OPENLANE (KAR) Competitors $19.00 +0.38 (+2.04%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.98 -0.02 (-0.08%) As of 05/2/2025 04:20 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, LAD, AN, GPI, and RUSHBShould 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), Lithia Motors (LAD), AutoNation (AN), Group 1 Automotive (GPI), and Rush Enterprises (RUSHB). OPENLANE vs. UniFirst McGrath RentCorp Healthcare Services Group Cintas Copart Iron Mountain Lithia Motors AutoNation Group 1 Automotive Rush Enterprises OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) and UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) are both mid-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KAR or UNF? 99.8% of OPENLANE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.2% of UniFirst shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of OPENLANE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of UniFirst shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, KAR or UNF? OPENLANE has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, UniFirst has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend KAR or UNF? OPENLANE currently has a consensus target price of $23.67, indicating a potential upside of 24.56%. UniFirst has a consensus target price of $180.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.07%. Given OPENLANE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OPENLANE is more favorable than UniFirst.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OPENLANE 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67UniFirst 2 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor KAR or UNF? OPENLANE received 415 more outperform votes than UniFirst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.87% of users gave OPENLANE an outperform vote while only 52.55% of users gave UniFirst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOPENLANEOutperform Votes65270.87% Underperform Votes26829.13% UniFirstOutperform Votes23752.55% Underperform Votes21447.45% Is KAR or UNF a better dividend stock? OPENLANE pays an annual dividend of $0.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. UniFirst pays an annual dividend of $1.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. OPENLANE pays out 143.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. UniFirst pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer KAR or UNF? In the previous week, UniFirst had 3 more articles in the media than OPENLANE. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for UniFirst and 5 mentions for OPENLANE. UniFirst's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat OPENLANE's score of 0.89 indicating that UniFirst is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment OPENLANE 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive UniFirst 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is KAR or UNF more profitable? OPENLANE has a net margin of 6.27% compared to UniFirst's net margin of 6.00%. OPENLANE's return on equity of 9.20% beat UniFirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OPENLANE6.27% 9.20% 2.62% UniFirst 6.00%7.40%5.80% Which has higher valuation & earnings, KAR or UNF? 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 RatioOPENLANE$1.79B1.14-$154.10M$0.5335.85UniFirst$2.45B1.36$145.47M$8.0422.37 SummaryOPENLANE beats UniFirst on 12 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 ExcelMetricOPENLANEAutomotive dealers & gasoline service stations IndustryAuto SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.04B$8.74B$17.14B$19.21BDividend YieldN/A1.52%3.07%4.00%P/E Ratio35.8522.6817.2233.45Price / Sales1.142.419.8529.18Price / Cash9.8419.0310.9417.52Price / Book1.514.461.794.55Net Income-$154.10M$310.64M$1.41B$1.02B7 Day Performance2.93%-0.89%2.20%2.25%1 Month Performance0.98%3.88%5.06%2.90%1 Year Performance7.41%-0.05%-11.23%4.62% OPENLANE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KAROPENLANE3.4747 of 5 stars$19.00+2.0%$23.67+24.6%+8.1%$2.04B$1.79B35.853,960Short Interest ↑Positive NewsUNFUniFirst3.1415 of 5 stars$178.20+0.5%$180.00+1.0%+14.6%$3.31B$2.45B22.7914,000Short Interest ↑Positive NewsMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.9673 of 5 stars$106.32+2.9%$145.50+36.9%+0.9%$2.62B$918.53M11.271,220Insider TradePositive NewsHCSGHealthcare Services Group1.6567 of 5 stars$13.79+0.9%$14.80+7.3%+38.3%$1.01B$1.74B25.5435,700News CoveragePositive NewsCTASCintas4.5389 of 5 stars$208.28-0.1%$213.62+2.6%+27.8%$84.10B$10.14B50.2243,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑Positive NewsCPRTCopart2.8665 of 5 stars$59.81-1.8%$58.00-3.0%+12.5%$57.78B$4.51B40.1411,700Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain4.6819 of 5 stars$88.48+0.9%$121.29+37.1%+24.2%$26.10B$6.15B145.0526,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageLADLithia Motors4.6066 of 5 stars$290.48-0.8%$361.20+24.3%+17.9%$7.64B$36.80B9.7921,900ANAutoNation4.0641 of 5 stars$171.84-1.9%$200.75+16.8%+8.1%$6.74B$26.77B10.1423,600Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.6388 of 5 stars$408.23+0.4%$449.86+10.2%+40.7%$5.32B$20.97B11.1115,500Insider TradePositive NewsRUSHBRush Enterprises1.8147 of 5 stars$57.29-1.6%N/A+37.8%$4.54B$7.80B15.368,040Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementPositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UniFirst Competitors McGrath RentCorp Competitors Healthcare Services Group Competitors Cintas Competitors Copart Competitors Iron Mountain Competitors Lithia Motors Competitors AutoNation Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Rush Enterprises 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 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Alert: The Truth About Fort Knox Is ComingOwning physical gold isn’t the best way to profit. 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