Saia (SAIA) Competitors $240.16 -3.84 (-1.57%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$240.00 -0.16 (-0.07%) As of 06:33 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. JBHT, UHAL, KNX, R, LSTR, CAR, HTZ, WERN, MRTN, and HTLDShould you be buying Saia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saia include J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Hertz Global (HTZ), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), and Heartland Express (HTLD). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Saia vs. J.B. Hunt Transport Services U-Haul Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Landstar System Avis Budget Group Hertz Global Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Heartland Express J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Does the media prefer JBHT or SAIA? In the previous week, Saia had 55 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 78 mentions for Saia and 23 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Saia's score of 0.04 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment J.B. Hunt Transport Services 14 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Saia 15 Very Positive mention(s) 10 Positive mention(s) 18 Neutral mention(s) 19 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor JBHT or SAIA? J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 238 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.35% of users gave Saia an outperform vote while only 59.12% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJ.B. Hunt Transport ServicesOutperform Votes74959.12% Underperform Votes51840.88% SaiaOutperform Votes51159.35% Underperform Votes35040.65% Is JBHT or SAIA more profitable? Saia has a net margin of 11.28% compared to J.B. Hunt Transport Services' net margin of 4.72%. Saia's return on equity of 16.63% beat J.B. Hunt Transport Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets J.B. Hunt Transport Services4.72% 14.05% 6.83% Saia 11.28%16.63%12.10% Do institutionals and insiders believe in JBHT or SAIA? 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation and earnings, JBHT or SAIA? J.B. Hunt Transport Services has higher revenue and earnings than Saia. Saia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than J.B. Hunt Transport Services, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJ.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.06B1.08$570.89M$5.5123.64Saia$3.21B1.96$362.07M$11.9919.68 Which has more risk & volatility, JBHT or SAIA? J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer JBHT or SAIA? J.B. Hunt Transport Services presently has a consensus target price of $162.20, indicating a potential upside of 24.53%. Saia has a consensus target price of $358.21, indicating a potential upside of 51.83%. Given Saia's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score J.B. Hunt Transport Services 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55Saia 0 Sell rating(s) 11 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.45 SummaryJ.B. Hunt Transport Services and Saia tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ExcelMetricSaiaTrucking, except local IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.26B$5.20B$285.93B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A1.39%4.03%4.22%P/E Ratio17.4020.7713.1118.48Price / Sales1.961.08212.07103.60Price / Cash21.1010.0711.5434.62Price / Book2.712.181.794.25Net Income$362.07M$207.92M$512.32M$248.23M7 Day Performance-33.40%3.43%-0.07%0.89%1 Month Performance-33.50%-2.32%-1.03%3.53%1 Year Performance-40.42%-30.24%-9.74%5.09% Saia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAIASaia3.9238 of 5 stars$240.16-1.6%$342.58+42.6%-38.5%$6.40B$3.21B17.7812,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownHigh Trading VolumeJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8356 of 5 stars$130.95+0.9%$162.20+23.9%-19.7%$13.10B$12.06B23.5537,200Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionPositive NewsUHALU-Haul0.4369 of 5 stars$60.86+0.3%N/A-3.1%$11.93B$5.69B28.1832,200News CoverageKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.7496 of 5 stars$38.83-0.2%$50.60+30.3%-15.3%$6.29B$7.41B53.1928,500Dividend AnnouncementRRyder System4.0513 of 5 stars$138.22+0.7%$160.50+16.1%+12.6%$5.77B$12.71B12.4648,300LSTRLandstar System4.2108 of 5 stars$135.32+0.2%$155.67+15.0%-23.1%$4.73B$4.82B24.511,450CARAvis Budget Group4.3987 of 5 stars$94.60+0.8%$121.33+28.3%-3.0%$3.33B$11.62B-1.8324,500Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageHTZHertz Global0.444 of 5 stars$8.51+2.5%$4.12-51.6%+49.9%$2.62B$9.05B-0.9127,000Options VolumeWERNWerner Enterprises3.7543 of 5 stars$28.04+1.8%$34.07+21.5%-27.9%$1.73B$3.03B50.9814,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMRTNMarten Transport4.2531 of 5 stars$12.92flat$19.33+49.6%-24.1%$1.05B$937.19M38.004,580Insider TradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageHTLDHeartland Express4.0886 of 5 stars$8.01-1.7%$10.33+29.0%-23.5%$629.03M$1.05B-21.653,180Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JBHT Competitors UHAL Competitors KNX Competitors R Competitors LSTR Competitors CAR Competitors HTZ Competitors WERN Competitors MRTN Competitors HTLD 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump announcement boosts “next Bitcoin”President Trump just made his first big crypto move ... 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