Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for SAIA in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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NASDAQ: SAIA
Saia (SAIA) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Sep 28 close
$330.25+6.03 (+1.9%)
Gekko Brief
AI summarySaia stock fell despite a second-quarter earnings beat, dropping 3.09% to $333.22 even as the company posted record Q2 revenue of $956.5 million, up 17.1% year-over-year, with diluted EPS of $3.51 ahead of estimates. The market also weighed comparisons with peer Knight-Swift on relative value, and traders showed unusual call-option buying activity around the same period. A filing this week also showed a fund adjusting its Saia position.
Saia closed at $330.25, up 1.9%, but remains below both its 50-day average of $363.69 and its 200-day average of $388.77, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shares are down 22.4% over three months and up 9.6% over the past year. The GekkoIndex reads 66.1, placing Saia in the Accumulation zone, while the stock trades 8.1% below its Gekko Fair Value of $359.17.
The next earnings report is set for 29 October 2026, 30 days away and outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonality data covering five years shows the next 20 trading days averaging a 0.6% return, with gains in 2 of those years. Analyst coverage includes 11 buy, 4 hold, and 1 sell ratings among 16 firms, with a consensus target of $432.55.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.
Saia price vs fair value
Close $330.25200-day averageGekko Fair Value $359.17
Saia quick facts
- Market cap
- $8.81B
- P/E ratio
- 33.2
- Forward P/E
- 24.6
- EPS, TTM
- $10.03
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.39B
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 2.14
- Volume
- 391,946 avg 357,198
- 1-year return
- +9.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.6%
- 50-day average
- $363.69
- 200-day average
- $388.77
- Next earnings
- Oct 29
- Shares outstanding
- 26.61M
Saia swing-trade checklist
Saia scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendheadwind
Below 50 and 200-day
Close $330.25 is below the 50-day ($363.69) and 200-day ($388.77) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.
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66.1, Accumulation
Reading 66.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
8.1% below
Price is 8.1% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 30 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 30 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.6% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.6% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
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Saia stock chart and price history
Saia closed at $330.25 on Sep 28, 2026, +9.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $249.32 to $494.71.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −6.5%
- 3 months
- −22.4%
- 6 months
- −1.2%
- 1 year
- +9.6%
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About Saia
Saia moves freight across North America, focusing on shipments that fall between 100 and 10,000 pounds rather than full truckloads. Alongside this core service, it arranges brokered truckload capacity, handles expedited deliveries, and provides additional logistics support for shippers who need their goods handled outside a standard schedule.
The company runs its network through a mix of owned and leased terminal locations, supported by a fleet of tractors and trailers that carry shipments between them. Its business centers on serving customers who need smaller freight loads transported reliably, filling a niche between individual parcel delivery and full truckload shipping.
Saia traces its roots back to 1924 and operated for a time under the name SCS Transportation before adopting its current name in 2002. It is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia, and its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker SAIA.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Trucking
- Website
- saia.com
Saia GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Saia’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 66.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.2 points over five sessions.
66.1Accumulation
Up 3.2 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 28, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 47 | −0.2% | −1.3% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 230 | −0.2% | +2.3% |
| Neutral | 352 | +0.4% | −1.8% |
| Distribution | 33 | −1.2% | +3.0% |
| Selling | 10 | +1.2% | +11.0% |
Average SAIA share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Saia stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Saia trades 8.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $359.17, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Saia shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$359.17
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026
8.1% Undervalued
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Saia insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Saia, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in SAIA were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Saia has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Mar 31, 2026
- $5.46M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.06%
- Trailing four quarters
- $15.02M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold SAIA.
0added0opened0trimmed2sold out
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Saia earnings: next date and track record
Saia reports on Oct 29, 2026 (30 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
30 days away
- EPS estimate
- $3.27
- Revenue estimate
- $955.2M
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±10%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Saia reported record Q2 2020 revenue of $950 million, up 17.1% year-over-year. Operating income rose 26% to $125 million with operating ratio improving to 86.9% from 87.8% prior year, a 480 basis point sequential improvement. Shipments per workday hit a Q2 record (+4.4%), revenue per shipment ex-fuel surcharge rose 1.5%, and cargo claims ratio hit a record low of 0.3%. Saia launched 'Saia REV' initiative offering faster transit times and enhanced visibility.
- Guidance
- A 7.1% general rate increase was implemented in early July. Management indicated contractual renewals at 10.7% reflect continued pricing discipline. No specific revenue or EPS targets were provided in the excerpt.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $3.51 est $3.34 | $956.5M est $956.2M | −11.9% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $1.86 est $1.82 | $806.2M est $789.1M | +4.6% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $1.77 est $1.90 | $790.0M est $773.8M | −5.1% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $2.81 est $2.52 | $839.6M est $826.2M | +5.5% |
| Jul 25, 2025 | $2.67 est $2.39 | $817.1M est $819.8M | +3.7% |
| Apr 25, 2025 | $1.86 est $2.77 | $787.6M est $833.0M | −33.1% |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $2.84 est $2.77 | $789.0M est $780.4M | −0.2% |
| Oct 25, 2024 | $3.46 est $3.53 | $842.1M est $839.8M | +15.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Saia stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Saia is $432.55, +31.0% from the last close, from 16 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$432.55consensus 12-month target, +31.0% from the last close
Now $330.25Avg $432.55
Low $285High $510
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 16 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | Bernstein | $439 | +32.9% |
| Sep 14 | Bank of America Securities | $400 | +21.1% |
| Sep 10 | Bernstein | $439 | +32.9% |
| Sep 9 | Citi | $417 | +26.3% |
| Sep 9 | Wells Fargo | $400 | +21.1% |
+2.3%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+0.6%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.5%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Saia seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, Saia averaged +0.6% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +1.9% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +16.9% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, SAIA’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 8.6%.
Saia market cap and key statistics
Saia’s market cap is $8.81B, with a P/E ratio of 33.2 and revenue of $3.39B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $8.81B
- P/E ratio
- 33.2
- Forward P/E
- 24.6
- EPS, TTM
- $10.03
- Gekko Fair Value
- $359.17
Trading
- Volume
- 391,946
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 357,198
- 52-week high
- $494.71
- 52-week low
- $249.32
- Shares outstanding
- 26.61M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $3.39B
- Profit margin
- 8.2%
- Return on equity
- 10.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +31.5%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 2.14
- Typical daily move
- ±3.5%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±8.6%
Saia stock news this week
Coverage of Saia this week reads positive: 2 positive, 0 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Sells 10,600 Shares of Saia, Inc. $SAIAMarketBeat, Sep 28
- Saia stock falls 3.09 percent despite a Q2 earnings beatAD HOC NEWS, Sep 24
- State Street Corp Has $359.86 Million Position in Saia, Inc. $SAIADefense World, Sep 24
- KNX vs. SAIA: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 22
- Stock Traders Buy High Volume of Call Options on Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA)MarketBeat, Sep 21
Saia peers
Saia’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line | Accumulation | 2.4% above |
| JBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services | Buying | 5.1% below |
| XPOXPO | Accumulation | 4.5% below |
| KNXKnight-Swift Transportation | Accumulation | 2.2% above |
| TFIITFI International | Buying | 18.0% below |
| LSTRLandstar System | Accumulation | 9.6% above |
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Saia stock FAQ
What is Saia’s market cap?
Saia’s market cap is $8.81B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $330.25, with 26.61M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 33.2.
What is the Saia stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Saia is $432.55, +31.0% from the last close. Of the 16 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 11 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Saia stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Saia is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $330.25 is 8.1% below Gekko Fair Value of $359.17. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Saia report earnings next?
Saia is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026 (30 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $3.27 per share on revenue of $955.2M. Saia beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 10% on average across the report.
What is Saia’s 52-week high and low?
Saia’s 52-week high is $494.71 and its 52-week low is $249.32; it closed at $330.25 on Sep 28, 2026, +9.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $628.34 on Mar 6, 2024.
Is Saia stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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