HTLF)

Heartland Financial USA, Inc., a bank holding company, provides commercial, small business, and consumer banking services to individuals and businesses in the United States. The company accepts various deposit products, including checking, demand deposit accounts, NOW accounts, savings, money market, and individual retirement; certificates of deposit; and other time deposits. It offers loans, including commercial and industrial, commercial real estate, agricultural, small business, and real estate mortgage loans; consumer loans comprising motor vehicle, home improvement, home equity line of credit, and fixed rate home equity and personal lines of credit; and credit cards for commercial, business, and personal use. In addition, the company provides business and personal online banking, and mobile banking; bill payment, remote deposit capture, and treasury management services; debit cards; automated teller machines; and automated clearing house services, wire transfers, insured cash sweeps, zero balance accounts, lockbox, image cash letter, remote deposit capture, commercial cards for travel and entertainment purchasing, merchant services to receive credit card payments, investment sweep accounts, reconciliation services, online invoice processing, foreign exchange and positive pay fraud prevention services for checks and automated clearing house services payments. Further, it offers wealth management, trust services, brokerage services, and fixed rate annuity products; and investment services, including mutual funds, individual retirement products, and education savings products. Heartland Financial USA, Inc. was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

HTLF Stock Price History

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Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/29/2024
Ex-Dividend for 2/27 Dividend
2/09/2024
Dividend Payable
2/27/2024
Today
3/27/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
4/22/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Sector
Finance
Industry
State commercial banks
Sub-Industry
Regional Banks
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:HTLF
CUSIP
42234Q10
Employees
1,970
Year Founded
1981

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$39.80
High Stock Price Target
$45.00
Low Stock Price Target
$35.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$79.92 million
Pretax Margin
10.37%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$932.87 million
Cash Flow
$6.13 per share
Book Value
$42.72 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
41,963,000
Market Cap
$1.48 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.05

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Key Executives

  • Mr. Bruce K. Lee (Age 63)
    President, CEO & Director
    Comp: $1.77M
  • Mr. Jay L. Kim Esq. (Age 60)
    Executive VP, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer & Corporate Secretary
    Comp: $603.35k
  • Mr. Bryan R. McKeag (Age 64)
    Executive Officer
    Comp: $749.52k
  • Mr. David A. Prince (Age 54)
    Executive VP & Head of Commercial Banking
    Comp: $634.66k
  • Mr. Kevin G. Quinn (Age 63)
    Executive VP & Chief Banking Officer
    Comp: $727.88k
  • Mr. Kevin Lewis Thompson CPA (Age 51)
    Executive VP & CFO
  • Mr. Mark E. Frank (Age 64)
    Executive VP & COO
  • Ms. Janet M. Quick (Age 59)
    Executive VP, Deputy CFO & Principal Accounting Officer
  • Michael G. Flood CFA
    Vice President of Investor Relations
  • Ryan Lund
    Senior VP & Director of Corporate Communications

HTLF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Should I buy or sell Heartland Financial USA stock right now?

5 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Heartland Financial USA in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings, 2 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" HTLF shares.
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What is Heartland Financial USA's stock price target for 2024?

5 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Heartland Financial USA's shares. Their HTLF share price targets range from $35.00 to $45.00. On average, they expect the company's share price to reach $39.80 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 14.4% from the stock's current price.
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How have HTLF shares performed in 2024?

Heartland Financial USA's stock was trading at $37.61 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, HTLF stock has decreased by 7.5% and is now trading at $34.78.
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Are investors shorting Heartland Financial USA?

Heartland Financial USA saw a increase in short interest in March. As of March 15th, there was short interest totaling 666,900 shares, an increase of 13.8% from the February 29th total of 586,100 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 252,900 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's stock are short sold.
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When is Heartland Financial USA's next earnings date?

The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, April 22nd 2024.
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.

How were Heartland Financial USA's earnings last quarter?

Heartland Financial USA, Inc. (NASDAQ:HTLF) issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January, 29th. The bank reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.40. The bank had revenue of $144.09 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $178.60 million. Heartland Financial USA had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 11.56% and a net margin of 8.57%. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.37 EPS.

How often does Heartland Financial USA pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Heartland Financial USA?

Heartland Financial USA announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 23rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 12th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Tuesday, February 27th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.45%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 9th.
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Is Heartland Financial USA a good dividend stock?

Heartland Financial USA (NASDAQ:HTLF) pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.58%. The company has been increasing its dividend for 7 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 71.01%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, HTLF will have a dividend payout ratio of 25.81% next year. This indicates that the company will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
Read our dividend analysis for HTLF.

What ETFs hold Heartland Financial USA's stock?
What is Bruce Lee's approval rating as Heartland Financial USA's CEO?

9 employees have rated Heartland Financial USA Chief Executive Officer Bruce Lee on Glassdoor.com. Bruce Lee has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

What other stocks do shareholders of Heartland Financial USA own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Heartland Financial USA investors own include AMN Healthcare Services (AMN), UGI (UGI), Five Below (FIVE), Huntington Bancshares (HBAN), International Business Machines (IBM), Dominion Energy (D), Illinois Tool Works (ITW), MetLife (MET), Altria Group (MO) and AT&T (T).

Who are Heartland Financial USA's major shareholders?

Heartland Financial USA's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.58%), Vanguard Group Inc. (7.57%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.79%), HTLF Bank (3.47%), Nuveen Asset Management LLC (1.83%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (1.12%). Insiders that own company stock include Bruce K Lee, Deborah K Deters, John K Schmidt, Martin J Schmitz and Robert B Engel.
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How do I buy shares of Heartland Financial USA?

Shares of HTLF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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This page (NASDAQ:HTLF) was last updated on 3/28/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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