Roadrunner Transportation Systems (OTCMKTS:RRTS) versus Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) Head-To-Head Survey

Roadrunner Transportation Systems (OTCMKTS:RRTS) and Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) are both transportation companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Volatility & Risk

Roadrunner Transportation Systems has a beta of 3.79, suggesting that its stock price is 279% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Saia has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Roadrunner Transportation Systems and Saia’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roadrunner Transportation Systems	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saia	8.96%	12.42%	8.88%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Roadrunner Transportation Systems and Saia”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Roadrunner Transportation Systems	$32.72 million	2.89	-$2.09 million	N/A	N/A
Saia	$3.24 billion	2.34	$362.07 million	$10.83	26.20

Saia has higher revenue and earnings than Roadrunner Transportation Systems.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Roadrunner Transportation Systems and Saia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roadrunner Transportation Systems	0	0	0	0	0.00
Saia	0	10	9	1	2.55

Saia has a consensus price target of $347.1579, indicating a potential upside of 22.36%. Given Saia’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Saia is more favorable than Roadrunner Transportation Systems.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Roadrunner Transportation Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Roadrunner Transportation Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Saia shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Saia beats Roadrunner Transportation Systems on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Roadrunner Transportation Systems

Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. provides asset-right transportation and asset-light logistics services. It operates through four segments: Ascent Transportation Management (Ascent TM), Ascent On-Demand (Ascent OD), Less-than-Truckload (LTL), and Truckload (TL). The company offers domestic freight management solutions, including asset-backed truckload brokerage, specialized/heavy haul, LTL shipment execution, LTL carrier rate negotiations, access to its transportation management system, and freight audit/payment. It also provides air and ground expedite services for the transportation of automotive and industrial parts, paper products, and steel, as well as frozen and refrigerated foods, including dairy, poultry and meat, and consumers products, such as foods and beverages. In addition, the company arranges the pickup and delivery of TL freight through its 30 TL service centers in the United States; offers dry van truckload, temperature-controlled truckload, and logistics and warehouse services; and provides pickup, consolidation, linehaul, deconsolidation, and delivery of LTL shipments in the United States and Canada through 27 LTL service centers and approximately 140 third-party delivery agents. Further, the company provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, regulatory compliance, project and order management, and retail consolidation services. It operates through a network of independent brokerage agents, direct sales force, company brokers, and commissioned sales representatives. The company offers its services under the Roadrunner and Ascent Global Logistics brands. Roadrunner Transportation Systems, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Downers Grove, Illinois.

About Saia

Saia, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a transportation company in North America. The company provides less-than-truckload services for shipments between 100 and 10,000 pounds; and other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. It also offers other value-added services, including non-asset truckload, expedited, and logistics services. As of December 31, 2022, it operated 191 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 6,200 tractors and 20,800 trailers. The company operates 194 terminals. The company was formerly known as SCS Transportation, Inc. and changed its name to Saia, Inc. in July 2006. Saia, Inc. was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Johns Creek, Georgia.