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HTLD vs TMO // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
Heartland Express Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: HTLD 1
— TMO 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $10.38 (+1.87%) • MKT CAP: $802.7M
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LAST: $709.18 (+0.71%) • MKT CAP: $262.22B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (HTLD VS. TMO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | HTLD | TMO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -5.10% | 9.30% | -14.40 | TMO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 30.4x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.33% | 2.40% | -10.73 | TMO | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | -7.10% | 17.40% | -24.50 | TMO | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | -6.50% | 15.10% | -21.60 | TMO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -23.10% | 3.90% | -27.00 | TMO | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.77% | 0.24% | +0.53 | HTLD | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 4.50 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 8/9 | -4.00 | TMO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 35.8 | 62.9 | -27.14 | TMO | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.94 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 36.3x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $802.7M | $262.22B | -$261.41B | TMO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | HTLD REV | TMO REV | HTLD GROSS % | TMO GROSS % | HTLD FCF | TMO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $805.7M | $44.56B | — | — | -$66.9M | $6.29B |
| FY 2024 | $1.05B | $42.88B | — | — | $34.8M | $7.27B |
| FY 2023 | $1.21B | $42.86B | — | — | $165.3M | $6.48B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
HTLD // BETA —
TMO // BETA 0.94