Saia (SAIA) Competitors $486.89 -6.15 (-1.25%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends SAIA vs. ODFL, JBHT, UHAL, KNX, R, LSTR, CAR, WERN, MRTN, and HTZShould you be buying Saia stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Saia include Old Dominion Freight Line (ODFL), J.B. Hunt Transport Services (JBHT), U-Haul (UHAL), Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX), Ryder System (R), Landstar System (LSTR), Avis Budget Group (CAR), Werner Enterprises (WERN), Marten Transport (MRTN), and Hertz Global (HTZ). These companies are all part of the "trucking" industry. Saia vs. Old Dominion Freight Line J.B. Hunt Transport Services U-Haul Knight-Swift Transportation Ryder System Landstar System Avis Budget Group Werner Enterprises Marten Transport Hertz Global Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) are both large-cap transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Does the media prefer SAIA or ODFL? In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 4 more articles in the media than Saia. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 16 mentions for Saia. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Saia's score of 0.19 indicating that Old Dominion Freight Line is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Saia 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Old Dominion Freight Line 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 7 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in SAIA or ODFL? 77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Saia shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are owned by company 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 more volatility and risk, SAIA or ODFL? Saia has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its share price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is SAIA or ODFL more profitable? Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 21.03% compared to Saia's net margin of 11.83%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 29.40% beat Saia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saia11.83% 18.00% 13.18% Old Dominion Freight Line 21.03%29.40%22.72% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SAIA or ODFL? Old Dominion Freight Line has higher revenue and earnings than Saia. Old Dominion Freight Line 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 RatioSaia$2.88B4.49$354.86M$14.0034.78Old Dominion Freight Line$5.87B6.90$1.24B$5.7233.14 Do analysts recommend SAIA or ODFL? Saia currently has a consensus price target of $522.59, suggesting a potential upside of 7.33%. Old Dominion Freight Line has a consensus price target of $201.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.30%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than Old Dominion Freight Line.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Saia 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65Old Dominion Freight Line 1 Sell rating(s) 16 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.19 Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAIA or ODFL? Old Dominion Freight Line received 63 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.68% of users gave Saia an outperform vote while only 53.43% of users gave Old Dominion Freight Line an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSaiaOutperform Votes49059.68% Underperform Votes33140.32% Old Dominion Freight LineOutperform Votes55353.43% Underperform Votes48246.57% SummaryOld Dominion Freight Line beats Saia on 12 of the 19 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$11.99B$6.79B$329.31B$8.96BDividend YieldN/A1.03%4.12%4.04%P/E Ratio34.7841.7917.6816.84Price / Sales4.491.5063.4879.09Price / Cash22.429.4512.2035.97Price / Book6.663.182.214.79Net Income$354.86M$258.86M$573.08M$224.99M7 Day Performance8.04%4.18%-0.01%1.50%1 Month Performance-4.66%5.38%5.54%4.68%1 Year Performance10.27%-4.33%7.48%20.92% Saia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAIASaia1.9808 of 5 stars$486.89-1.2%$522.59+7.3%+12.8%$11.99B$2.88B34.7814,000Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownODFLOld Dominion Freight Line3.6263 of 5 stars$179.92+2.0%$203.33+13.0%+0.3%$38.41B$5.92B31.4522,902Analyst ForecastNews CoverageJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8539 of 5 stars$179.92+3.2%$192.11+6.8%-10.0%$18.14B$12.24B32.7137,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownUHALU-Haul0.8076 of 5 stars$67.58+1.0%N/A+9.7%$13.25B$5.64B29.1332,200News CoverageKNXKnight-Swift Transportation3.549 of 5 stars$54.28+3.6%$58.44+7.7%+2.4%$8.79B$7.48B236.0134,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap DownRRyder System3.8166 of 5 stars$156.76+1.4%$147.43-6.0%+50.8%$6.63B$12.55B14.6647,500Short Interest ↓Positive NewsLSTRLandstar System4.3544 of 5 stars$169.46+2.3%$171.45+1.2%-9.1%$5.99B$4.81B29.071,468Short Interest ↓CARAvis Budget Group4.6938 of 5 stars$83.03-1.8%$133.75+61.1%-43.4%$2.92B$11.78B7.5824,500WERNWerner Enterprises3.5338 of 5 stars$35.18+2.1%$37.29+6.0%-7.3%$2.17B$3.10B48.199,929Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownMRTNMarten Transport4.3842 of 5 stars$15.58+2.1%$20.00+28.4%-17.3%$1.27B$1.00B37.104,213News CoverageHTZHertz Global1.0754 of 5 stars$3.55-5.8%$4.81+35.6%-51.8%$1.09B$9.19B-0.4027,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ODFL Competitors JBHT Competitors UHAL Competitors KNX Competitors R Competitors LSTR Competitors CAR Competitors WERN Competitors MRTN Competitors HTZ Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SAIA) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersLast time you’ll see this priced at $1.00When was the last time you bought something for a buck? 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