Saia, Inc. (SAIA)Industrials | Trucking | Johns Creek, United States | NasdaqGS
432.06 USD
+11.24
(2.671%)
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(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
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Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 3:46 a.m. EDT
Saia presents a classic case of a high-quality business trading at a premium valuation that is struggling to justify its price with slowing growth. The long-term investment thesis remains intact given the impressive cumulative gains over the last nine years, yet the recent annual decline and sluggish revenue expansion suggest the market is re-evaluating its growth expectations. The stock is currently trading below its fifty-day moving average, confirming a short-term downtrend that is exacerbated by a lack of recent earnings acceleration. Furthermore, the absence of a dividend program means investors cannot rely on income to offset the capital appreciation risks. While the balance sheet generates strong operating cash flow, the high leverage and elevated price-to-earnings multiple create a fragile setup for the near term. Investors should view this as a hold for the long term but exercise caution on new entries until the price stabilizes above key resistance levels. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_79 ✓ | 0.048086 |
| AutoTheta | 0.088726 |
| MSTL | 0.093236 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.095254 |
| AutoETS | 0.095255 |
| MSTL_79_126 | 0.104133 |
| MSTL_126 | 0.150632 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_79
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 43% |
| H-stat | 0.64 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.345 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.77 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 9.971 |
| Revenue per Share | 121.61 |
| Market Cap | 11,493,625,856 |
| Trailing P/E | 45.43 |
| Forward P/E | 29.56 |
| Beta | 2.13 |
| Profit Margins | 7.84% |
| Website | https://www.saia.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 3:46 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility rather than a clear directional breakout. Deep out-of-the-money put strikes show significant implied volatility spikes, indicating fear of a sharp drop, while call open interest clusters at higher strikes (530, 600) suggest a bullish ceiling exists. The mix of heavy put volume in September and December alongside elevated call open interest implies a range-bound outlook where traders are hedging downside risk while retaining upside exposure.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.49027324 |
| Address1 | 11,465 Johns Creek Parkway |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 628.34 |
| All Time Low | 4.346667 |
| Ask | 420.27 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.1 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 345,270 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 418,536 |
| Average Volume | 418,536 |
| Average Volume10Days | 345,270 |
| Beta | 2.131 |
| Bid | 411.78 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 98.728 |
| City | Johns Creek |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 1 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 432.06 |
| Current Ratio | 1.52 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 435.07 |
| Day Low | 420.61 |
| Debt To Equity | 9.971 |
| Display Name | Saia |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,441,600 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.0 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.001 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,785,414,600 |
| Ebitda | 588,099,968 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.18079 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 19.922 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 3.602 |
| Enterprise Value | 11,716,307,968 |
| Eps Current Year | 11.46791 |
| Eps Forward | 14.61644 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 9.51 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 447.5042 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -15.444214 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.034511887 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 49.027325 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 494.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -62.649994 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.12663984 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 249.32 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 182.73999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.73295355 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 249.32 - 494.71 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,031,751,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 26,494,716 |
| Forward Eps | 14.61644 |
| Forward P E | 29.559866 |
| Free Cashflow | 34,613,376 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 13,734 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.23625 |
| Gross Profits | 768,504,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00153 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0660701 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,601,922 |
| Industry | Trucking |
| Industry Disp | Trucking |
| Industry Key | trucking |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,371,168,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 3:2 |
| Long Business Summary | 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. It also offers other value-added services, including brokered truckload, expedited transportation, and other logistics services. As of December 31, 2025, it operated 213 owned and leased terminals; and owned approximately 7,700 tractors and 26,500 trailers. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc. and changed its name to Saia, Inc. in July 2002. Saia, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia. |
| Long Name | Saia, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 11,493,625,856 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_3079228 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 255,095,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 11,493,626,419 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 21 |
| Open | 427.74 |
| Operating Cashflow | 625,534,016 |
| Operating Margins | 0.08286 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 2.11 |
| Phone | 770 232 5067 |
| Pre Market Change | 2.5700073 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.5948265 |
| Pre Market Price | 434.63 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,020,431 |
| Previous Close | 420.82 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 37.675568 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.376266 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 3.5333073 |
| Profit Margins | 0.07842 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.286 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.14286 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 11.24 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 2.67097 |
| Regular Market Day High | 435.07 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 420.61 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 420.61 - 435.07 |
| Regular Market Open | 427.74 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 420.82 |
| Regular Market Price | 432.06 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,800 |
| Regular Market Volume | 314,812 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06068 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10231 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.024 |
| Revenue Per Share | 121.61 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,601,922 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0478 |
| Shares Short | 1,272,245 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,109,079 |
| Short Name | Saia, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0479 |
| Short Ratio | 2.92 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | SAIA |
| Target High Price | 550.0 |
| Target Low Price | 295.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 461.9524 |
| Target Median Price | 488.0 |
| Total Cash | 39,177,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.473 |
| Total Debt | 261,859,008 |
| Total Revenue | 3,252,936,960 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 9.51 |
| Trailing P E | 45.432175 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 2.1686 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 368.38516 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 63.674835 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.17284854 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 314,812 |
| Website | https://www.saia.com |
| Zip | 30,097 |