Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Saia Inc shares valued at $100,009 were sold by EISNOR DI-ANN on Dec 08 ’25. At $336.73 per share, EISNOR DI-ANN sold 297 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 5,712 shares worth approximately $2.05 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, EISNOR DI-ANN purchased 297 shares, netting a total of over 100,009 in proceeds.
Before that, Benton Kelly W had sold 1,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $314,428, the VP & CAO traded Saia Inc shares for $314.43 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,000 shares, worth approximately $1.11 million.
As published in a research note from Evercore ISI on January 13, 2026, Saia Inc [SAIA] has been rated down from an Outperform to an In-line. Analysts at Wolfe Research downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Peer perform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of January 06, 2026, Stephens has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for SAIA. Earlier on November 26, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for SAIA stock.
Analyzing SAIA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Saia Inc [NASDAQ: SAIA] rose 0.46% to $358.22. The stock’s lowest price that day was $350.43, but it reached a high of $362.87 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.15%. Over the course of the year, Saia Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.61%.
Is Saia Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Saia Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.16 million shares to 2.04 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 1.88 million shares. A jump of 7.83% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.06 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.06.
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In terms of Saia Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 361 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.24% from the previous closing price of $356.58. Analysts anticipate Saia Inc stock to reach 414 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 262. In spite of this, 16 analysts ranked Saia Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On September 10, 2025, Susquehanna assigned a price target of “a Positive” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $360.
