Saia vs Universal Logistics
SAIA and ULH side by side, both in trucking and courier services, except air. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How SAIA and ULH compare
Saia is the larger company, worth 15 times as much as Universal Logistics ($9.2B against $596M).
Saia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (9.3% versus −8.3% for Universal Logistics).
Saia keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.0% compared with −6.0% at Universal Logistics.
Universal Logistics pays a dividend yielding 1.9%; Saia does not pay one.
Saia scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 6 for Universal Logistics), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | SAIA | ULH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $9.2B | $596M |
| Share price | $344.61 | $22.59 |
| Change, 1 year | 24.2% | 33.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 0.51% | 5.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.31 | 1.22 |
| Employees | 7,450 | 11K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 32.7× | – |
| P/S | 2.6× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.3× | 1.1× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.4× | 13.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 33.0× | 16.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 3.0% | 6.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $312.59 | $15.07 |
| Margin of safety | −10.2% (better) | −49.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 9.3% (better) | −8.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.2% (better) | 2.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −0.19% (better) | −250% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −0.28% (better) | −249% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 12.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 10.7% (better) | −3.3% |
| Net margin | 8.0% (better) | −6.0% |
| FCF margin | 7.9% (better) | 2.4% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% (better) | −15.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.6% (better) | −3.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 1.23 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.16 | 7.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 39.5× (better) | −1.0× |
| Current ratio | 1.83 (better) | 1.20 |
| Altman Z-score | 7.62 (better) | 1.61 |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 1.9% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 32.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 1.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 106% | 28.0% |
| Held by insiders | 0.31% | 74.6% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$7.0M | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.5% | 5.8% |
Go deeper
- SAIA stock overview
- SAIA income statement
- SAIA valuation and score
- ULH stock overview
- ULH income statement
- ULH valuation and score
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