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HTLD vs CVLG // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Heartland Express Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Covenant Logistics Group Inc. (Class A) (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTLD 2
— CVLG 4
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: CVLG
LAST: $10.38 (+1.87%) • MKT CAP: $802.7M
dividend-safety
0.77%
LAST: $28.82 (-0.52%) • MKT CAP: $731.4M
dividend-safety
0.98%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTLD VS. CVLG)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTLD | CVLG | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -5.10% | 0.40% | -5.50 | CVLG | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 7.5x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.33% | -4.64% | -3.69 | CVLG | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.10% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.50% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -23.10% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 0.77% | 0.98% | -0.21 | CVLG | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | — | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 5/9 | -1.00 | CVLG | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 40.0 | 38.3 | +1.70 | HTLD | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | — | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 93.9x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $802.7M | $731.4M | $71.3M | HTLD | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTLD REV | CVLG REV | HTLD GROSS % | CVLG GROSS % | HTLD FCF | CVLG FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $805.7M | $0 | — | — | -$66.9M | -$33.9M |
| FY 2024 | $1.05B | $0 | — | — | $34.8M | -$30.1M |
| FY 2023 | $1.21B | $0 | — | — | $165.3M | $84.8M |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTLD // BETA —
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