Openlane (OPLN) versus Its Competitors Financial Comparison

Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) is one of 355 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Openlane to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Volatility and Risk

Openlane has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Openlane’s rivals have a beta of 2.45, meaning that their average share price is 145% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Openlane and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Openlane	0	2	4	1	2.86
Openlane Competitors	1841	6120	9008	657	2.48

Openlane presently has a consensus price target of $43.83, indicating a potential upside of 27.56%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.96%. Given Openlane’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Openlane is more favorable than its rivals.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Openlane and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Openlane	$1.93 billion	$177.70 million	-40.43
Openlane Competitors	$2.42 billion	$139.57 million	16.77

Openlane’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Openlane. Openlane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Openlane shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Openlane shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Openlane and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Openlane	9.67%	12.81%	3.62%
Openlane Competitors	-58.22%	-118.49%	-1.29%

Summary

Openlane beats its rivals on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Openlane Company Profile

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.