Saia (SAIA) Competitors $340.64 +10.27 (+3.11%) As of 04/14/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SAIA vs. ODFL, JBHT, UHAL, KNX, R, LSTR, CAR, WERN, HTZ, and MRTNShould 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), Hertz Global (HTZ), and Marten Transport (MRTN). 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 Hertz Global Marten Transport Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and Old Dominion Freight Line (NASDAQ:ODFL) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings. Which has more risk & volatility, SAIA or ODFL? Saia has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Dominion Freight Line has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to SAIA or ODFL? In the previous week, Old Dominion Freight Line had 1 more articles in the media than Saia. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Old Dominion Freight Line and 41 mentions for Saia. Old Dominion Freight Line's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Saia's score of 0.43 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 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 11 Neutral mention(s) 11 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Old Dominion Freight Line 18 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 8 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SAIA or ODFL? Old Dominion Freight Line received 53 more outperform votes than Saia when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.00% of users gave Saia an outperform vote while only 53.03% of users gave Old Dominion Freight Line an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSaiaOutperform Votes50760.00% Underperform Votes33840.00% Old Dominion Freight LineOutperform Votes56053.03% Underperform Votes49646.97% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SAIA or ODFL? 77.8% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Saia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of Old Dominion Freight Line shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SAIA or ODFL more profitable? Old Dominion Freight Line has a net margin of 20.40% compared to Saia's net margin of 11.28%. Old Dominion Freight Line's return on equity of 28.02% beat Saia's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Saia11.28% 16.63% 12.10% Old Dominion Freight Line 20.40%28.02%21.65% Do analysts prefer SAIA or ODFL? Saia currently has a consensus target price of $484.39, suggesting a potential upside of 42.20%. Old Dominion Freight Line has a consensus target price of $195.15, suggesting a potential upside of 25.81%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.74Old Dominion Freight Line 1 Sell rating(s) 14 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.35 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SAIA or ODFL? Old Dominion Freight Line has higher revenue and earnings than Saia. Saia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Dominion Freight Line, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSaia$3.21B2.83$362.07M$13.5125.21Old Dominion Freight Line$5.81B5.67$1.19B$5.4828.30 SummaryOld Dominion Freight Line beats Saia on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$9.07B$5.56B$285.40B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A1.36%4.32%4.33%P/E Ratio25.2124.1912.8417.78Price / Sales2.831.16202.2094.51Price / Cash21.1010.0711.6934.64Price / Book3.922.361.773.99Net Income$362.07M$207.92M$544.29M$247.24M7 Day Performance5.44%1.93%7.07%8.29%1 Month Performance-3.68%-9.70%-8.88%-5.37%1 Year Performance-40.96%-29.47%-11.57%-0.24% Saia Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SAIASaia3.4956 of 5 stars$340.64+3.1%$484.39+42.2%-41.0%$9.07B$3.21B25.2112,300Analyst ForecastGap UpODFLOld Dominion Freight Line4.3634 of 5 stars$151.23-0.5%$200.45+32.5%-29.9%$32.14B$5.81B27.6023,500Analyst ForecastPositive NewsJBHTJ.B. Hunt Transport Services4.8281 of 5 stars$131.97-2.0%$181.55+37.6%-25.7%$13.20B$12.09B23.7437,200Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageUHALU-Haul0.393 of 5 stars$59.97-3.7%N/A-5.0%$11.76B$5.69B27.7634,300Gap DownKNXKnight-Swift Transportation4.4233 of 5 stars$39.26+0.7%$57.24+45.8%-20.5%$6.36B$7.41B53.7828,500Analyst ForecastRRyder System4.3039 of 5 stars$131.65-1.6%$157.00+19.3%+22.6%$5.50B$12.71B11.8750,700Positive NewsLSTRLandstar System4.3111 of 5 stars$134.38-1.7%$159.55+18.7%-21.0%$4.75B$4.82B24.341,450Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap UpCARAvis Budget Group3.9892 of 5 stars$69.33+0.2%$130.71+88.5%-37.9%$2.44B$11.62B-1.3424,500Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownWERNWerner Enterprises3.2609 of 5 stars$27.27-2.3%$35.73+31.0%-21.7%$1.69B$3.03B49.589,929Analyst ForecastHTZHertz Global0.3182 of 5 stars$3.95+6.8%$4.36+10.3%-41.5%$1.21B$9.05B-0.4227,000Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownMRTNMarten Transport4.2162 of 5 stars$12.89-2.4%$19.33+50.0%-21.9%$1.05B$963.71M37.904,213Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ODFL Competitors JBHT Competitors UHAL Competitors KNX Competitors R Competitors LSTR Competitors CAR Competitors WERN Competitors HTZ Competitors MRTN 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 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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