Heartland Financial USA Overview
Valuation check: HTLF's P/E ratio is 42.83, above the Finance sector average of 16.86.
Get informed when a big investor buys or sells
+ Follow42.83
The P/E ratio compares a company's stock price to its earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate that the stock is undervalued.
Heartland Financial USA's p/e ratio stands at 42.83. That is above the Finance sector average of 16.86. Stockcircle updates this page with the newest filings so you can track how the metric evolves quarter by quarter.
Heartland Financial USA sits higher the Finance benchmark (16.86) with a P/E ratio of 42.83. That is roughly 154.0% above the sector mean. Peer context matters because what looks expensive or cheap in absolute terms can be normal for the sector.
Whether 42.83 is attractive depends on Heartland Financial USA's earnings outlook, competitive position, and how peers are valued. Investors typically ask: is growth accelerating, are margins stable, and is the multiple expanding or compressing over time? The history and comparison charts below are built for those checks.
The history chart shows how Heartland Financial USA's P/E ratio evolved across reporting periods, while the comparison chart places HTLF next to similar companies. Use both: a rising metric that still lags peers tells a different story than a rising metric that already leads the group. Growth charts, when available, highlight acceleration or slowdown.
Yes — within Finance, P/E ratio is commonly used to spot outliers. Heartland Financial USA's reading of 42.83 (sector avg 16.86) is a starting point; confirm whether differences come from growth, margins, accounting choices, or one-time items before treating an outlier as a buy or sell signal.
