How to buy Saia stock (SAIA)

Saia is a trucking business based in the US. Saia shares (SAIA) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $473.40 – a decrease of 10.45% over the previous week. Saia employs 14,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $3.2 billion.

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Saia stock price (NASDAQ: SAIA)

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Saia shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$473.40
52-week range	$358.90 - $628.34
50-day moving average more info button	$504.61
200-day moving average more info button	$471.77
Wall St. target price	$531.51
PE ratio more info button	36.4779
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$14.00

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Saia price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $494.93 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-6.38%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-9.88%
3 months (2024-09-20)	13.31%
6 months (2024-06-21)	7.45%

1 year (2023-12-21)	9.82%
2 years (2022-12-21)	125.32%
3 years (2021-12-21)	57.11%
5 years (2019-12-20)	441.85%

Is Saia stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Saia stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Saia's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Saia's P/E ratio

Saia's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 36x. In other words, Saia shares trade at around 36x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.

Saia's PEG ratio

Saia's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.6378. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Saia's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Saia's EBITDA

Saia's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $696 million.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Saia's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Saia financials

Revenue TTM	$3.2 billion
Operating margin TTM	14.86%
Gross profit TTM	$748.2 million
Return on assets TTM	11.1%
Return on equity TTM	18.39%
Profit margin	11.83%
Book value	$84.13
Market Capitalization more info button	$13.6 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Saia share dividends

We're not expecting Saia to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Saia's shares ever split?

Saia's shares were split on a 3:2 basis on 13 June 2013 . So if you had owned 2 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Saia shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 33.3% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Saia shares which in turn could have impacted Saia's share price.

Saia share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Saia's shares have ranged in value from as little as $358.9 up to $628.335. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Saia's is 1.732. This would suggest that Saia's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Saia overview

Saia, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, operates as a transportation company in North America. The company provides less-than-truckload services for shipments between 100 and 10,000 pounds; and other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. It also offers other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. As of December 31, 2022, it operated 191 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 6,200 tractors and 20,800 trailers. The company operates 200 terminals. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc.

Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Saia is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.177% of Saia shares are held by insiders and 113.621% by institutions. How many people work for Saia?
Latest data suggests 14,000 work at Saia. When does the fiscal year end for Saia?
Saia's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Saia based?
Saia's address is: 11465 Johns Creek Parkway, Johns Creek, GA, United States, 30097 What is Saia's ISIN number?
Saia's international securities identification number is: US78709Y1055 What is Saia's CUSIP number?
Saia's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 81111T102