Saia, Inc. (SAIA)Industrials | Trucking | Johns Creek, United States | NasdaqGS
352.25 USD
-0.83
(-0.235%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 352.25 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:12 a.m. EDT
Saia presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by robust revenue growth of 17% and earnings expansion of 31%, supported by a nine-year cumulative return of nearly 1,000%. While the company trades below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, creating short-term technical resistance, analyst consensus and forward P/E multiples suggest significant upside potential. The absence of a dividend program limits income appeal, but the capital allocation strategy focuses on reinvestment and network expansion. With two consecutive years of price decline ending a decade-long rally, the stock appears oversold relative to its growth trajectory, making it a solid buy-and-hold candidate despite near-term volatility. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.111674 |
| AutoETS | 0.113364 |
| AutoTheta | 0.176232 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.311321 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 38% |
| H-stat | 12.91 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.181 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.37 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 9.872 |
| Revenue per Share | 126.775 |
| Market Cap | 9,371,649,024 |
| Trailing P/E | 34.13 |
| Forward P/E | 24.88 |
| Beta | 2.14 |
| Profit Margins | 8.19% |
| Website | https://www.saia.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range between 310 and 460, with significant call option walls at 420 and 460 indicating bullish upside targets. Put walls cluster around 340, providing support. Implied volatility is elevated (~50%) for near-term expirations, while December 2026 shows heavy ATM put volume suggesting hedging against volatility.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.20723498 |
| Address1 | 11,465 Johns Creek Parkway |
| Address2 | Suite 400 |
| All Time High | 628.34 |
| All Time Low | 4.346667 |
| Ask | 352.55 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 5 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.0 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 409,350 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 457,620 |
| Average Volume | 457,620 |
| Average Volume10Days | 409,350 |
| Beta | 2.143 |
| Bid | 343.96 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 4 |
| Book Value | 102.489 |
| 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 | 352.25 |
| Current Ratio | 1.584 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 365.475 |
| Day Low | 348.55 |
| Debt To Equity | 9.872 |
| Display Name | Saia |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,785,420,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,785,420,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.315 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | 0.32 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,785,414,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,277,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,277,000 |
| Ebitda | 615,548,032 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.18145001 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 15.526 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.817 |
| Enterprise Value | 9,556,826,112 |
| Eps Current Year | 11.33163 |
| Eps Forward | 14.15564 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 10.32 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 398.0186 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -45.768585 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.11499108 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 20.723497 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 494.71 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -142.45999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.28796667 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 249.32 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 102.92999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4128429 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 249.32 - 494.71 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,031,751,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 26,497,622 |
| Forward Eps | 14.15564 |
| Forward P E | 24.884075 |
| Free Cashflow | 135,712,256 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 13,734 |
| Fullday Change | -0.829987 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.23507 |
| Fullday Price | 352.25 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.23584999 |
| Gross Profits | 800,083,008 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00153 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.0738 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,605,107 |
| 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 | 9,371,649,024 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_3079228 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 277,964,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 9,395,460,511 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 21 |
| Open | 359.23 |
| Operating Cashflow | 606,388,992 |
| Operating Margins | 0.13091 |
| Overall Risk | 2 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.9 |
| Phone | 770 232 5067 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 352.25 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 353.08 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 31.085554 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 3.4369543 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.762611 |
| Profit Margins | 0.08194 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.403 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.829987 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.23507 |
| Regular Market Day High | 365.475 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 348.55 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 348.55 - 365.475 |
| Regular Market Open | 359.23 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 353.08 |
| Regular Market Price | 352.25 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 388,084 |
| Return On Assets | 0.06303 |
| Return On Equity | 0.10767 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.171 |
| Revenue Per Share | 126.775 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 26,605,107 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.051799998 |
| Shares Short | 1,380,678 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,309,874 |
| Short Name | Saia, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.051799998 |
| Short Ratio | 2.56 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | GA |
| Symbol | SAIA |
| Target High Price | 510.0 |
| Target Low Price | 285.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 435.7143 |
| Target Median Price | 450.0 |
| Total Cash | 84,014,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 3.158 |
| Total Debt | 269,191,008 |
| Total Revenue | 3,392,315,904 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 10.32 |
| Trailing P E | 34.13275 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.8982 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 382.85226 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -30.602264 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.07993231 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 388,084 |
| Website | https://www.saia.com |
| Zip | 30,097 |