Recent Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Saia (SAIA)

Saia (NASDAQ: SAIA) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 4/14/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from $524.00 to $480.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/9/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from $560.00 to $455.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Raymond James from $540.00 to $455.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at UBS Group AG from $557.00 to $422.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/8/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $498.00 to $435.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/7/2025 – Saia was upgraded by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating. They now have a $455.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/2/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $535.00 to $475.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/31/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Susquehanna from $540.00 to $410.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $510.00 to $400.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 3/10/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $600.00 to $535.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/7/2025 – Saia is now covered by analysts at Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $570.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/5/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $565.00 to $484.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/4/2025 – Saia had its price target lowered by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $544.00 to $498.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/24/2025 – Saia was upgraded by analysts at Stifel Nicolaus from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating. They now have a $524.00 price target on the stock.

Saia Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:SAIA opened at $334.55 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $8.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.24 and a beta of 1.99. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $379.78 and its 200 day simple moving average is $453.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08, a current ratio of 1.57 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Saia, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $287.50 and a fifty-two week high of $624.55.

Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 7th. The transportation company reported $2.84 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $2.87 by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $789.00 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $794.69 million. Saia had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 11.28%. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $3.33 earnings per share. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Saia, Inc. will post 15.46 earnings per share for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Saia news, CEO Frederick J. Holzgrefe III sold 7,534 shares of Saia stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $487.34, for a total value of $3,671,619.56. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 17,645 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,599,114.30. This trade represents a 29.92 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Patrick D. Sugar sold 799 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $493.74, for a total value of $394,498.26. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 8,629 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,260,482.46. This represents a 8.47 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 9,493 shares of company stock worth $4,646,181. Company insiders own 0.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Saia

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in SAIA. Kestra Investment Management LLC bought a new position in Saia in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its holdings in shares of Saia by 172.7% in the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 60 shares of the transportation company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Atala Financial Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Saia in the fourth quarter valued at about $36,000. Huntington National Bank raised its holdings in Saia by 291.7% during the fourth quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 94 shares of the transportation company’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 70 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Saia during the first quarter valued at approximately $43,000.

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.