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SAIA vs UPS
Side-by-side comparison of Saia Inc. (SAIA) and United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.
Summary
- Both SAIA and UPS operate in Trucking Freight/Courier Services (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
- UPS is the larger of the two at $100.06B, about 8.6x SAIA ($11.65B).
- SAIA has been more active in the news (6 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for UPS).
- Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
- Company
- Saia Inc.
- United Parcel Service Inc.
- Price
- $436.54-0.47%
- $117.73+0.48%
- Market cap
- $11.65B
- $100.06B
- 1M return
- -
- +6.99%
- 1Y return
- -
- +18.70%
- Industry
- Trucking Freight/Courier Services
- Trucking Freight/Courier Services
- Exchange
- NASDAQ
- NYSE
- IPO
- 1999
- News (4w)
- 6
- 3
- Recent ratings
- 25
- 25
Saia Inc.
Saia, Inc., through 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. As of December 31, 2020, it operated 174 owned and leased facilities; and owned approximately 5,700 tractors and 17,400 trailers. 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.
United Parcel Service Inc.
United Parcel Service, Inc. provides letter and package delivery, transportation, logistics, and financial services. It operates through three segments: U.S. Domestic Package, International Package, and Supply Chain & Freight. The U.S. Domestic Package segment offers time-definite delivery of letters, documents, small packages, and palletized freight through air and ground services in the United States. The International Package segment provides guaranteed day and time-definite international shipping services in Europe, the Asia Pacific, Canada and Latin America, the Indian sub-continent, the Middle East, and Africa. This segment offers guaranteed time-definite express options. The Supply Chain & Freight segment provides international air and ocean freight forwarding, customs brokerage, distribution and post-sales, and mail and consulting services in approximately 200 countries and territories; and less-than-truckload and truckload services to customers in North America. This segment also offers truckload brokerage services; supply chain solutions to the healthcare and life sciences industry; shipping, visibility, and billing technologies; and financial and insurance services. The company operates a fleet of approximately 127,000 package cars, vans, tractors, and motorcycles; and owns 58,000 containers that are used to transport cargo in its aircraft. United Parcel Service, Inc. was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
Latest SAIA
- Saia upgraded by BofA Securities with a new price target
- Saia upgraded by Citigroup with a new price target
- Saia Sponsors Christopher Bell’s Patriotic No. 20 Toyota at Chicagoland Speedway
- Saia upgraded by Evercore ISI
- Saia to Announce Second Quarter 2026 Results on July 30, 2026
- Saia Launches REV Initiative to Advance Speed, Visibility and the Customer Experience
- Saia Expands Midwest Network with New Facilities in Minnesota and Missouri
- Saia downgraded by Citigroup with a new price target
- Saia Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
- EVP & CHRO Norwood Anthony R sold $136,881 worth of shares (292 units at $468.77), decreasing direct ownership by 6% to 4,894 units (SEC Form 4)
Latest UPS
- Citizens initiated coverage on UPS
- UPS To Release Second-Quarter 2026 Results On Tuesday, July 28, 2026
- UPS Extends Complex Healthcare Logistics Lead with $48 Million Investment in Temperature-Controlled Freight Cross-Dock Facilities
- SEC Form 11-K filed by United Parcel Service Inc.
- Proof Over Promises: UPS's Bold AI Initiatives Enhance Products, Services and Customer Experience
- United Parcel Service Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update
- From Cart to Cookout: Omaha Steaks and Roadie Power Same-Day Delivery for Father's Day
- UPS Invests $50 Million to Transform Logistics for North American Automotive and Industrial Manufacturers, Launches Air Freight Expansion in Mexico
- Chief Digital & Tech Officer Subramanian Bala converted options into 3,086 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,027 shares, increasing direct ownership by 9% to 24,562 units (SEC Form 4)
- Chief Financial Officer Dykes Brian M converted options into 3,138 shares and covered exercise/tax liability with 1,398 shares, increasing direct ownership by 12% to 15,970 units (SEC Form 4)