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Saia (SAIA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$476.03 +11.18 (+2.41%)
(As of 12/24/2024 05:10 PM ET)

About Saia Stock (NASDAQ:SAIA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$464.04
$476.36
50-Day Range
$412.89
$569.08
52-Week Range
$358.90
$628.34
Volume
98,784 shs
Average Volume
385,189 shs
Market Capitalization
$12.66 billion
P/E Ratio
34.00
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$514.88
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Saia, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a transportation company in North America. The company provides less-than-truckload services for shipments between 100 and 10,000 pounds; and other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. It also offers other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. As of December 31, 2022, it operated 191 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 6,200 tractors and 20,800 trailers. The company operates 194 terminals. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc. and changed its name to Saia, Inc. in July 2006. Saia, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia.

Saia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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37th Percentile Overall Score

SAIA MarketRank™: 

Saia scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 95th out of 127 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 2.71, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Saia has been the subject of 10 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 18.80% in the coming year, from $13.51 to $16.05 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Saia is 34.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 113.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Saia is 34.00, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 18.12.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Saia has a PEG Ratio of 2.96. 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 6.51. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.86% 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 5.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Saia has recently decreased by 4.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • 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

    7.86% 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 5.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Saia has recently decreased by 4.13%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    Saia has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Transportation companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Saia this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for SAIA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 6 people have added Saia to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Saia insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $627,200.00 in 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 $438.22 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SAIA shares have increased by 8.6% and is now trading at $476.03.
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Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 25th. The transportation company reported $3.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $3.53 by $0.07. Saia's revenue for the quarter was up 8.6% on a year-over-year basis.

Saia subsidiaries include 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.

Saia's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (3.03%), Wasatch Advisors LP (2.60%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.77%) and Vaughan Nelson Investment Management L.P. (1.60%). Insiders that own company stock include Frederick J Holzgrefe III, Rohit Lal, Patrick D Sugar, Richard D Odell, Di-Ann Eisnor, Douglas L Col, Raymond R Ramu, 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.
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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
10/25/2024
Today
12/24/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Trucking, except local
Sub-Industry
Trucking
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:SAIA
CUSIP
78709Y10
Employees
14,000
Year Founded
1924

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$514.88
High Stock Price Target
$644.00
Low Stock Price Target
$410.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+8.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.71
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$354.86 million
Pretax Margin
15.54%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$3.17 billion
Cash Flow
$18.10 per share
Book Value
$73.13 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
26,515,000
Market Cap
$12.66 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.74

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This page (NASDAQ:SAIA) was last updated on 12/25/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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