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In the latest session, Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) closed at $256.50 up 2.02% from its previous closing price of $251.43. In other words, the price has increased by $2.02 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.94 million shares were traded. SAIA stock price reached its highest trading level at $259.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $250.7.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Saia Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 6831621120 and an Enterprise Value of 7214498304. As of this moment, Saia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.15. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.11 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.225 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.944.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SAIA is 2.00, which has changed by -0.4351589 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11730647 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 -12.48%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -38.45%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, SAIA has traded an average of 792.01K shares per day and 731500 over the past ten days. 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. Shares short for SAIA as of 1747267200 were 1276876 with a Short Ratio of 1.61, compared to 1744675200 on 1726462. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1276876 and a Short% of Float of 6.17.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
