OPENLANE (KAR) Competitors

OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) and Dana (NYSE:DAN) are both small-cap auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of KAR or DAN?

99.8% of OPENLANE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.8% of Dana shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of OPENLANE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Dana shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KAR or DAN?

In the previous week, Dana had 8 more articles in the media than OPENLANE. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Dana and 0 mentions for OPENLANE. Dana's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat OPENLANE's score of -0.39 indicating that Dana is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
OPENLANE	Neutral
Dana	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, KAR or DAN?

OPENLANE has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dana has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KAR or DAN?

OPENLANE received 105 more outperform votes than Dana when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave OPENLANE an outperform vote while only 60.05% of users gave Dana an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OPENLANE	Outperform Votes 637 71.01%	Underperform Votes 260 28.99%
Dana	Outperform Votes 532 60.05%	Underperform Votes 354 39.95%

Is KAR or DAN more profitable?

Dana has a net margin of 0.36% compared to OPENLANE's net margin of -9.37%. OPENLANE's return on equity of 7.49% beat Dana's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OPENLANE	-9.37%	7.49%	2.11%
Dana	0.36%	7.37%	1.53%

Which has better earnings & valuation, KAR or DAN?

Dana has higher revenue and earnings than OPENLANE. OPENLANE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dana, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
OPENLANE	$1.65B	1.15	-$154.10M	-$1.83	-9.60
Dana	$10.56B	0.17	$38M	$0.26	48.00

Do analysts recommend KAR or DAN?

OPENLANE presently has a consensus target price of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.98%. Dana has a consensus target price of $16.43, suggesting a potential upside of 31.64%. Given Dana's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Dana is more favorable than OPENLANE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OPENLANE	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Dana	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Summary

Dana beats OPENLANE on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.