Saia (SAIA) Competitors $268.75 -8.83 (-3.18%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$267.10 -1.64 (-0.61%) As of 05/21/2025 07:13 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 Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership. Is SAIA or JBHT 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 Saia11.28% 16.63% 12.10% J.B. Hunt Transport Services 4.72%14.05%6.83% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SAIA or JBHT? 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 RatioSaia$3.24B2.21$362.07M$11.9922.41J.B. Hunt Transport Services$12.06B1.15$570.89M$5.5125.29 Do analysts prefer SAIA or JBHT? Saia currently has a consensus target price of $345.16, indicating a potential upside of 28.43%. J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a consensus target price of $162.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.24%. Given Saia's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Saia is more favorable than J.B. Hunt Transport Services.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) 2.40J.B. Hunt Transport Services 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.55 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAIA or JBHT? J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 239 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.21% of users gave Saia an outperform vote while only 59.15% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSaiaOutperform Votes51159.21% Underperform Votes35240.79% J.B. Hunt Transport ServicesOutperform Votes75059.15% Underperform Votes51840.85% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SAIA or JBHT? 74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Saia shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by 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. Does the media favor SAIA or JBHT? In the previous week, J.B. Hunt Transport Services had 3 more articles in the media than Saia. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services and 19 mentions for Saia. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Saia's score of 1.11 indicating that J.B. Hunt Transport Services is being referred to more favorably in the news 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 J.B. Hunt Transport Services 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility & risk, SAIA or JBHT? Saia has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryJ.B. Hunt Transport Services beats Saia on 10 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$7.16B$5.58B$285.05B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A1.29%3.78%4.11%P/E Ratio19.8924.0813.7619.71Price / Sales2.211.15264.22117.39Price / Cash21.1010.0711.5434.62Price / Book3.092.331.914.50Net Income$362.07M$207.92M$512.32M$248.18M7 Day Performance-7.00%-8.39%-2.30%1.14%1 Month Performance-17.73%4.56%10.74%15.20%1 Year Performance-29.19%-25.36%-10.69%6.56% Saia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAIASaia3.9592 of 5 stars$268.75-3.2%$345.16+28.4%-29.2%$7.16B$3.24B19.8912,300Positive NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.6191 of 5 stars$148.72+9.7%$162.20+9.1%-12.5%$14.75B$12.06B26.7537,200Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeUHALU-Haul0.6717 of 5 stars$66.79+4.6%N/A-9.0%$13.10B$5.69B30.9232,200Analyst ForecastKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.3555 of 5 stars$46.72+10.1%$50.60+8.3%-6.1%$7.57B$7.41B64.0128,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeRRyder System3.5411 of 5 stars$156.75+8.1%$160.50+2.4%+21.3%$6.48B$12.73B14.1348,300Positive NewsEx-DividendInsider TradeLSTRLandstar System3.7184 of 5 stars$143.81+6.1%$155.67+8.2%-22.4%$5.03B$4.82B26.051,450High Trading VolumeCARAvis Budget Group2.3507 of 5 stars$103.76-0.4%$117.00+12.8%-4.3%$3.65B$11.62B-2.0024,500Trending NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHTZHertz Global0.6196 of 5 stars$6.94+3.3%$4.12-40.7%+23.3%$2.14B$9.05B-0.7427,000Insider TradeWERNWerner Enterprises3.4167 of 5 stars$28.18+7.5%$29.69+5.4%-27.7%$1.74B$2.97B51.2414,300Gap UpMRTNMarten Transport4.1426 of 5 stars$13.95+6.3%$19.33+38.6%-26.3%$1.14B$937.19M41.034,580Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap UpHTLDHeartland Express3.796 of 5 stars$8.91+5.3%$10.00+12.2%-22.8%$699.70M$996.61M-24.083,180Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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