Saia (SAIA) Competitors

Schneider National (NYSE:SNDR) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both transportation companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is SNDR or SAIA more profitable?

Saia has a net margin of 11.83% compared to Schneider National's net margin of 2.10%. Saia's return on equity of 18.00% beat Schneider National's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schneider National	2.10%	3.92%	2.53%
Saia	11.83%	18.00%	13.18%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SNDR or SAIA?

28.5% of Schneider National shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.7% of Schneider National 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SNDR or SAIA?

Saia has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Schneider National. Saia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schneider National, 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
Schneider National	$5.50B	0.96	$238.50M	$0.62	48.73
Saia	$2.88B	4.82	$354.86M	$14.00	37.31

Which has more risk & volatility, SNDR or SAIA?

Schneider National has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SNDR or SAIA?

Saia received 57 more outperform votes than Schneider National when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.65% of users gave Schneider National an outperform vote while only 59.66% of users gave Saia an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schneider National	Outperform Votes 428 64.65%	Underperform Votes 234 35.35%
Saia	Outperform Votes 485 59.66%	Underperform Votes 328 40.34%

Do analysts recommend SNDR or SAIA?

Schneider National presently has a consensus target price of $28.31, indicating a potential downside of 6.30%. Saia has a consensus target price of $506.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.13%. Given Saia's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than Schneider National.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schneider National	1 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
Saia	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media prefer SNDR or SAIA?

In the previous week, Saia had 7 more articles in the media than Schneider National. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Saia and 12 mentions for Schneider National. Saia's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Schneider National's score of 0.01 indicating that Saia is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schneider National	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Saia	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Saia beats Schneider National on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.