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OPENLANE (KAR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$22.45 -0.01 (-0.04%)
As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern

About OPENLANE Stock (NYSE:KAR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$22.31
$22.51
50-Day Range
$17.48
$22.46
52-Week Range
$15.44
$22.86
Volume
651,949 shs
Average Volume
729,254 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.41 billion
P/E Ratio
42.36
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$23.67
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

OPENLANE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital marketplace for used vehicles, which connects sellers and buyers in North America, Europe, the Philippines, and Uruguay. The company operates through two segments, Marketplace and Finance. The Marketplace segment offers digital marketplace services for buying and selling used vehicles. Its digital marketplaces include OPENLANE, a mobile-app enabled solutions that allows dealers to sell and source inventory in the United States. This segment also provides value-added ancillary services, including inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative, and collateral recovery services. This segment sells its products and services through vehicle manufacturers, fleet companies, rental car companies, finance companies, and others. The Finance segment offers floorplan financing, a short-term inventory-secured financing to independent used vehicle dealers. The company serves commercial customers and dealer customers. The company was formerly known as KAR Auction Services, Inc. and changed its name to OPENLANE, Inc. in May 2023. OPENLANE, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.

OPENLANE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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64th Percentile Overall Score

KAR MarketRank™: 

OPENLANE scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 87 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    OPENLANE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    OPENLANE has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about OPENLANE's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for OPENLANE are expected to grow by 28.42% in the coming year, from $0.95 to $1.22 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of OPENLANE is 42.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.12.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of OPENLANE is 42.36, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 19.94.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    OPENLANE has a PEG Ratio of 1.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    OPENLANE has a P/B Ratio of 1.79. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about OPENLANE's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.30% of the float of OPENLANE has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    OPENLANE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in OPENLANE has recently increased by 2.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    OPENLANE does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    OPENLANE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of OPENLANE is 115.15%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, OPENLANE will have a dividend payout ratio of 62.30% next year. This indicates that OPENLANE will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about OPENLANE's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    5.30% of the float of OPENLANE has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    OPENLANE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in OPENLANE has recently increased by 2.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    OPENLANE has a news sentiment score of 1.64. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for OPENLANE this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for KAR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added OPENLANE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, OPENLANE insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $152,040.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 1.51% of the stock of OPENLANE is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    99.76% of the stock of OPENLANE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about OPENLANE's insider trading history.
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KAR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

OPENLANE's stock was trading at $19.84 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, KAR shares have increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $22.45.
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OPENLANE, Inc. (NYSE:KAR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The specialty retailer reported $0.31 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.07. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis.
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OPENLANE's top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (11.00%), Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (9.24%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (6.69%) and Hawk Ridge Capital Management LP (4.26%). Insiders that own company stock include Peter J Kelly, James E Money II, James P Coyle and Brad S Lakhia.
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Shares of KAR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that OPENLANE investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/07/2025
Today
5/20/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Automotive dealers & gasoline service stations
Sub-Industry
Diversified Support Services
Current Symbol
NYSE:KAR
Employees
3,960
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$23.67
High Stock Price Target
$26.00
Low Stock Price Target
$20.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+5.4%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
42.36
Forward P/E Ratio
23.63
P/E Growth
1.85
Net Income
$-154,100,000.00
Pretax Margin
8.83%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.82 billion
Cash Flow
$2.28 per share
Price / Cash Flow
9.84
Book Value
$12.57 per share
Price / Book
1.79

Miscellaneous

Free Float
104,365,000
Market Cap
$2.41 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.32

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This page (NYSE:KAR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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