Contrasting Openlane (OPLN) and Its Competitors

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

99.8% of Openlane shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.6% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Openlane shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Openlane	$1.93 billion	$177.70 million	-41.76
Openlane Competitors	$2.45 billion	$139.90 million	14.64

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.

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	-59.03%	-118.76%	-1.30%

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	1851	6128	9016	660	2.48

Openlane currently has a consensus target price of $43.83, suggesting a potential upside of 23.47%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 11.27%. Given Openlane’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Openlane is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Openlane has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Openlane’s rivals have a beta of 2.39, indicating that their average share price is 139% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.