Saia Inc. (SAIA) — RQD Stock Rating Cockpit

$343.07 +5.68% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Saia Inc. (SAIA) carries a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold) with 67/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C+ • HOLD / WATCH Cap $9.15B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C+
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JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D+ · Rk A-
Cash (12)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (17)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+4% Base Target
$519 Bull$357 Base$278 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:63% Call Buyers ($2.8M)
37% PutsMax Pain: $336.00
RSI-14 MOMENTUMNEUTRAL RANGE
52.830 Oversold · 70 Hot
ALTMAN-Z SHIELDFORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)
5.52>3.0 Fortress Safe
PIOTROSKI F-SCOREHIGH QUALITY (7–9)
7 / 99-Pt Accounting
52-WEEK LASER RANGE38% OF RANGE
L: $249$343.07H: $495
1. Money & Cash Health● MIXED
Are profits real cash in the bank?

Decent core business (41% profit margin), though cash flow growth is moderate rather than explosive right now.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 12 / 20
2. Big Money & Insiders● NEUTRAL
Are whales & executives buying or selling?

Big funds and company insiders are mostly holding steady without aggressive buying or panic selling.

Factor Grade: C-RQD 22 / 40
3. Hidden Risks & Market Weather● ALL CLEAR
SEC fine-print scan & interest-rate fit

Clean SEC fine-print check with low hidden accounting risk and favorable interest-rate weather.

Factor Grade: A-RQD 33 / 40
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Cash & Moat Bull AI
ROIC & Free Cash Flow Model
NEUTRAL (60)

8.5% ROIC with 41.0% gross margin and 0.30% FCF yield.

SEC Forensic Auditor AI
10-K Accruals & Altman-Z Guard
BULLISH (80)

Altman-Z 5.52 and Piotroski 7/9 pass balance-sheet audit.

Whale & Macro Hawk AI
Options Skew, 13F & Fed NetLiq
NEUTRAL (65)

Put/Call 0.60x with 22/40 institutional & insider flow.

Bull Case: Why Buyers Like SAIA
  • ✓Clean SEC annual filing review with no major hidden accounting time-bombs.
Bear Case: What Could Go Wrong
  • !Broader market pullbacks can still drag down strong stocks in the short run.
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SAIA // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -23.22%▲ RESISTANCE BREAKOUT
2026-10-30O $344.5H $352.1L $340.8C $344.6VOL 560.5K
RES: $339.3SUP: $274.7SMA50: $342.0SMA200: $388.2
$507.0$456.2$405.4$354.6$303.8RES $339.3SUP $274.7$344.62026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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SAIA Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
27.6%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +0.8% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

No active Ellis Vennor swing setup published on SAIA today. View full Setup Ledger →

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for SAIA. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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SAIA Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Should I buy, hold, or sell SAIA stock right now?

Saia Inc. (SAIA) currently earns a Roarable Rating of C+ (Hold — HOLD) with 67/100 RQD Confidence. Solid 41% profit margin (9% return on capital), mixed timing at 36x P/E—hold if owned, no rush to chase.

What is SAIA's 12-month price target and RQD AI Jury consensus?

SAIA's 12-month base price target is $356.96 (range $278.43 to $519.45), backed by transparent SEC XBRL cash-flow, Form 4 insider, and CBOE options flow analysis.