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Saia (SAIA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$313.15 +15.95 (+5.37%)
Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$304.86 -8.29 (-2.65%)
As of 09/5/2025 05:29 PM Eastern
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About Saia Stock (NASDAQ:SAIA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$305.00
$317.45
50-Day Range
$273.99
$333.61
52-Week Range
$229.12
$624.55
Volume
752,293 shs
Average Volume
507,216 shs
Market Capitalization
$8.34 billion
P/E Ratio
28.92
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$347.16
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Saia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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68th Percentile Overall Score

SAIA MarketRank™: 

Saia scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 59th out of 126 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Saia has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on 9 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Saia has a consensus price target of $347.16, representing about 10.9% upside from its current price of $313.15.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Saia has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Saia's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Saia are expected to grow by 20.44% in the coming year, from $15.46 to $18.62 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Saia is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 265.95.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Saia is 28.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 13.07.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Saia has a PEG Ratio of 14.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Saia has a P/B Ratio of 3.60. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Saia's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.73% of the outstanding shares of Saia have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Saia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Saia has recently decreased by 31.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Saia does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Saia does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.73% of the outstanding shares of Saia have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Saia has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Saia has recently decreased by 31.89%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Saia has a news sentiment score of 1.05. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.87 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Saia this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for SAIA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 2 people have added Saia to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -60% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Saia insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.30% of the stock of Saia is held by insiders.

  • Read more about Saia's insider trading history.
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SAIA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Saia's stock was trading at $455.73 at the start of the year. Since then, SAIA shares have decreased by 31.3% and is now trading at $313.15.

Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 25th. The transportation company reported $2.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.39 by $0.28. The company's quarterly revenue was down .7% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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The following companies are subsidiaries of Saia: LinkEx Inc., Saia Logistics Services LLC, Saia Motor Freight Line LLC, Saia Motor Freight Mexico S. DE R.L. DE C.V., Saia Sales LLC, and Saia TL Plus LLC.

Top institutional shareholders of Saia include Alliancebernstein L.P. (6.30%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (3.39%), Viking Global Investors LP (3.11%) and State Street Corp (3.10%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick J Holzgrefe III, Patrick D Sugar, Rohit Lal, Richard D Odell, Douglas L Col, Raymond R Ramu, Kelly W Benton, Matthew J Batteh, Donna E Epps and John P Gainor Jr.
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Shares of SAIA 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Saia investors own include Enovix (ENVX), Rambus (RMBS), COMPASS Pathways (CMPS), Globant (GLOB), Toast (TOST), Ginkgo Bioworks (DNA) and NOVONIX (NVNXF).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/25/2025
Today
9/06/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Industry
TRANS - TRUCK
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SAIA
CIK
1177702
Employees
15,300
Year Founded
1924

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$511.00
Low Price Target
$250.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.52
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$10.83
Trailing P/E Ratio
28.92
Forward P/E Ratio
20.26
P/E Growth
13.61
Net Income
$362.07 million
Net Margins
8.96%
Pretax Margin
11.82%
Return on Equity
12.42%
Return on Assets
8.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.13
Current Ratio
1.49
Quick Ratio
1.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.24 billion
Price / Sales
2.58
Cash Flow
$22.68 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.81
Book Value
$86.91 per share
Price / Book
3.60

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
26,636,000
Free Float
26,556,000
Market Cap
$8.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
2.00

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This page (NASDAQ:SAIA) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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