Saia, Inc. vs Schneider National, Inc., two Trucking stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where SAIA and SNDR diverge most: on net margin, SAIA reads 8.2% and SNDR reads 1.9%; on return on assets, SAIA reads 7.5% and SNDR reads 2.2%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What SAIA's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What SNDR'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 | SAIA | SNDR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $347.82 | $35.74 |
| Market cap | $9.3B | $6.3B |
| Sector | Trucking | Trucking |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +7.1% |
| P/E | 33.6 | 55.8 |
| P/B | 3.42 | 2.06 |
| P/S | 2.75 | 1.08 |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.9 | 10.3 |
| Revenue growth | +4.8% | +6.3% |
| Operating margin | 13.1% | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 8.2% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.2% | 3.6% |
| Return on assets | 7.5% | 2.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.0% | 3.9% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 5.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.04 | 0.13 |
| Current ratio | 1.58 | 2.03 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 8.00 | 3.77 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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