Saia (SAIA) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $381.49 +18.59 (+5.12%) Closing price 03/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$381.54 +0.05 (+0.01%) As of 03/24/2025 07:50 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Saia Short Interest DataSaia (SAIA) has a short interest of 1.75 million shares, representing 6.60% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -0.57% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.2, indicating that it would take 4.2 days of the average trading volume of 415,106 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,750,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,760,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-0.57%Dollar Volume Sold Short$716.52 millionShort Interest Ratio4.2 Days to CoverLast Record DateFebruary 28, 2025Outstanding Shares26,629,000 sharesShort Percent of Float6.60%Today's Trading Volume378,178 sharesAverage Trading Volume415,106 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average91% Short Selling Saia? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Saia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. Email Address Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartSAIA Short Interest Over TimeSAIA Days to Cover Over TimeSAIA Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Remove Ads Saia Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 2/28/20251,750,000 shares $716.52 million -0.6%6.6%4.2 $409.44 2/15/20251,760,000 shares $858.05 million +4.1%6.6%4.5 $487.53 1/31/20251,690,000 shares $811.39 million No ChangeN/A4.6 $480.11 1/15/20251,690,000 shares $818.31 million +1.2%N/A4.5 $484.21 12/31/20241,670,000 shares $761.07 million +0.6%N/A4.6 $455.73 12/15/20241,660,000 shares $877.56 million -20.6%N/A4.5 $528.65 11/30/20242,090,000 shares $1.19 billion -4.1%N/A5.9 $569.08 11/15/20242,180,000 shares $1.14 billion -1.8%N/A6 $522.37 10/31/20242,220,000 shares $1.08 billion +13.3%N/A6.2 $488.61 10/15/20241,960,000 shares $887.21 million -12.5%N/A4.8 $452.66 Get the Latest News and Ratings for SAIA and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Saia and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 9/30/20242,240,000 shares $979.46 million +1.4%N/A5.3 $437.26 9/15/20242,210,000 shares $955.80 million -4.3%N/A5.1 $432.49 8/31/20242,310,000 shares $868.17 million +1.8%N/A5.3 $375.83 8/15/20242,270,000 shares $877.64 million +8.1%N/A4.8 $386.63 7/31/20242,100,000 shares $877.49 million +10.0%N/A4.3 $417.85 7/15/20241,910,000 shares $918.02 million +11.1%N/A3.9 $480.64 6/30/20241,720,000 shares $815.78 million +4.9%N/A3.8 $474.29 6/15/20241,640,000 shares $742.49 million +9.3%N/A3.8 $452.74 5/31/20241,500,000 shares $614.22 million +3.5%N/A3.5 $409.48 5/15/20241,450,000 shares $594.33 million +0.7%N/A3.8 $409.88 4/30/20241,440,000 shares $571.44 million +5.9%N/A3.9 $396.83 4/15/20241,360,000 shares $784.68 million +4.6%N/A4.6 $576.97 3/31/20241,300,000 shares $760.50 million -11.0%N/A4.6 $585.00 3/15/20241,460,000 shares $844.00 million +7.4%N/A5.2 $578.08 2/29/20241,360,000 shares $782.54 million +1.5%N/A4.5 $575.40 2/15/20241,340,000 shares $740.39 million -17.3%N/A4.4 $552.53 1/31/20241,620,000 shares $729.94 million -4.1%N/A5.5 $450.58 1/15/20241,690,000 shares $743.36 million -0.6%N/A5.3 $439.86 12/31/20231,700,000 shares $744.97 million -6.1%N/A5.4 $438.22 12/15/20231,810,000 shares $750.88 million +3.4%N/A5.5 $414.85 11/30/20231,750,000 shares $683.18 million +1.2%N/A5.3 $390.39 11/15/20231,730,000 shares $722.50 million +10.2%N/A5.6 $417.63 10/31/20231,570,000 shares $562.83 million -1.3%N/A4.9 $358.49 10/15/20231,590,000 shares $621.80 million +8.2%N/A4.8 $391.07 9/30/20231,470,000 shares $586.02 million -3.3%N/A3.8 $398.65 9/15/20231,520,000 shares $618.35 million -33.0%N/A3.7 $406.81 8/31/20232,270,000 shares $967.47 million -6.2%N/A4.8 $426.20 8/15/20232,420,000 shares $1.02 billion -12.3%N/A4.9 $420.49 7/31/20232,760,000 shares $1.17 billion -16.6%N/A5.6 $423.14 7/15/20233,310,000 shares $1.21 billion -7.0%N/A6.7 $364.10A brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof) (Ad)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked side-by-side with figures like Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Ron Paul, Jim Rickards, and Steve Forbes, to name but a few) says....Full details here. 6/30/20233,560,000 shares $1.22 billion -21.4%N/A7.9 $342.41 6/15/20234,530,000 shares $1.45 billion +2.5%N/A10.4 $319.80 5/31/20234,420,000 shares $1.26 billion +4.0%N/A11.9 $284.16 5/15/20234,250,000 shares $1.17 billion -1.2%N/A11.5 $276.42 4/30/20234,300,000 shares $1.28 billion +1.9%N/A10.9 $297.77 4/15/20234,220,000 shares $1.10 billion +3.2%N/A10.2 $261.46 3/31/20234,090,000 shares $1.11 billion +2.0%N/A10.1 $272.08 3/15/20234,010,000 shares $1.09 billion +2.6%N/A10.2 $272.14 2/28/20233,910,000 shares $1.06 billion +8.0%N/A9.8 $270.87 2/15/20233,620,000 shares $1.02 billion -11.3%N/A9 $281.44 1/31/20234,080,000 shares $1.11 billion +9.1%N/A9.7 $272.78 1/15/20233,740,000 shares $905.42 million +28.5%N/A9.5 $242.09 12/30/20222,910,000 shares $610.17 million +2.8%N/A7.4 $209.68 12/15/20222,830,000 shares $652.63 million +1.8%N/A6.9 $230.61 11/30/20222,780,000 shares $677.18 million +3.4%N/A6.2 $243.59 11/15/20222,690,000 shares $703.68 million +6.8%N/A6 $261.59 10/31/20222,520,000 shares $501.13 million -0.4%N/A5.8 $198.86 10/15/20222,530,000 shares $496.44 million +15.5%N/A6 $196.22 9/30/20222,190,000 shares $416.10 million -4.0%N/A5.1 $190.00 9/15/20222,280,000 shares $432.06 million +4.6%N/A5.3 $189.50 8/31/20222,180,000 shares $450.89 million -1.8%N/A5.3 $206.83 8/15/20222,220,000 shares $533.36 million No ChangeN/A5.3 $240.25 7/31/20222,220,000 shares $528.03 million -6.3%N/A4.8 $237.85 7/15/20222,370,000 shares $463.74 million +1.7%9.3%4.9 $195.67 6/30/20222,330,000 shares $438.04 million +11.5%9.1%4.6 $188.00 6/15/20222,090,000 shares $387.92 million +5.0%8.2%3.9 $185.61 5/31/20221,990,000 shares $393.20 million +13.7%N/A4 $197.59 5/15/20221,750,000 shares $376.34 million +15.1%N/A3.7 $215.05 4/30/20221,520,000 shares $313.06 million -13.6%N/A3.6 $205.96 4/15/20221,760,000 shares $351.52 million +10.0%N/A4.3 $199.73 3/31/20221,600,000 shares $390.11 million +14.3%N/A4 $243.82 3/15/20221,400,000 shares $362.31 million No ChangeN/A4.3 $258.79 2/28/20221,400,000 shares $402.12 million -1.4%5.3%4.3 $287.23 2/15/20221,420,000 shares $393.38 million -12.9%5.4%4.5 $277.03 1/31/20221,630,000 shares $463.38 million +31.5%6.2%5.1 $284.28 1/15/20221,240,000 shares $342.98 million +22.8%4.7%4 $276.60 12/31/20211,010,000 shares $340.40 million No Change3.8%3.9 $337.03 12/15/20211,010,000 shares $330.87 million +19.4%3.8%4.1 $327.59 11/30/2021845,700 shares $280.08 million -2.8%3.2%3.6 $331.18 11/15/2021869,700 shares $298.97 million -14.7%3.3%2.5 $343.76 10/29/20211,020,000 shares $318.89 million +2.0%3.9%3.1 $312.64 10/15/20211,000,000 shares $261.56 million +7.8%3.8%3.1 $261.56 9/30/2021927,500 shares $220.77 million -10.0%3.5%2.9 $238.03 9/15/20211,030,000 shares $252.48 million -8.9%3.9%3.1 $245.13 8/31/20211,130,000 shares $271.35 million +7.6%4.3%3.4 $240.13 8/13/20211,050,000 shares $257.29 million +9.9%4.0%4.6 $245.04 7/30/2021955,100 shares $215.85 million +1.2%3.6%4.2 $226.00 7/15/2021943,900 shares $191.32 million -6.5%3.6%4.8 $202.69 6/30/20211,010,000 shares $211.58 million +9.2%3.9%5.2 $209.49 6/15/2021925,000 shares $194.70 million +26.7%3.5%4.8 $210.49A brutally honest economic warning for 2025 (see proof) (Ad)New York Times best-selling financial author and world-renowned economist Addison Wiggin (a man who’s worked side-by-side with figures like Warren Buffett, Alan Greenspan, Ron Paul, Jim Rickards, and Steve Forbes, to name but a few) says....Full details here. 5/28/2021730,300 shares $168.09 million +3.5%2.8%4 $230.16 5/14/2021705,600 shares $166.31 million -10.1%N/A3.8 $235.70 4/30/2021784,900 shares $188.06 million +1.5%N/A4 $239.60 4/15/2021773,000 shares $184.28 million +7.2%N/A3.9 $238.39 3/31/2021721,400 shares $167.48 million -8.5%N/A3.6 $232.16 3/15/2021788,800 shares $172.55 million +7.3%N/A4 $218.75 2/26/2021735,500 shares $149.38 million +0.3%N/A3.7 $203.10 2/12/2021733,100 shares $147.21 million +9.2%N/A3.9 $200.81 1/29/2021671,300 shares $121.22 million +12.9%N/A3.5 $180.58 1/15/2021594,500 shares $114.60 million -0.6%N/A2.9 $192.77 12/31/2020598,100 shares $109.05 million -3.1%N/A3 $182.32 12/15/2020617,300 shares $111.78 million -8.7%N/A3 $181.08 11/30/2020676,200 shares $117.19 million -11.3%N/A3.2 $173.30 11/15/2020762,200 shares $127.26 million -15.9%N/A3.7 $166.97 10/30/2020906,000 shares $133.15 million +3.6%3.5%4.7 $146.96 10/15/2020874,200 shares $127.67 million +6.5%N/A4.5 $146.04 9/30/2020821,000 shares $103.56 million -6.1%N/A4 $126.14 9/15/2020874,200 shares $116.82 million -13.5%N/A3.7 $133.63 8/31/20201,010,000 shares $135.54 million -5.6%N/A4.1 $134.20 8/14/20201,070,000 shares $139.44 million +3.9%N/A4.1 $130.32 7/31/20201,030,000 shares $123.03 million -18.9%4.0%3.8 $119.45 7/15/20201,270,000 shares $158.10 million -1.6%4.9%4.5 $124.49 6/30/20201,290,000 shares $140.56 million -10.4%5.0%4.5 $108.96 6/15/20201,440,000 shares $156.82 million -7.7%5.6%4.9 $108.90 5/29/20201,560,000 shares $169.17 million -3.7%6.0%4.8 $108.44 5/15/20201,620,000 shares $156.12 million -1.8%6.3%4.7 $96.37 4/30/20201,650,000 shares $152.66 million +1.2%6.4%4.7 $92.52 4/15/20201,630,000 shares $120.28 million -12.4%6.3%4.7 $73.79 3/31/20201,860,000 shares $151.46 million -2.9%7.2%5.2 $81.43 SAIA Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Saia's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Saia shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of February 28th, investors have sold 1,750,000 shares of SAIA short. 6.60% of Saia's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Saia's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Saia? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. SAIA shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Saia's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Saia? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Saia: Wolverine Trading LLC, Millennium Management LLC, LMR Partners LLP, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc., PEAK6 LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, and Walleye Capital LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Saia? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 6.60% of Saia's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Saia's short interest increasing or decreasing? Saia saw a decline in short interest during the month of February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totaling 1,750,000 shares, a decline of 0.6% from the previous total of 1,760,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. How does Saia's short interest compare to its competitors? 6.60% of Saia's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Saia: Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc. (5.70%), J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. (3.94%), Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. (5.52%), Ryder System, Inc. (2.89%), Landstar System, Inc. (2.98%), Avis Budget Group, Inc. (11.12%), Werner Enterprises, Inc. (6.01%), Hertz Global Holdings, Inc (31.60%), Marten Transport, Ltd. (1.69%), Heartland Express, Inc. (1.94%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Invesco QQQ ($23.74 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.75 billion), MicroStrategy Incorporated ($6.56 billion), Apollo Global Management, Inc. ($5.40 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.57 billion), AppLovin Co. ($4.45 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.33 billion), Super Micro Computer, Inc. ($4.23 billion), Schlumberger Limited ($3.22 billion), and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.06 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Saia stock? Short selling SAIA is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Saia as its price is falling. SAIA shares are trading up $18.59 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Saia? A short squeeze for Saia occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of SAIA, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Saia's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including SAIA, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is February, 28 2025. 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