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The closing price of Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) was $294.79 for the day, up 0.34% from the previous closing price of $293.8. In other words, the price has increased by $0.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.31 million shares were traded. SAIA stock price reached its highest trading level at $298.05 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $290.0.
Ratios:
Our analysis of SAIA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.43 and its Current Ratio is at 1.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.16.
On May 01, 2025, Deutsche Bank Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $273.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on April 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $255.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 24 ’25 when RAMU RAYMOND R sold 1,980 shares for $415.80 per share. The transaction valued at 823,292 led to the insider holds 5,902 shares of the business.
RAYMOND R. RAMU bought 1,980 shares of SAIA for $823,292 on Feb 24 ’25. On Feb 18 ’25, another insider, Batteh Matthew J, who serves as the Chief Financial Officer of the company, sold 700 shares for $500.09 each. As a result, the insider received 350,064 and left with 3,326 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SAIA now has a Market Capitalization of 7851437056 and an Enterprise Value of 7679060480. As of this moment, Saia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 24.60, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.18. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.07. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.42 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.33. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 11.649.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SAIA is 1.99, which has changed by -0.3649915 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12792087 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SAIA has reached a high of $624.55, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $229.12. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -27.35%.
Shares Statistics:
SAIA traded an average of 831.36K shares per day over the past three months and 609050 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 26.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 26.55M. Insiders hold about 0.31% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 115.08% stake in the company. Shares short for SAIA as of 1749772800 were 1707385 with a Short Ratio of 2.05, compared to 1747267200 on 1276876. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1707385 and a Short% of Float of 8.25.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
