Saia (SAIA) Competitors $293.09 -9.15 (-3.03%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$283.80 -9.29 (-3.17%) As of 08/1/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SAIA vs. ARCB, JBHT, LSTR, ODFL, KNX, TFII, XPO, UHAL, R, and CARShould you be buying Saia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saia include ArcBest (ARCB), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), Landstar System (LSTR), Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), TFI International (TFII), XPO (XPO), U-Haul (UHAL), Ryder System (R), and Avis Budget Group (CAR). These companies are all part of the "transportation" sector. Saia vs. Its Competitors ArcBest J.B. Hunt Transport Services Landstar System Old Dominion Freight Line Knight-Swift Transportation TFI International XPO U-Haul Ryder System Avis Budget Group ArcBest (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment. Does the media refer more to ARCB or SAIA? In the previous week, Saia had 5 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Saia and 28 mentions for ArcBest. Saia's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat ArcBest's score of 0.04 indicating that Saia is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcBest 5 Very Positive mention(s) 7 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Saia 12 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARCB or SAIA more profitable? Saia has a net margin of 8.96% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 3.90%. Saia's return on equity of 12.42% beat ArcBest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ArcBest3.90% 8.67% 4.66% Saia 8.96%12.42%8.88% Which has more risk & volatility, ARCB or SAIA? ArcBest has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 1.99, meaning that its share price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ARCB or SAIA? 99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARCB or SAIA? Saia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ArcBest. ArcBest is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioArcBest$4.18B0.38$173.96M$7.569.28Saia$3.21B2.43$362.07M$10.8327.06 Do analysts recommend ARCB or SAIA? ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.35%. Saia has a consensus target price of $347.16, suggesting a potential upside of 18.45%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Saia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ArcBest 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Saia 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 SummarySaia beats ArcBest on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Saia News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAIA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SAIA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SAIA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSaiaTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$7.81B$6.34B$7.04B$9.37BDividend YieldN/A1.36%706.18%4.12%P/E Ratio27.0627.5812.8823.79Price / Sales2.431.41527.9296.30Price / Cash13.629.007.5257.18Price / Book3.203.222.065.54Net Income$362.07M$167.24M$574.24M$259.88M7 Day Performance-12.15%-10.97%-5.26%-4.67%1 Month Performance-0.24%-10.25%-2.21%4.40%1 Year Performance-23.52%-11.08%-2.73%17.91% Saia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAIASaia3.0139 of 5 stars$293.09-3.0%$347.16+18.4%-25.8%$7.81B$3.21B27.0615,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastARCBArcBest4.9646 of 5 stars$85.46-0.9%$94.00+10.0%-42.4%$1.96B$4.11B11.3014,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8533 of 5 stars$148.39-0.6%$164.90+11.1%-17.3%$14.72B$12.09B26.9833,646Analyst RevisionLSTRLandstar System4.5061 of 5 stars$141.21-1.0%$151.31+7.2%-31.3%$4.94B$4.82B27.961,441Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.2479 of 5 stars$164.32-1.7%$174.85+6.4%-30.2%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.9617 of 5 stars$44.43-0.9%$53.88+21.3%-21.3%$7.20B$7.41B43.5635,300Positive NewsTFIITFI International4.557 of 5 stars$90.46-3.3%$116.44+28.7%-44.2%$7.51B$8.40B19.7927,205Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeXPOXPO3.9124 of 5 stars$135.68-1.9%$141.16+4.0%+2.6%$15.98B$8.07B41.7538,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑UHALU-Haul0.6865 of 5 stars$62.23-1.6%N/A-13.0%$12.20B$5.83B28.8132,200RRyder System3.9633 of 5 stars$182.60flat$181.50-0.6%+25.3%$7.55B$12.64B15.5350,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeCARAvis Budget Group2.4082 of 5 stars$206.04-0.4%$127.60-38.1%+73.6%$7.25B$11.21B-3.2724,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ARCB Competitors JBHT Competitors LSTR Competitors ODFL Competitors KNX Competitors TFII Competitors XPO Competitors UHAL Competitors R Competitors CAR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SAIA) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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