A new trading day began on Friday, with Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) stock price up 8.38% from the previous day of trading, before settling in for the closing price of $250.48. SAIA’s price has ranged from $229.12 to $587.86 over the past 52 weeks.
During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Industrials Sector giant was 25.72%. Meanwhile, its annual earnings per share averaged -31.33%. With a float of $26.56 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $26.57 million.
Saia Inc (SAIA) Insider Activity
As we move forward, let’s examine how large-scale investors are investing in this stock of the Trucking Industry. The insider ownership of Saia Inc is 0.32%, while institutional ownership is 112.20%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Nov 18 ’25, was worth 266,570. In this transaction Exec. VP & Chief Customer Off. of this company sold 1,000 shares at a rate of $266.57, taking the stock ownership to the 4,902 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Nov 18 ’25, when Company’s Officer proposed sale 1,000 for $266.57, making the entire transaction worth $266,570.
Saia Inc (SAIA) Earnings and Forecasts
In its latest quarterly report, released on 12/31/2024, the company reported earnings of 2.84 per share, which was $0.1 higher than the consensus estimate of $0.26. In terms of return on equity, this company recorded -19.55% in contrast with 50.0% return on Investment (trailing twelve months). Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 2.03 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -31.33% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 1.01% during the next five years compared to 25.72% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) Trading Performance Indicators
Here are Saia Inc’s current performance indicators. According to the last quarter’s results, the stock had a quick ratio of 1.68. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.24.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 10.59, a number that is poised to hit 1.89 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 10.89 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Saia Inc (SAIA)
Looking closely at Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA), its last 5-days average volume was 0.51 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 0.62 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 20.92%.
During the past 100 days, Saia Inc’s (SAIA) raw stochastic average was set at 20.95%, which indicates a significant decrease from 54.76% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 12.74 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 12.69 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $293.03, while its 200-day Moving Average is $312.49. However, in the short run, Saia Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $282.51. Second resistance stands at $293.57. The third major resistance level sits at $309.58. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $255.44, it is likely to go to the next support level at $239.43. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $228.37.
Saia Inc (NASDAQ: SAIA) Key Stats
With a market capitalization of 7.23 billion, the company has a total of 26,643K Shares Outstanding. Currently, annual sales are 3,209 M while annual income is 362,070 K. The company’s previous quarter sales were 839,640 K while its latest quarter income was 86,320 K.
