Openlane (OPLN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

OPENLANE, Inc. operates a digital wholesale marketplace for used vehicles, connecting automobile dealers, manufacturers, fleet operators, rental companies and other commercial sellers with buyers. The company facilitates vehicle auctions and sales through online platforms and physical auction locations, helping customers source, sell and manage wholesale vehicles.

Its services include online and in-person auctions, vehicle inspections, condition reporting, transportation, title and registration support, reconditioning, and other transaction-related services. OPENLANE’s platforms are designed to streamline the wholesale vehicle process from vehicle remarketing through purchase and delivery.

The company was formerly known as KAR Auction Services, Inc. and adopted the OPENLANE name as part of its broader digital-marketplace strategy. It serves customers primarily in North America, with operations and marketplace activity also extending to select international markets. OPENLANE is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Peter Kelly.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $34.47 to $35.01
• 50-Day Range: $33.34 to $41.17
• 52-Week Range: $24.32 to $42.90
• Volume: 883,230 shs
• Average Volume: 986,573 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $43.83
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Openlane Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Openlane scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 668 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: 4.1 / 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 25.8% upside from its current price of $34.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Openlane has only been the subject of 4 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 25.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.27.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Openlane is 25.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.78.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Openlane has a PEG Ratio of 2.12. 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 2.98. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.16% 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 2.84, 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 14.59%, 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: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.04

News Sentiment

Openlane has a news sentiment score of 1.04. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Openlane this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for OPLN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Openlane to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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 0.0117% 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: 9/25/2026
• 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: +25.8%
• 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: 25.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 24.03
• P/E Growth: 2.12
• 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: 2.21
• Cash Flow: $2.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.36
• Book Value: $11.68 per share
• Price / Book: 2.98

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 122,800,000
• Free Float: 120,071,000
• Market Cap: $4.28 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 1.26