At the time of writing, Saia Inc [SAIA] stock is trading at $253.25, down -3.15%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The SAIA shares have lost -11.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -20.49%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Saia Inc [NASDAQ: SAIA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 10, 2025, when Susquehanna upgraded its rating to a Positive but kept the price target unchanged to $360 for it. Previously, Stifel downgraded its rating to Hold on July 24, 2025, and kept the price target unchanged to $306. On June 02, 2025, upgrade upgraded it’s rating to Buy but maintained its price target of $410 on the stock. Deutsche Bank downgraded its rating to a Hold but stick to its price target of $273 on May 01, 2025. Stephens downgraded its rating to a Equal-Weight but $255 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 29, 2025. BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Neutral for this stock on April 28, 2025, but kept the price target unchanged to $251. In a note dated April 25, 2025, Morgan Stanley upgraded an Equal-Weight rating on this stock.
For the past year, the stock price of Saia Inc fluctuated between $229.12 and $587.86. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $340.14 within the next 12 months. Saia Inc [NASDAQ: SAIA] shares were valued at $253.25 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 34.31% based on the average SAIA price forecast.
Analyzing the SAIA fundamentals
According to Saia Inc [NASDAQ:SAIA], the company’s sales were 3.23B for trailing twelve months, which represents an -0.29% plunge. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.19% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.12%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.09%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.08, Equity is 0.12 and Total Capital is 0.12. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.05.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 248.19 points at the first support level, and at 243.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 261.40, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 269.54.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Saia Inc [NASDAQ:SAIA] has a current ratio of 1.68. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.68, and the Cash Ratio is 0.12. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 2.09, the price to book ratio is 2.66 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 23.92.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved RAYMOND R. RAMU, Officer, that happened on Nov 18 ’25 when 1000.0 shares were purchased. Exec. VP & Chief Customer Off., RAMU RAYMOND R completed a deal on Feb 24 ’25 to sell 1980.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer RAYMOND R. RAMU bought 1980.0 shares on Feb 24 ’25.
