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Saia Inc

SAIA

325.785USD

+6.285+1.97%
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8.68BMarket Cap
29.92P/E TTM

Saia Inc

325.785

+6.285+1.97%

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Overall Financial Health

Valuation Dimensions

Earnings Forecast

Price Momentum

Institutional Confidence

Risk Assessment

Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively weak. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
12 / 70
Overall Ranking
105 / 4724
Industry
Freight & Logistics Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 21 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
333.796
Target Price
+6.77%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Saia, Inc. is a transportation company. The Company provides less-than-truckload (LTL) services through a single integrated organization. It also offers customers a range of other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services across North America. Its subsidiary, Saia Motor Freight Line, LLC (Saia LTL Freight), is an LTL carrier that serves 45 states and provides LTL services to Canada and Mexico through relationships with third-party interline carriers. Saia LTL Freight specializes in offering its customers a range of LTL services, including time-definite and expedited options. Saia LTL Freight primarily provides its customers with solutions for shipments between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia LTL Freight operates a network comprised of approximately 198 owned and leased facilities, including three general offices and one warehouse, and also owns approximately 6,500 tractors and 22,100 trailers, including equipment acquired with finance leases.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PB is 3.49, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 29.95M shares, decreasing 6.28% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 2.87M shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.15.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company's current financial score is 6.41, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.27. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 787.58M, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.35%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 45.08%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.41
Change
1.05

Financials

6.52

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

8.60

Operational Efficiency

7.88

Growth Potential

7.17

Shareholder Returns

7.13

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current valuation score is 4.80, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 2.87. Its current P/E ratio is 27.88, which is 17.72% below the recent high of 32.83 and 15.84% above the recent low of 23.47.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.00
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 12/70
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 7.43, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.41. The average price target for Saia Inc is 345.00, with a high of 405.00 and a low of 250.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
7.43
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 21 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
333.796
Target Price
+4.47%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

27
Total
17
Median
15
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Saia Inc
SAIA
21
Union Pacific Corp
UNP
29
Canadian National Railway Co
CNI
28
CSX Corp
CSX
28
J B Hunt Transport Services Inc
JBHT
27
CH Robinson Worldwide Inc
CHRW
27
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS

Revenue

Net Profit

EBIT

No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.40, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.75. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 325.19 and the support level at 279.29, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.88
Change
0.36

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(1)
Neutral(1)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
3.212
Buy
RSI(14)
58.849
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
90.474
Overbought
ATR(14)
11.291
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
108.526
Buy
Williams %R
1.351
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
0.134
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(5)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
312.312
Buy
MA10
306.757
Buy
MA20
304.345
Buy
MA50
301.524
Buy
MA100
285.619
Buy
MA200
363.105
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 10.00, which is higher than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 7.10. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 112.44%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 2.57%. The largest institutional shareholder is PRFDX, holding a total of 2.87M shares, representing 10.79% of shares outstanding, with 13.78% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.
Star Investors
2.81M
+1.09%
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
2.51M
-0.32%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
2.35M
-0.08%
AllianceBernstein L.P.
2.28M
+17.33%
Capital International Investors
1.54M
-2.84%
Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management, LLC
1.21M
+35.40%
State Street Global Advisors (US)
841.44K
+1.00%
Wasatch Global Investors Inc
Star Investors
659.20K
+14.43%
Fidelity Investments Canada ULC
506.71K
-23.61%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated2025-09-15

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Freight & Logistics Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.18, which is lower than the Freight & Logistics Services industry's average of 4.12. The company's beta value is 2.01. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.18
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
2.01
VaR
+4.53%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+58.42%
240-Day Volatility
+67.81%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+8.95%
120 days
+16.01%
5 years
+16.01%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.69%
120 days
-30.66%
5 years
-30.66%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+1.95
120 days
+0.04
5 years
+0.50
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+58.42%
3 years
+60.94%
5 years
+60.94%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
-0.45
3 years
+0.36
5 years
+0.27
Skewness
240 days
-1.43
3 years
-1.12
5 years
-0.73
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+67.81%
5 years
+54.70%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+5.68%
5 years
+4.34%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+4.08%
240 days
+4.08%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+44.32%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+27.09%
Liquidity
Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+2.50%
120 days
+2.74%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+15.38%
60 days
+42.09%
120 days
+55.36%

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Score
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