Saia (SAIA) Competitors $303.28 -3.50 (-1.14%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$303.08 -0.20 (-0.07%) As of 07/11/2025 07:59 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 businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Is ARCB or SAIA more profitable? Saia has a net margin of 9.91% compared to ArcBest's net margin of 4.37%. Saia's return on equity of 14.21% beat ArcBest's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ArcBest4.37% 10.05% 5.35% Saia 9.91%14.21%10.22% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$4.18B0.45$173.96M$7.5610.88Saia$3.21B2.52$362.07M$11.9925.29 Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ARCB or SAIA? 99.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of ArcBest shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer ARCB or SAIA? In the previous week, Saia had 7 more articles in the media than ArcBest. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Saia and 18 mentions for ArcBest. Saia's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat ArcBest's score of 0.81 indicating that Saia is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ArcBest 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Saia 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ARCB or SAIA? ArcBest presently has a consensus target price of $93.17, suggesting a potential upside of 13.30%. Saia has a consensus target price of $338.26, suggesting a potential upside of 11.53%. Given ArcBest's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Which has more volatility and risk, ARCB or SAIA? ArcBest has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$8.08B$7.22B$7.28B$9.11BDividend YieldN/A1.20%922.81%4.01%P/E Ratio25.2936.7013.2320.26Price / Sales2.521.58357.41166.10Price / Cash14.1010.157.6257.67Price / Book3.493.612.145.49Net Income$362.07M$167.24M$563.51M$250.45M7 Day Performance2.87%-0.60%2.13%4.79%1 Month Performance16.28%9.45%5.33%9.59%1 Year Performance-33.35%-3.31%4.98%16.41% Saia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAIASaia3.2703 of 5 stars$303.28-1.1%$338.26+11.5%-33.3%$8.08B$3.21B25.2915,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastARCBArcBest4.8613 of 5 stars$79.24-4.6%$91.92+16.0%-28.4%$1.82B$4.18B10.4814,000Analyst ForecastJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.3075 of 5 stars$149.56-2.2%$163.19+9.1%-7.6%$14.83B$12.09B27.1433,646News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastLSTRLandstar System4.1412 of 5 stars$142.54-2.3%$151.50+6.3%-20.7%$4.98B$4.82B28.231,441News CoverageAnalyst ForecastODFLOld Dominion Freight Line3.5337 of 5 stars$164.31-3.9%$175.05+6.5%-11.8%$34.72B$5.81B30.8321,895Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.1927 of 5 stars$46.18-2.6%$53.25+15.3%-5.1%$7.48B$7.41B49.1335,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastTFIITFI International4.4755 of 5 stars$91.00-3.2%$121.50+33.5%-39.9%$7.60B$8.40B19.9127,205News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionXPOXPO4.2766 of 5 stars$129.69-1.8%$138.21+6.6%+23.6%$15.28B$8.07B39.9038,000News CoverageAnalyst ForecastUHALU-Haul0.3519 of 5 stars$60.49-2.5%N/A-4.4%$11.86B$5.83B28.0032,200RRyder System4.2129 of 5 stars$169.29-1.3%$172.17+1.7%+36.9%$7.00B$12.64B14.7650,700News CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastCARAvis Budget Group2.8013 of 5 stars$181.52+0.1%$117.00-35.5%+78.1%$6.39B$11.79B-2.8824,000Analyst 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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