J.B. HUNT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. vs Saia, Inc., two Trucking stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where JBHT and SAIA diverge most: on debt / equity, JBHT reads 0.31 and SAIA reads 0.04; on p/b, JBHT reads 7.05 and SAIA reads 3.42. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What JBHT's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What SAIA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | JBHT | SAIA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $271.66 | $347.82 |
| Market cap | $25.8B | $9.3B |
| Sector | Trucking | Trucking |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 38.6 | 33.6 |
| P/B | 7.05 | 3.42 |
| P/S | 2.03 | 2.75 |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.1 | 14.9 |
| Revenue growth | +5.5% | +4.8% |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 13.1% |
| Net margin | 5.3% | 8.2% |
| Return on equity | 18.4% | 10.2% |
| Return on assets | 8.5% | 7.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.8% | 10.0% |
| FCF yield | 4.3% | 2.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | 0.04 |
| Current ratio | 1.26 | 1.58 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.76 | 8.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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