Openlane (OPLN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Openlane, Inc. operates a digital marketplace and technology platform for the wholesale vehicle industry. The company connects buyers and sellers of used vehicles, including automotive dealers, manufacturers, rental and fleet operators, financial institutions, and other commercial consignors.

Its services include online and physical vehicle auctions, vehicle inspections and condition reports, transportation and logistics, title and registration support, and marketplace tools that facilitate wholesale vehicle transactions. Openlane also provides financing and related services designed to support buyers and sellers throughout the remarketing process.

The company serves customers primarily in North America and has historically operated through the OPENLANE brand and related auction and automotive remarketing businesses. The business was formerly known as KAR Auction Services before adopting the OPENLANE name. Peter Kelly has served as the company's chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $36.83 to $37.69
• 50-Day Range: $33.34 to $37.45
• 52-Week Range: $24.32 to $42.90
• Volume: 1.02 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.55 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.39
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Openlane Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Openlane scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 284th out of 660 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Openlane has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.57, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Openlane has a consensus price target of $43.83, representing about 18.2% upside from its current price of $37.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.76%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Openlane are expected to grow by 22.76% in the coming year, from $1.45 to $1.78 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Openlane is 27.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 35.52.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Openlane is 27.39, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 23.24.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Openlane has a PEG Ratio of 2.27. 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 3.18. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.68% 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 1.66, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Openlane has recently decreased by 22.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Openlane does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.54

News Sentiment

Openlane has a news sentiment score of 0.54. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Openlane this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for OPLN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Openlane to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $500,068.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0110% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Openlane insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $500,068.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

2.22% 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Today: 10/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:OPLN
• CIK: 1395942
• Web: corporate.openlane.com
• Phone: 800-923-3725
• Fax: 317-843-4898
• Employees: 4,800
• Year Founded: 2014

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Openlane: $43.83
• High Price Target: $50.00
• Low Price Target: $38.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.57
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.85)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.58
• P/E Growth: 2.27
• Net Income: $177.70 million
• Net Margins: 9.67%
• Pretax Margin: 10.32%
• Return on Equity: 12.81%
• Return on Assets: 3.62%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.34
• Current Ratio: 1.17
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.93 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.35
• Cash Flow: $2.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.33
• Book Value: $11.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 122,800,000
• Free Float: 120,071,000
• Market Cap: $4.55 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.28