Contrasting Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) and China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF)

China Everbright Environment Group�� (OTCMKTS:CHFFF) and Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

China Everbright Environment Group�� has a beta of 0.14, indicating that its share price is 86% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Openlane has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for China Everbright Environment Group�� and Openlane, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
China Everbright Environment Group��	0	0	0	0	0.00
Openlane	0	2	4	1	2.86

Openlane has a consensus price target of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.51%. Given Openlane’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Openlane is more favorable than China Everbright Environment Group��.

Profitability

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group�� and Openlane’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
China Everbright Environment Group��	N/A	N/A	N/A
Openlane	9.67%	12.81%	3.62%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares China Everbright Environment Group�� and Openlane”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
China Everbright Environment Group��	$3.53 billion	1.17	$503.48 million	N/A	N/A
Openlane	$1.93 billion	2.25	$177.70 million	($0.85)	-41.75

China Everbright Environment Group�� has higher revenue and earnings than Openlane.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Openlane shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Openlane shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Openlane beats China Everbright Environment Group�� on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About China Everbright Environment Group��

China Everbright Environment Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides environmental solutions worldwide. The company’s Environmental Energy Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates food and kitchen waste treatment, leachate and fecal treatment, sludge treatment and disposal, fly ash landfill, medical waste, and solid waste treatment projects, as well as waste-to-energy and methane-to-energy plants. This segment also provides waste sorting, renewable resources utilization, and sanitation operation services. Its Greentech Project Construction and Operation segment constructs and operates integrated biomass utilization, hazardous and solid waste treatment, and solar energy and wind power projects, as well as offers environmental remediation services. The company’s Environmental Water Project Construction and Operation segment constructs, upgrades, and operates waste water treatment plants; water supply and reusable water treatment plants; and sponge city construction, sludge treatment and disposal, leachate treatment, river-basin ecological restoration, and waste water source heat pump projects. This segment also researches and develops water environment technologies and engineering projects. The company’s Others segment conducts environmental protection technology research and development projects; provides environmental related technological, and protection project equipment construction and installation services; designs environmental protection projects; and sells related equipment. It also collects and treats municipal wastes by mechanical and biological technology; and manufactures environmental protection equipment. The company was formerly known as China Everbright International Limited and changed its name to China Everbright Environment Group Limited in September 2020. China Everbright Environment Group Limited was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

About Openlane

OPENLANE Inc. provides sellers and buyers across the wholesale used vehicle industry with technology-driven remarketing solutions. The company’s end-to-end platform supports whole car, financing, logistics and other ancillary and related services. OPENLANE Inc., formerly known as KAR Auction Services Inc., is based in CARMEL, Ind.