OPENLANE (KAR) Competitors $28.90 -0.72 (-2.42%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.14 +0.24 (+0.82%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KAR vs. UNF, MGRC, HCSG, CTAS, CPRT, IRM, MBLY, ALV, BWA, and OSKShould you be buying OPENLANE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OPENLANE include Unifirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Cintas (CTAS), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Mobileye Global (MBLY), Autoliv (ALV), BorgWarner (BWA), and Oshkosh (OSK). OPENLANE vs. Its Competitors Unifirst McGrath RentCorp Healthcare Services Group Cintas Copart Iron Mountain Mobileye Global Autoliv BorgWarner Oshkosh Unifirst (NYSE:UNF) and OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) are both mid-cap diversified support services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and dividends. Is UNF or KAR more profitable? OPENLANE has a net margin of 8.18% compared to Unifirst's net margin of 6.18%. OPENLANE's return on equity of 11.65% beat Unifirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Unifirst6.18% 7.35% 5.78% OPENLANE 8.18%11.65%3.40% Does the media refer more to UNF or KAR? In the previous week, OPENLANE had 3 more articles in the media than Unifirst. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for OPENLANE and 5 mentions for Unifirst. Unifirst's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat OPENLANE's score of 0.88 indicating that Unifirst is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Unifirst 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive OPENLANE 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend UNF or KAR? Unifirst presently has a consensus target price of $179.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.60%. OPENLANE has a consensus target price of $28.75, indicating a potential downside of 0.53%. Given Unifirst's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Unifirst is more favorable than OPENLANE.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Unifirst 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50OPENLANE 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher earnings and valuation, UNF or KAR? Unifirst has higher revenue and earnings than OPENLANE. Unifirst is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPENLANE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUnifirst$2.43B1.31$145.47M$8.1421.08OPENLANE$1.79B1.72$109.90M$0.7439.06 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in UNF or KAR? 78.2% of Unifirst shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of OPENLANE shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Unifirst shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of OPENLANE shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, UNF or KAR? Unifirst has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPENLANE has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryOPENLANE beats Unifirst on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get OPENLANE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KAR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOPENLANEAUTO/TRUCK IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.07B$6.40B$20.73B$21.54BDividend YieldN/A2.41%2.67%3.50%P/E Ratio39.0622.6917.4529.75Price / Sales1.7218.3643.1452.73Price / Cash13.5934.0121.5818.13Price / Book2.303.112.944.63Net Income$109.90M$180.08M$825.47M$999.94M7 Day Performance-0.58%0.51%12.16%0.68%1 Month Performance1.93%0.01%0.22%4.02%1 Year Performance74.63%36.09%12.45%16.39% OPENLANE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KAROPENLANE4.0814 of 5 stars$28.90-2.4%$28.75-0.5%+74.7%$3.07B$1.79B39.064,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓UNFUnifirst4.3548 of 5 stars$174.23-2.0%$179.50+3.0%-9.1%$3.30B$2.43B21.4016,000Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.8313 of 5 stars$123.41-1.8%$145.50+17.9%+20.3%$3.09B$910.94M12.021,219Positive NewsHCSGHealthcare Services Group2.4836 of 5 stars$15.91+0.5%$16.25+2.1%+43.8%$1.15B$1.72B113.6435,300News CoveragePositive NewsCTASCintas4.8327 of 5 stars$202.78-0.8%$224.54+10.7%-2.6%$82.41B$10.34B45.9848,300News CoveragePositive NewsCPRTCopart4.3404 of 5 stars$48.75+0.4%$54.50+11.8%-3.6%$46.96B$4.65B30.4711,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.6974 of 5 stars$92.32+0.2%$120.17+30.2%-17.3%$27.23B$6.15B659.4928,850News CoveragePositive NewsMBLYMobileye Global3.7502 of 5 stars$14.84+1.0%$19.50+31.4%+24.7%$11.98B$1.65B-4.073,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastALVAutoliv3.2383 of 5 stars$126.83+1.7%$120.69-4.8%+32.0%$9.58B$10.39B13.8865,200News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastBWABorgWarner4.056 of 5 stars$44.42+0.9%$40.57-8.7%+35.6%$9.53B$14.04B47.2538,300News CoverageAnalyst ForecastOSKOshkosh4.6206 of 5 stars$138.93-0.5%$138.08-0.6%+36.4%$8.93B$10.76B13.9518,500News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Unifirst Competitors McGrath RentCorp Competitors Healthcare Services Group Competitors Cintas Competitors Copart Competitors Iron Mountain Competitors Mobileye Global Competitors Autoliv Competitors BorgWarner Competitors Oshkosh Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KAR) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollege grad makes $64,000 a monthA Wall Street legend just helped train our own proprietary AI system in the stock market (a project that took ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s right about Epstein.A crisis that could devastate your wealth, upend the dollar, and accelerate the collapse of America’s economy....Porter & Company | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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