Hertz Global (HTZ) Competitors

Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and Hertz Global (NASDAQ:HTZ) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SAIA or HTZ?

Saia has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hertz Global. Hertz Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saia	$3.24B	2.23	$362.07M	$11.99	22.64
Hertz Global	$8.78B	0.22	-$2.86B	-$10.16	-0.61

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAIA or HTZ?

Hertz Global received 17 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.97% of users gave Hertz Global an outperform vote while only 59.21% of users gave Saia an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Saia	Outperform Votes 511 59.21%	Underperform Votes 352 40.79%
Hertz Global	Outperform Votes 528 60.97%	Underperform Votes 338 39.03%

Which has more volatility and risk, SAIA or HTZ?

Saia has a beta of 2.03, indicating that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hertz Global has a beta of 2.26, indicating that its stock price is 126% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SAIA or HTZ?

Saia presently has a consensus target price of $345.16, suggesting a potential upside of 27.16%. Hertz Global has a consensus target price of $4.53, suggesting a potential downside of 27.19%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than Hertz Global.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saia	0 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Hertz Global	4 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SAIA or HTZ?

99.2% of Hertz Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Saia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Hertz Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SAIA or HTZ more profitable?

Saia has a net margin of 11.28% compared to Hertz Global's net margin of -31.63%. Saia's return on equity of 16.63% beat Hertz Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saia	11.28%	16.63%	12.10%
Hertz Global	-31.63%	-100.07%	-5.95%

Does the media refer more to SAIA or HTZ?

In the previous week, Saia had 16 more articles in the media than Hertz Global. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Saia and 3 mentions for Hertz Global. Saia's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Hertz Global's score of -0.35 indicating that Saia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Saia	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hertz Global	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Saia beats Hertz Global on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.