Saia (SAIA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $537.77 to $560.82
• 50-Day Range: $412.89 to $568.02
• 52-Week Range: $358.90 to $628.34
• Volume: 583,256 shs
• Average Volume: 386,880 shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 39.23
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $506.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Saia Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Saia scored higher than 43% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 97th out of 127 stocks in the transportation sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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 15 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 18.54%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Saia are expected to grow by 18.54% in the coming year, from $13.54 to $16.05 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Saia is 39.23, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 126.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Saia is 39.23, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Transportation sector average P/E ratio of about 16.98.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Saia has a PEG Ratio of 2.84. 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 6.54. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.35% 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 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Saia has recently increased by 13.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Saia does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.35% 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 6.2.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Saia has recently increased by 13.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.91

News Sentiment

Saia has a news sentiment score of 0.91. 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 0.62 average news sentiment score of Transportation companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Saia this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for SAIA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

8 people have added Saia to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

SAIA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have SAIA shares performed this year?

Saia's stock was trading at $438.22 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, SAIA stock has increased by 25.3% and is now trading at $549.19.
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How were Saia's earnings last quarter?

Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA) released its quarterly earnings data on Friday, October, 25th. The transportation company reported $3.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $3.53 by $0.07. The company's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Saia have any subsidiaries?

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.

Who are Saia's major shareholders?

Saia's top institutional shareholders 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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How do I buy shares of Saia?

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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What other stocks do shareholders of Saia own?

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: 11/21/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 2/07/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Transportation
• Industry: Trucking, except local
• Sub-Industry: Trucking
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:SAIA
• CUSIP: 78709Y10
• CIK: 1177702
• Web: www.saia.com
• Phone: (770) 232-5067
• Fax: 770-232-4066
• Employees: 14,000
• Year Founded: 1924

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $506.00
• High Stock Price Target: $651.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $410.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -8.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.71
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $14.00
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 39.58
• Forward P/E Ratio: 40.93
• P/E Growth: 2.84
• Net Income: $354.86 million
• Net Margins: 11.83%
• Pretax Margin: 15.54%
• Return on Equity: 18.00%
• Return on Assets: 13.18%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.08
• Current Ratio: 1.26
• Quick Ratio: 1.26

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.11
• Cash Flow: $21.60 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.66
• Book Value: $83.91 per share
• Price / Book: 6.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,590,000
• Free Float: 26,515,000
• Market Cap: $14.73 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.73