Patrick D. Sugar, who serves as Executive Vice President of Operations at SAIA INC (NASDAQ:SAIA), completed a sale of 2,706 shares of the company's common stock on February 13, 2026. The shares changed hands at $386.7401 each, producing a total transaction value of $1,046,518. At the time of the sale, SAIA shares were trading close to $388 and had recorded roughly a 30% gain over the prior six months, even as InvestingPro Fair Value estimates characterize the stock as overvalued.
One day earlier, on February 12, 2026, Sugar received 2,085 shares of Common Stock valued at $0 under a long-term incentive plan. The company currently carries a reported market capitalization of $10.3 billion and trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.5.
Following these transactions, Sugar's direct holdings include 9,121 shares of common stock and 1,115.837 shares of Phantom Stock. InvestingPro data summarized SAIA's overall financial health with a rating of FAIR and noted there are more than a dozen additional ProTips that could shed further light on the firm's stock-price volatility and valuation measures.
SAIA's recent financial disclosures add context to the insider activity. The company reported adjusted fourth-quarter earnings per share of $1.77, a decline of 38% compared with the prior year and short of analysts' expectations. Management attributed part of the pressure on results to elevated casualties from prior-year accidents, totaling $4.7 million, which weighed on the bottom line.
Analysts have reacted unevenly to the earnings and current valuation. Benchmark raised its price target to $400 and maintained a Buy rating. BMO Capital lifted its target to $415 while assigning a Market Perform rating. BofA Securities increased its target to $413, citing a constructive margin outlook but retained a Neutral rating. Conversely, Susquehanna downgraded the stock to Neutral on valuation grounds and set a $425 price target. Morgan Stanley moved to Underweight and set a $250 target after characterizing the quarter as a "modest miss." These changes reflect divergent views across the analyst community on near-term performance and longer-term valuation.
The sequence of events presents a mixed picture: notable insider selling and a long-term incentive grant occurred alongside a recent share-price rally and elevated valuation metrics. Meanwhile, the company’s quarter showed a substantial earnings decline and a specific, quantified charge related to prior-year accidents. Analyst responses vary, with price-target changes and rating adjustments on both sides of the spectrum.
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