Contrasting Openlane (OPLN) & Its Rivals

Openlane (NYSE:OPLN) is one of 354 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Openlane to related companies based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Openlane	9.23%	12.74%	3.62%
Openlane Competitors	-49.89%	-119.08%	-1.27%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Openlane and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Openlane	0	3	4	0	2.57
Openlane Competitors	1913	6257	9050	666	2.47

Openlane presently has a consensus target price of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 26.20%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 9.81%. Given Openlane’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Openlane is more favorable than its peers.

Risk and Volatility

Openlane has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Openlane’s peers have a beta of 2.50, indicating that their average share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Openlane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Openlane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.4% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Openlane	$1.93 billion	$177.70 million	-46.94
Openlane Competitors	$2.45 billion	$140.58 million	4.07

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

Summary

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

Openlane Company Profile

OPENLANE operates a digital marketplace for wholesale used vehicles, connecting vehicle sellers—including dealers, fleet operators, financial institutions and manufacturers—with professional buyers. Its online auction platform supports the buying and selling of vehicles across multiple channels. The company also provides services that support wholesale transactions, such as vehicle condition information, title processing and transportation coordination. OPENLANE serves customers in the United States, Canada and Europe.