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The price of Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) closed at $263.45 in the last session, up 2.71% from day before closing price of $256.50. In other words, the price has increased by $2.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.84 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at SAIA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. 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.
Stephens Downgraded its Overweight to Equal-Weight on April 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $255.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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:
As of this moment, Saia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.98, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 21.47. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97.
Stock Price History:
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 -9.52%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.68%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 26.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 26.56M. Insiders hold about 0.29% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 115.12% stake in the company.
