Saia, Inc. (SAIA): Price and Financial Metrics
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SAIA POWR Grades
- SAIA scores best on the Momentum dimension, with a Momentum rank ahead of 80.82% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for SAIA is in Growth, which has been heading down over the past 177 days.
- SAIA ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 2nd percentile.
SAIA Stock Summary
- SAIA INC's market capitalization of $7,610,868,983 is ahead of 80.38% of US-listed equities.
- The ratio of debt to operating expenses for SAIA INC is higher than it is for about merely 16.08% of US stocks.
- In terms of twelve month growth in earnings before interest and taxes, SAIA INC is reporting a growth rate of 63.88%; that's higher than 80.03% of US stocks.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to SAIA, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are TIXT, GHC, NWSA, FL, and DDS.
- Visit SAIA's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.saia.com.
SAIA Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Industrials stock, SAIA's EV/EBIT ratio is 16.03% lower, now standing at 14.4.
- SAIA's price/sales ratio has moved up 2.3 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for SAIA.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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SAIA | 2023-01-24 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 19.0 | 14.4 |
SAIA | 2023-01-23 | 2.5 | 4.6 | 19.2 | 14.5 |
SAIA | 2023-01-20 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 18.3 | 13.9 |
SAIA | 2023-01-19 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 17.7 | 13.4 |
SAIA | 2023-01-18 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 17.8 | 13.5 |
SAIA | 2023-01-17 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 17.5 | 13.3 |
SAIA Growth Metrics
- Its 2 year price growth rate is now at 125.78%.
- The 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 6497.61%.
- Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 66.15%.

The table below shows SAIA's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
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2022-09-30 | 2,753.412 | 458.98 | 360.321 |
2022-06-30 | 2,640.067 | 450.357 | 342.139 |
2022-03-31 | 2,465.846 | 417.582 | 295.368 |
2021-12-31 | 2,288.704 | 382.592 | 253.235 |
2021-09-30 | 2,148.105 | 337.87 | 219.71 |
2021-06-30 | 2,013.263 | 301.052 | 181.54 |
SAIA's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- SAIA has a Quality Grade of B, ranking ahead of 75.75% of graded US stocks.
- SAIA's asset turnover comes in at 1.303 -- ranking 22nd of 137 Transportation stocks.
- ODFL, ARCB, and PATI are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with SAIA.
The table below shows SAIA's key quality metrics over time.
Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
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2021-09-30 | 1.303 | 0.705 | 0.201 |
2021-06-30 | 1.264 | 0.714 | 0.166 |
2021-03-31 | 1.188 | 0.724 | 0.132 |
2020-12-31 | 1.170 | 0.727 | 0.120 |
2020-09-30 | 1.174 | 0.724 | 0.105 |
2020-06-30 | 1.194 | 0.719 | 0.099 |
SAIA Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of SAIA, see our SAIA price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
Average Price Target | $242.57 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.67 (Moderate Buy) |
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SAIA Price/Volume Stats
Current price | $286.36 | 52-week high | $306.40 |
Prev. close | $287.61 | 52-week low | $168.03 |
Day low | $263.91 | Volume | 746,100 |
Day high | $302.54 | Avg. volume | 489,887 |
50-day MA | $236.86 | Dividend yield | N/A |
200-day MA | $214.66 | Market Cap | 7.58B |
Saia, Inc. (SAIA) Company Bio
Saia, Inc. operates as a transportation company in the United States. It provides regional and interregional less-than-truckload, truckload, guaranteed, expedited, and logistics services. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in Johns Creek, Georgia.
Latest SAIA News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about SAIA INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate SAIA as an investment opportunity.
Saia Reports Fourth Quarter ResultsJOHNS CREEK, Ga., Feb. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saia, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIA), a leading transportation provider offering national less-than-truckload (LTL), non-asset truckload, expedited and logistics services, today reported fourth quarter 2022 financial results. Diluted earnings per share in the quarter were $2.65 compared to $2.76 in the fourth quarter of 2021. Full year diluted earnings per share were $13.40 in 2022 compared to $9.48 in 2021. Highlights from the fourth quarter and full yea |
Is Saia (SAIA) a Good Long-Term Bet?Artisan Partners, an investment management company, released its “Artisan Mid Cap Fund” fourth quarter 2022 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. In the fourth quarter, its Investor Class fund ARTMX returned -1.13%, Advisor Class fund APDMX posted a return of -1.12%, and Institutional Class fund APHMX returned -1.07%, compared to a […] |
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Saia to Announce Fourth Quarter 2022 Results on February 3, 2023JOHNS CREEK, Ga., Jan. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Saia, Inc. (Nasdaq: SAIA), a leading transportation provider offering national less-than-truckload (LTL), non-asset truckload, expedited and logistics services, announced that it will release its quarterly financial results before the market opens on Friday, February 3 rd . Saia management will host a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. |
SAIA Price Returns
1-mo | 28.56% |
3-mo | 30.87% |
6-mo | 21.50% |
1-year | 0.89% |
3-year | 185.79% |
5-year | 290.40% |
YTD | 36.57% |
2022 | -37.79% |
2021 | 86.41% |
2020 | 94.16% |
2019 | 66.82% |
2018 | -21.10% |
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