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SAIA Stock Forecast: Saia, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 8 Oct 2026
$341
+1.95% on the day

The 21 Wall Street analysts covering Saia, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $438 — +28.3% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 55 of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026 — in the upper half.

Market cap
$9.1B
Ticker Nerd rank
55 / 100
Median analyst target
$438
Analysts covering
21
Revenue$956.5M+17.1% y/y
Operating income$125.2M
Net income$94.3M
Free cash flow$56.6M
Quarterly, 8 quarters to 30 June 2026 · latest quarter's figure shown
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−0.9%
1M
−3.8%
YTD
+4.5%
1Y
+5.8%
From 52W high
−29.9%
From 52W low
+36.2%
$250
$487
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

SAIA stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Saia, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 8 Oct 2026
55 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Issuance
90
Revisions
69
Quality
66
Accruals
63
Growth
46
Momentum
43
Value
42
Volatility
29
Size
16

Issuance (90): The share count has been shrinking and the company is not leaning on new borrowing.

Volatility (29): The share price moves around a lot.

Size (16): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

Wall Street

SAIA stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on SAIA, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$200$250$300$350$400$450$500$550Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SAIAHigh $510Median $438Low $285

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Data provided by Twelve Data

What Wall Street says21 analysts
14 Buy6 Hold1 Sell
Low $285Median $438High $510

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +28.3% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 1 moved their price target up and 9 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
5 Oct 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$490 → $463
2 Oct 2026SusquehannaMaintainsNeutral$412 → $360
10 Sept 2026BernsteinInitiatesOutperform—
10 Sept 2026BernsteinInitiatesOutperform$439
8 Sept 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
8 Sept 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$423 → $417
4 Sept 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight—
4 Sept 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$498 → $490
4 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy$488 → $423
4 Aug 2026CitigroupMaintainsBuy—
31 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsOverweight$500 → $475
31 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$490 → $498
31 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight$295 → $285
31 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsUnderweight—
31 July 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight$520 → $490
31 July 2026Stephens & Co.MaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold—
31 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsHold$445 → $400

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

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Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. SAIA appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Performance

SAIA vs the S&P 500

Both lines are total return — dividends reinvested — so the comparison is honest on both sides.

Over the twelve months to 8 Oct 2026, Saia, Inc. returned +5.8% against +16.2% for the S&P 500, dividends included.

SAIA vs S&P 500, last 12 monthsTotal return, rebased to 100
80100120140160Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26Oct 26SAIAS&P 500

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Data provided by Twelve Data

Estimates

SAIA analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
−0.4%
Analysts raising
4
Analysts cutting
3
Fundamentals

Saia, Inc. (SAIA) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
33.0×

Cheaper than 23% of US stocks

Price / sales
2.7×

Cheaper than 44% of US stocks

Price / book
3.3×

Cheaper than 29% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
15.3×

Cheaper than 22% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
17.1%

Higher than 66% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
32.0%

Higher than 67% of US stocks

Gross margin
18.2%

Higher than 19% of US stocks

Operating margin
13.1%

Higher than 70% of US stocks

Net margin
8.2%

Higher than 66% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
10.8%

Higher than 65% of US stocks

Return on assets
6.3%

Higher than 82% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.0%

Higher than 1% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Key statistics

Saia, Inc. (SAIA) statistics: revenue, profit & scale

The headline figures, each with its date. Every row carries its own link — cite it straight from here.

  • Saia, Inc. has a market value of $9.1B and an enterprise value of $9.4B.

  • Revenue in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $3.4B. The latest quarter grew 17.1% year on year.

  • Net income over the same four quarters: $278.0M, a 8.2% net margin.

  • Diluted earnings per share, trailing twelve months: $10.36.

  • Free cash flow in the twelve months to 30 June 2026: $255.2M.

  • Shares outstanding: 26.6M.

  • Trailing P/E: 33.0×; forward P/E: 23.9× — the forward figure prices analyst consensus estimates, not reported earnings.

  • Forward dividend yield: 0.00%, paying out 0% of earnings.

  • Saia, Inc. employs 13,734 people — $247K of revenue per employee.

Statement figures: company filings via Twelve Data, four quarters to 30 June 2026 · market figures as at 7 Oct 2026

Data provided by Twelve Data

Peers

SAIA vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelTrucking
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
SAIASaia, Inc.$9.1B
55
KNXKnight-Swift Transportation Holdings, Inc.$10.6B
66
SNDRSchneider National, Inc.$5.6B
85
RXORXO, Inc.$4.8B
74
XPOXPO, Inc.$21.4B
88
ARCBArcBest Corp.$2.9B
93
ODFLOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.$37.8B
80

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Saia, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest SAIA news & analysis

Saia to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Results on October 29, 2026

GlobeNewsWire · 29 Sept 2026neutral

Saia, Inc. announced it will release its third quarter 2026 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, October 29th. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Why it matters — This sets the date for Saia's upcoming earnings release and conference call, which SAIA watchers will need to know to follow the company's latest quarterly performance.

KNX vs. SAIA: Which Stock Is the Better Value Option?

Zacks Investment Research · 22 Sept 2026neutral

Zacks Investment Research published a piece examining which of Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings (KNX) and Saia (SAIA) presents the better value opportunity for investors in the Transportation - Truck sector.

Why it matters — SAIA watchers would care because the article evaluates Saia's value positioning relative to a major trucking-sector peer.

Trucking Stocks Have Been Pummeled but Wall Street Sees Four to Buy

Barrons · 10 Sept 2026positive

Wall Street identifies four trucking stocks—XPO, Saia, Knight-Swift, and Paccar—as potential buys. The outlook is underpinned by tightening trucking capacity and improving freight rates, which are seen as outweighing the pressure from rising diesel prices.

Why it matters — The article names Saia among stocks that could benefit from improving freight fundamentals, signaling a potentially favourable operating backdrop for the company.

Saia Provides July and August LTL Operating Data

GlobeNewsWire · 3 Sept 2026neutral

Saia, Inc. is providing LTL shipment and tonnage operating data for July and August, the first two months of the third quarter. The company released the data via a press announcement.

Why it matters — LTL shipment and tonnage figures offer an early indicator of Saia's quarterly operational performance for investors tracking the company.

Saia Announces the Recipients of its 2026 Student Scholarship Program

GlobeNewsWire · 20 Aug 2026positive

Saia announced the recipients of its 2026 Student Scholarship Program, which supports the education goals of the company's employees and their dependents. The announcement names the students selected for the award.

Why it matters — The scholarship program reflects Saia's ongoing investment in its workforce and employee families, which SAIA watchers may view as a commitment to retention and community goodwill.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about SAIA stock

What is the SAIA stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 21 Wall Street analysts covering Saia, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $438, with estimates ranging from $285 to $510. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is SAIA stock a buy right now?

Of the 21 analysts covering Saia, Inc., 14 rate it a Buy, 6 a Hold and 1 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Saia, Inc. 55 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 8 Oct 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank SAIA?

As at 8 Oct 2026, Saia, Inc. ranks 55 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Issuance (90 of 100).

Will SAIA stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 21 analysts implies +28.3% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Saia, Inc. 55 out of 100 as at 8 Oct 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the SAIA stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Saia, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for SAIA are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $285 to $510 over the next 12 months.

How has SAIA stock performed over the past year?

Saia, Inc. returned +5.8% over the 12 months to 8 Oct 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Saia, Inc. do?

Saia Inc. is a transportation and logistics company that provides less-than-truckload freight services across North America.

What is the latest news on SAIA?

The most recent item we track (GlobeNewsWire, 29 Sept 2026): "Saia to Announce Third Quarter 2026 Results on October 29, 2026". Saia, Inc. announced it will release its third quarter 2026 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, October 29th. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results later that morning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

Company

About Saia, Inc.

Saia Inc. is a transportation and logistics company that provides less-than-truckload freight services across North America. Saia focuses on moving palletized shipments for business customers that need efficient regional and interregional delivery, supported by time-definite, expedited, and guaranteed service options. The company also offers non-asset truckload, brokered transportation, and other logistics services that complement its core LTL network. Its operations are built around a broad terminal and service-center footprint, enabling pickup, linehaul, and delivery coverage for a wide range of industries, including retail, manufacturing, automotive, and healthcare. Saia Inc. plays a significant role in the freight market by helping businesses manage time-sensitive shipments and supply chain flow through an integrated transportation platform.

CEO Mr. Frederick J. Holzgrefe III · 13,734 employees · United States · https://www.saia.com