Company Analysis Saia, Inc.
1. Summary
Advantages
- The stock's return over the last year (28.98%) is higher than the sector average (-32.16%).
Disadvantages
- Price (491.33 $) is higher than fair price (181.31 $)
- Dividends (0%) are below the sector average (0.7795%).
- Current debt level 5.22% has increased over 5 years from 1.59%.
- The company's current efficiency (ROE=18.28%) is lower than the sector average (ROE=29.76%)
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2. Share price and performance
2.1. Share price
2.2. News
2.3. Market efficiency
| Saia, Inc. | Industrials | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | 11.5% | -14.3% | 1.7% |
| 90 days | 1.3% | -38.2% | 6.1% |
| 1 year | 29% | -32.2% | 33.5% |
SAIA vs Sector: Saia, Inc. has outperformed the "Industrials" sector by 61.14% over the past year.
SAIA vs Market: Saia, Inc. has underperformed the market marginally by -4.54% over the past year.
Stable price: SAIA is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "NASDAQ" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.
Long period: SAIA with weekly volatility of 0.5573% over the past year.
3. Summary of the report
4. Fundamental Analysis
4.1. Stock price and price forecast
Above fair price: The current price (491.33 $) is higher than the fair price (181.31 $).
Price is higher than fair: The current price (491.33 $) is 63.1% higher than the fair price.
4.2. P/E
P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (34.08) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (28.85).
P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (34.08) is lower than that of the market as a whole (48.05).
4.2.1 P/E Similar companies
4.3. P/BV
P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (6.23) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (11.52).
P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (6.23) is higher than that of the market as a whole (3.1).
4.3.1 P/BV Similar companies
4.4. P/S
P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (4.2) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (4.43).
P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (4.2) is lower than that of the market as a whole (10.14).
4.4.1 P/S Similar companies
4.5. EV/Ebitda
EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (18.64) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (17.51).
EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (18.64) is lower than that of the market as a whole (19.1).
5. Profitability
5.1. Profitability and revenue
5.2. Earnings per share - EPS
5.3. Past profitability Net Income
Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 42.26% over the last 5 years.
Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (42.26%).
Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) is lower than the return for the sector (1.74%).
5.4. ROE
ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (18.28%) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (29.76%).
ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (18.28%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (10.87%).
5.5. ROA
ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (13.34%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (10.17%).
ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (13.34%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (6.5%).
5.6. ROIC
ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (22.73%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (17.63%).
ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (22.73%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (10.79%).
7. Dividends
7.1. Dividend yield vs Market
Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 0% is below the average for the sector '0.7795%.
7.2. Stability and increase in payments
Unstable dividends: The company's dividend yield 0% has not been consistently paid over the past 7 years, DSI=0.
Weak dividend growth: The company's dividend yield 0% has been growing weakly or stagnant over the past 5 years. Growth over only 0 years.
7.3. Payout percentage
Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (2.6%) are at an uncomfortable level.
8. Insider trades
8.1. Insider trading
Insider Selling More insider purchases by 100% over the last 3 months.
8.2. Latest transactions
| Transaction date | Insider | Type | Price | Volume | Quantity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09.09.2024 | RAMU RAYMOND R Exec. VP & Chief Customer Off. |
Sale | 407.7 | 334 314 | 820 |
| 07.02.2023 | HOLZGREFE FREDERICK J III President & CEO |
Sale | 295.22 | 1 995 980 | 6 761 |
| 07.02.2023 | HOLZGREFE FREDERICK J III President & CEO |
Purchase | 100.2 | 255 911 | 2 554 |
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