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The closing price of Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) was $376.00 for the day, down -0.28% from the previous closing price of $377.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.28 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.71 million shares were traded. SAIA stock price reached its highest trading level at $379.245 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $368.1354.
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 1.57 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.14 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.13.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on March 07, 2025, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $570.
On February 24, 2025, Stifel Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $524.
Susquehanna Downgraded its Positive to Neutral on January 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $530.
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 10041756672 and an Enterprise Value of 10290978816. As of this moment, Saia’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.83, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 20.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.72. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 4.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.207 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.77.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SAIA is 1.97, which has changed by -0.35810983 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 $342.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -13.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -16.98%.
Shares Statistics:
SAIA traded an average of 454.32K shares per day over the past three months and 556960 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 0.30% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.34% stake in the company. Shares short for SAIA as of 1741910400 were 1935802 with a Short Ratio of 4.26, compared to 1739491200 on 1757194. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1935802 and a Short% of Float of 9.36.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
