Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 24.76x compared to its average ratio. SAIA has 36-month beta value of 1.98. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for SAIA is 26.55M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.02% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of SAIA on April 18, 2025 was 564.03K shares.
SAIA) stock’s latest price update
Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA)’s stock price has soared by 5.04 in relation to previous closing price of 318.50. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -4.81% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-04-08 that JOHNS CREEK, Ga., April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Saia, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIA), a leading transportation provider offering national less-than-truckload (LTL), non-asset truckload, expedited and logistics services, announced that it will release its quarterly financial results before the market opens on Friday, April 25th. Saia management will host a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.
SAIA’s Market Performance
Saia Inc (SAIA) has experienced a -4.81% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -4.59% drop in the past month, and a -32.15% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.66%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.70% for SAIA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -4.16% for SAIA’s stock, with a simple moving average of -24.64% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of SAIA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for SAIA stocks, with BMO Capital Markets repeating the rating for SAIA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for SAIA in the upcoming period, according to BMO Capital Markets is $455 based on the research report published on April 07, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see SAIA reach a price target of $570. The rating they have provided for SAIA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on March 07th, 2025.
Stifel gave a rating of “Buy” to SAIA, setting the target price at $524 in the report published on February 24th of the current year.
SAIA Trading at -14.02% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought SAIA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.43% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.70%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.66%, as shares sank -5.03% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -33.49% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, SAIA fell by -4.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -29.04% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $349.08. In addition, Saia Inc saw -26.59% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at SAIA starting from RAMU RAYMOND R, who sale 1,980 shares at the price of $415.80 back on Feb 24 ’25. After this action, RAMU RAYMOND R now owns 5,902 shares of Saia Inc, valued at $823,292 using the latest closing price.
RAYMOND R. RAMU, the Officer of Saia Inc, proposed sale 1,980 shares at $415.80 during a trade that took place back on Feb 24 ’25, which means that RAYMOND R. RAMU is holding shares at $823,292 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for SAIA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Saia Inc stands at 0.11. The total capital return value is set at 0.17. Equity return is now at value 17.03, with 12.26 for asset returns.
Based on Saia Inc (SAIA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 4.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 54.07.
When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.81. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.74for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.01. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.57.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Saia Inc (SAIA) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
