Comparing Openlane (OPLN) and Its Competitors

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Openlane and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Openlane	0	2	4	1	2.86
Openlane Competitors	1810	6083	8960	654	2.48

Openlane presently has a consensus target price of $43.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.49%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.56%. Given Openlane’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Openlane is more favorable than its rivals.

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 insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Openlane and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Openlane	$1.93 billion	$177.70 million	-38.10
Openlane Competitors	$2.44 billion	$139.27 million	25.41

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.

Risk & Volatility

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 2.44, meaning that their average share price is 144% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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	9.47%	13.00%	3.64%
Openlane Competitors	-60.96%	-122.75%	-1.36%

Summary

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

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.