Financial Contrast: Element Fleet Management (OTCMKTS:ELEEF) vs. Openlane (NYSE:OPLN)

Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) and Element Fleet Management (OTCMKTS:ELEEF) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Openlane and Element Fleet Management”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Openlane	$2.08 billion	2.24	-$104.38 million	($0.85)	-44.55
Element Fleet Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.74	20.93

Element Fleet Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Openlane. Openlane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Element Fleet Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Openlane and Element Fleet Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Openlane	0	3	4	0	2.57
Element Fleet Management	0	0	3	1	3.25

Openlane presently has a consensus target price of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 15.76%. Given Openlane’s higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Openlane is more favorable than Element Fleet Management.

Insider and 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Openlane and Element Fleet Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Openlane	N/A	N/A	N/A
Element Fleet Management	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Openlane beats Element Fleet Management on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Element Fleet Management

Element Fleet Management Corp. operates as a fleet management company primarily in Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers end-to-end fleet cars, trucks, and material handling support equipment acquisition; and end-to-end electric vehicle fleet including fleet planning, charging infrastructure solutions, acquisition, financing, maintenance, and remarketing. It provides commercial fleet financing comprising operating and capital lease, sale and leaseback funding, loans, rental fleet financing, client owned acquisition program, and fair market value lease for fleet cars, trucks, and equipment; and vehicle licensing and registration services, such as renewal, fleet title management, and insurance card management services. In addition, the company provides collision management services, such as 24/7 driver assistance, collision evaluation, repair management, and subrogation; fleet management outsourcing solutions; fuel, maintenance, and safety solutions; telematics and fleet connectivity solutions; and toll and violation management, as well as fleet remarketing, sale leaseback, and strategic fleet management consulting services. It serves construction, energy, oil and gas, food and beverages, healthcare, services, and transport sectors. Element Fleet Management Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Toronto, Canada.