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Saia

NSQ:SAIA US78709Y1055
40
  • Value
    4
  • Growth
    13
  • Safety
    Safety
    96
  • Combined
    19
  • Sentiment
    62
  • 360° View
    360° View
    40
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Company Description

Saia, Inc. is a transportation company providing less-than-truckload (LTL) services. It operates in the transportation industry. Saia LTL Freight offers services across North America. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $7,823 million, profits of $2,342 million, revenue of $3,209 million, and 15,300 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 40 (better than 40% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Saia are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for Saia. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 62, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 62% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 96 or better than 96% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 4, meaning that the share price of Saia is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 13. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Pro Holdings
Country USA
Industry Highways & Railtracks
Size Large
Website saia.com
Index
NASDAQ
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Last update: 26-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
4 7 4 5
Growth
13 39 99 76
Safety
Safety
96 98 94 82
Sentiment
62 28 51 27
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40 23 83 38
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
28 70 71 50
Opinions Change
50 8 54 22
Pro Holdings
n/a 30 74 30
Market Pulse
39 41 21 66
Sentiment
62 28 51 27
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
4 7 4 5
Growth
13 39 99 76
Safety Safety
96 98 94 82
Combined
19 34 87 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
17 11 15 23
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
12 12 14 19
Price vs. Book (P/B)
30 24 25 19
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
4 7 4 5
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
47 77 91 65
Profit Growth
54 57 72 64
Capital Growth
5 26 72 36
Stock Returns
25 31 97 77
Growth
13 39 99 76
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
94 93 92 88
Refinancing
55 62 58 26
Liquidity
94 98 96 94
Safety Safety
96 98 94 82

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