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NASDAQ · SAIA
Saia, Inc.
Industrials · Trucking
$353.80
Down-$10.65 (-3.01%)
Updated Sep 16, 2026, 5:22 PM
SID Score
4.3/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 9.16B
- P/E ratio
- 32.41
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $249.32 – $494.71
- Volume
- 349.04K
- Avg. volume
- 521.46K
Price performance
SAIA price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
SAIA closed at $353.80 after 20 trading sessions, down 4.10% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $353.80
- Period change
- -4.10%
- Period low
- $331.62
- Period high
- $368.92
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | $351.14 | $359.03 | $347.29 | $353.80 | 349.04K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $346.24 | $351.985 | $344.67 | $351.03 | 315.03K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $348.47 | $351.87 | $344.13 | $351.05 | 423.6K |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $347.30 | $354.3104 | $344.14 | $346.00 | 313.4K |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $353.60 | $357.86 | $344.245 | $346.55 | 355.71K |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $357.94 | $361.30 | $354.45 | $354.84 | 259.84K |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $344.30 | $358.45 | $341.55 | $357.94 | 466.35K |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $333.48 | $346.07 | $326.01 | $345.81 | 400.73K |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $332.93 | $338.26 | $324.575 | $332.04 | 256.16K |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $350.74 | $356.0125 | $330.99 | $331.62 | 485.95K |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $350.33 | $356.775 | $344.8925 | $355.13 | 407.49K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $359.28 | $365.475 | $348.55 | $352.25 | 388.09K |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $349.83 | $358.34 | $349.83 | $353.08 | 371.29K |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $343.57 | $353.53 | $339.60 | $349.83 | 570.66K |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $354.28 | $354.28 | $343.41 | $343.92 | 342.61K |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $363.20 | $365.90 | $344.96 | $349.54 | 368.06K |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $363.25 | $369.44 | $357.87 | $362.15 | 279.75K |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $354.58 | $365.09 | $353.13 | $359.63 | 233.12K |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $374.45 | $375.00 | $357.14 | $359.19 | 319.56K |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $382.19 | $383.29 | $368.00 | $368.92 | 528.15K |
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Company profile
Saia ranks among the 10 largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with more than 200 facilities and a fleet of more than 6,500 tractors and 26,000 trailers. As a national LTL carrier, the firm offers time-definite and expedited options for shipments ranging between 100 and 10,000 pounds. Saia ranks among the top-tier providers in terms of profitability.
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- —
- Average target
- $329.71
- Implied upside
- —
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2026 | Bernstein | Outperform | — |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Citigroup | Buy | — |
| Sep 4, 2026 | JP Morgan | Overweight | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Citigroup | Buy | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
Saia (SAIA) Grew August Tonnage 8.7%. Can Heavier Freight Create Greater Operating Leverage?
Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ:SAIA) reported that August less-than-truckload shipments per workday increased 1.1% year over year, while tonnage per workday rose 8.7% and weight per shipment increased 7.5%. For July and August combined, shipments per workday increased 1.0%, tonnage per workday rose 8.3%, and weight per shipment grew 7.2%. The data show higher freight intensity, but […]
Yahoo · Sep 10, 2026
Trucking Stocks Have Been Pummeled but Wall Street Sees Four to Buy
XPO, Saia, Knight-Swift, and Paccar could benefit as tightening trucking capacity and improving freight rates outweigh the hit from soaring diesel prices.
Benzinga · Sep 10, 2026
Bernstein Initiates Coverage On Saia with Outperform Rating, Announces Price Target of $439
Bernstein analyst David Vernon initiates coverage on Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) with a Outperform rating and announces Price Target of $439.
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