Saia (SAIA) Competitors

J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ:JBHT) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor JBHT or SAIA?

In the previous week, Saia had 4 more articles in the media than J.B. Hunt Transport Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Saia and 6 mentions for J.B. Hunt Transport Services. J.B. Hunt Transport Services' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Saia's score of 0.56 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Saia	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend JBHT or SAIA?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services currently has a consensus target price of $161.90, indicating a potential upside of 14.89%. Saia has a consensus target price of $333.84, indicating a potential upside of 28.41%. 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Saia	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

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 Services	4.72%	14.05%	6.83%
Saia	11.28%	16.63%	12.10%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in JBHT or SAIA?

74.9% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of J.B. Hunt Transport Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JBHT or SAIA?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services received 237 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.17% of users gave Saia an outperform vote while only 59.10% of users gave J.B. Hunt Transport Services an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	Outperform Votes 750 59.10%	Underperform Votes 519 40.90%
Saia	Outperform Votes 513 59.17%	Underperform Votes 354 40.83%

Which has better earnings and valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
J.B. Hunt Transport Services	$12.06B	1.16	$570.89M	$5.51	25.58
Saia	$3.24B	2.14	$362.07M	$11.99	21.68

Which has more volatility and risk, JBHT or SAIA?

J.B. Hunt Transport Services has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 2, meaning that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services and Saia tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.