Comparing Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY)

Saia (NASDAQ:SAIA) and DHL Group (OTCMKTS:DHLGY) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Saia and DHL Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Saia	$3.23 billion	2.79	$255.04 million	$10.36	32.68
DHL Group	$93.72 billion	0.76	$3.96 billion	$2.86	11.14

DHL Group has higher revenue and earnings than Saia. DHL Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Saia, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Saia has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DHL Group has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Saia and DHL Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Saia	1	6	14	0	2.62
DHL Group	0	6	2	1	2.44

Saia presently has a consensus target price of $448.37, suggesting a potential upside of 32.43%. Given Saia’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Saia is more favorable than DHL Group.

Profitability

This table compares Saia and DHL Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Saia	8.19%	10.21%	7.48%
DHL Group	4.38%	16.44%	5.22%

Summary

Saia beats DHL Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About DHL Group

Deutsche Post AG operates as a mail and logistics company in Germany, rest of Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. The company operates through five segments: Express; Global Forwarding, Freight; Supply Chain; eCommerce Solutions; and Post & Parcel Germany. The Express segment offers time-definite courier and express services to business and private customers. The Global Forwarding, Freight segment provides air, ocean, and overland freight forwarding services; and offers multimodal and sector-specific solutions. This segment's business model is based on brokering transport services between customers and freight carriers. The Supply Chain segment delivers customized supply chain solutions to its customers based on modular components, including warehousing and transport services; and value-added services, such as e-fulfilment, omnichannel solutions and returns management, lead logistics partner, real estate solutions, service logistics, and packaging solutions for various industrial sectors. The eCommerce Solutions segment provides parcel delivery and cross-border non-time definite international services. The Post & Parcel Germany segment transports and delivers mail communication, parcels, physical and hybrid letters, and special products for the delivery of goods; and offers additional services, such as registered mail, cash on delivery, and insured items. Deutsche Post AG was founded in 1490 and is headquartered in Bonn, Germany.