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SAIA Saia (SAIA) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Transport · Trucking (no local) · CIK 0001177702
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
299
13F, latest reported quarter

What the filings say about SAIA

Insiders, 180 days
-$136.9K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
No trades
Last one: sale, 2025-01-13

Saia insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, SAIA INC insiders sold a net $136.9K of stock across 98 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-27.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-05-21 SECtraded 2026-05-20
292
$136.9K
-27.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 6.0% of the 4,894 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 299 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EVP & CHRO Norwood Anthony R sold about $136.9K of SAIA on May 20, 2026; 299 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-02-19 SECtraded 2026-02-17
500
$194.9K
-19.3%
Context
  • 8 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (8 sales), the last on Dec 8, 2025.
  • The trade is 9.6% of the 5,212 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 299 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director EISNOR DI-ANN sold about $194.9K of SAIA on Feb 17, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 299 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
SELL
2026-02-17 SECtraded 2026-02-13
4,775
$1.9M
-14.9%
Context
  • 14 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (14 sales), the last on Feb 10, 2025.
  • The trade is 21.0% of the 22,743 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 299 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: President & CEO HOLZGREFE FREDERICK J III sold about $1.9M of SAIA on Feb 13, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 299 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-02-17 SECtraded 2026-02-13
150
$58.4K
-14.9%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 3.4% of the 4,444 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 299 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Batteh Matthew J sold about $58.4K of SAIA on Feb 13, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 299 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Chief Financial Officer
SELL
2026-02-17 SECtraded 2026-02-13
766
$297.9K
-14.9%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 sales), the last on Feb 12, 2026.
  • The trade is 16.7% of the 4,594 shares held after it.
  • 5 other insiders sold within 30 days.
  • 299 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Chief Financial Officer Batteh Matthew J sold about $297.9K of SAIA on Feb 13, 2026; 5 other insiders sold within 30 days and 299 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
98 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$136.9K over 180 days
more than 76% of Transport
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
299 funds bought in last quarter
more than 88% of Transport
Revenue
+0.8% year over year
below 54% of Transport
Margin
7.9% net margin
more than 63% of Transport
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.5% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 3.6 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
more than 68% of Transport
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+7.4%12M
-19%+6%+32%+57%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-02-13 · HOLZGREFE FREDERICK J III sold $1.9M2026-02-13 · RAMU RAYMOND R sold $1.4M2026-02-13 · SUGAR PATRICK D sold $1.0M2026-02-13 · RAMU RAYMOND R sold $589.3K2026-02-12 · Batteh Matthew J sold $417.0K2025-12-02 · Benton Kelly W sold $314.4K2026-02-13 · Benton Kelly W sold $311.2K2026-02-13 · Batteh Matthew J sold $297.9K2025-11-18 · RAMU RAYMOND R sold $266.6K2026-02-17 · EISNOR DI-ANN sold $194.9K2026-05-20 · Norwood Anthony R sold $136.9K2025-11-26 · EPPS DONNA E bought $117.1K2025-11-26 · EPPS DONNA E sold $117.1K2025-12-08 · EISNOR DI-ANN sold $100.0K2026-02-13 · Batteh Matthew J sold $58.4K
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Who owns SAIA: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
2,545,731 sh
$1.1B
$782.2M
$431.0M

Congress trades in SAIA

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2025-01-13 · disclosed 31 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2024-10-23 · disclosed 447 days later
$1,001 - $15,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

SAIA planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

SAIA mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Virtus KAR Small-Mid Cap Core Fund
$42.8M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.0%
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
$406.0M position · as of 2026-06-30
3.5%
Wasatch Global Select Fund
$426.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
3.4%
CRM LONG/SHORT OPPORTUNITIES
$16.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
3.1%
CRM SMALL/MID CAP VALUE FUND
$5.1M position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
TCW Transform Supply Chain ETF
$331.3K position · as of 2026-07-31
2.8%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$6.3M
$1.5M
$1.8M
+81%
+39%
2024
$5.3M
$7.4M
$1.6M
+152%
+26%
2023
$5.7M
$17.3M
$2.1M
+142%
+23%
2022
$4.5M
-$3.1M
$1.6M
+16%
-8%
2021
$4.9M
$16.3M
$1.6M
+86%
+13%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $136.9K sold by insiders over 180 days, 299 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

SAIA financials

Revenue growth
+0.8%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
7.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$3.4B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+8.2%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$255.2M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.04x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
6.06x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+10.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+7.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+10.8%
operating income after a 24.2% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+11.5%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
32.06x
close 2026-10-23 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$8.9B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-28 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+2.9%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing EPS growth -4%, PEG needs growth
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$3.2B$3.2B$2.9B$2.8B
Operating income$352.2M$482.2M$460.5M$470.5M
Net income$255.0M$362.1M$354.9M$357.4M
EPS (diluted)9.5213.5113.2613.40
Operating cash flow$595.0M$583.7M$577.9M$473.0M
Cash$19.7M$19.5M$296.2M$187.4M
Long-term debt$163.0M$194.0M$0$0
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-27

SAIA Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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SAIA ranks highest on financial health (93rd percentile) and institutional and government (88th), and lowest on insider conviction (38th), among Transport peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
63
Inputs
  • Return on equity+10.8% · 54 pct, sector of 66
  • Return on assets+7.7% · 78 pct, sector of 80
  • Return on invested capital+10.8% · 46 pct, universe of 1,069
  • Return on capital employed+11.5% · 75 pct, sector of 70
Financial health
93
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.04x · 89 pct, sector of 105
  • Cash flow to debt6.06x · 97 pct, sector of 66
Growth
46
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+0.8% · 46 pct, sector of 132
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
38
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$137K · 76 pct, sector of 83
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 83
Institutional and government
88
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter299 · 88 pct, sector of 128
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
41
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+4.5% · 48 pct, sector of 161
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+16.2% · 34 pct, sector of 68
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

6 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

SAIA filings, in plain words

Are Saia insiders buying or selling SAIA?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Saia insiders were net sellers, a net $136.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Have members of Congress traded SAIA?

Yes, but not in the year to 2026-10-27; the latest on record is a sale by Rob Bresnahan dated 2025-01-13.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-27, Saia insiders were net sellers of SAIA, a net $136.9K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. Members of Congress have disclosed trades in SAIA, none in the last year; the latest on record is a sale by Rob Bresnahan dated 2025-01-13. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-27, dated the day the filing was made public.

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