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SAIA vs. ARCB, JBHT, LSTR, ODFL, KNX, TFII, XPO, UHAL, R, and CAR

Should 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 (NASDAQ:ARCB) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both transportation companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

99.3% of ArcBest shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 Ratio
ArcBest$4.18B0.41$173.96M$6.7211.32
Saia$3.21B2.68$362.07M$10.8329.77

In the previous week, Saia had 17 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Saia and 9 mentions for ArcBest. Saia's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat ArcBest's score of 0.25 indicating that Saia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ArcBest
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Saia
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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%

ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $90.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.33%. Saia has a consensus target price of $337.89, indicating a potential upside of 4.81%. Given ArcBest's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe ArcBest is more favorable than Saia.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArcBest
1 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.40
Saia
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
10 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

ArcBest has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Saia beats ArcBest on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SAIA vs. The Competition

MetricSaiaTRANS IndustryTransportation SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$8.14B$6.47B$7.22B$10.54B
Dividend YieldN/A1.35%940.07%4.71%
P/E Ratio29.7729.2315.1127.60
Price / Sales2.681.49575.99202.41
Price / Cash14.209.147.8761.55
Price / Book3.713.422.496.76
Net Income$362.07M$167.24M$555.48M$275.88M
7 Day Performance9.69%7.46%0.64%2.81%
1 Month Performance5.27%0.80%6.16%9.24%
1 Year Performance-28.01%-7.68%5.92%35.42%

Saia Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SAIA
Saia
2.1629 of 5 stars
$322.39
+5.5%
$337.89
+4.8%
-26.2%$8.14B$3.21B29.7715,300Analyst Forecast
ARCB
ArcBest
4.3795 of 5 stars
$69.41
+1.4%
$89.17
+28.5%
-25.9%$1.58B$4.18B10.3314,000News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
JBHT
J.B. Hunt Transport Services
4.3266 of 5 stars
$134.80
+0.3%
$163.57
+21.3%
-11.3%$13.05B$12.09B24.5133,646News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
LSTR
Landstar System
4.311 of 5 stars
$121.50
-0.5%
$145.17
+19.5%
-29.6%$4.21B$4.82B25.471,441Analyst Forecast
ODFL
Old Dominion Freight Line
4.4222 of 5 stars
$141.04
+1.8%
$166.95
+18.4%
-24.7%$29.64B$5.81B27.5521,895Trending News
Analyst Forecast
KNX
Knight-Swift Transportation
4.4167 of 5 stars
$40.20
+1.4%
$53.13
+32.2%
-11.3%$6.52B$7.41B39.4135,300Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TFII
TFI International
4.1324 of 5 stars
$89.42
+0.7%
$117.06
+30.9%
-31.5%$7.37B$8.40B20.5127,205Analyst Forecast
XPO
XPO
3.7903 of 5 stars
$127.38
+1.1%
$138.00
+8.3%
+28.3%$15.00B$8.07B44.0838,000Analyst Forecast
UHAL
U-Haul
0.54 of 5 stars
$57.56
+0.5%
N/A-26.4%$11.29B$5.91B26.6532,200
R
Ryder System
4.2358 of 5 stars
$187.12
-0.3%
$189.89
+1.5%
+28.6%$7.63B$12.64B15.9150,700Analyst Forecast
CAR
Avis Budget Group
3.5818 of 5 stars
$161.53
+0.2%
$143.80
-11.0%
+66.7%$5.68B$11.79B-2.5524,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NASDAQ:SAIA) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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