Contrasting Openlane (OPLN) & The Competition

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Openlane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.2% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Openlane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned 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.

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	-59.00%	-118.73%	-1.30%

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary 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	1847	6123	9010	659	2.48

Openlane currently has a consensus price target of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.06%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.34%. Given Openlane’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Openlane is more favorable than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Openlane	$1.93 billion	$177.70 million	-41.91
Openlane Competitors	$2.41 billion	$139.00 million	16.26

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.

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.