ACV Auctions (ACVA) Competitors

OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) and ACV Auctions (NASDAQ:ACVA) are both auto/tires/trucks companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, KAR or ACVA?

OPENLANE has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ACV Auctions has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KAR or ACVA more profitable?

OPENLANE has a net margin of -9.04% compared to OPENLANE's net margin of -15.28%. ACV Auctions' return on equity of 8.53% beat OPENLANE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OPENLANE	-9.04%	8.53%	2.36%
ACV Auctions	-15.28%	-13.50%	-6.50%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, KAR or ACVA?

ACV Auctions has lower revenue, but higher earnings than OPENLANE. ACV Auctions is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OPENLANE, 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	1.16	-$154.10M	-$1.79	-9.84
ACV Auctions	$481.23M	6.34	-$75.26M	-$0.48	-38.79

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KAR or ACVA?

OPENLANE received 588 more outperform votes than ACV Auctions when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.08% of users gave OPENLANE an outperform vote while only 50.50% of users gave ACV Auctions an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
OPENLANE	Outperform Votes 639 71.08%	Underperform Votes 260 28.92%
ACV Auctions	Outperform Votes 51 50.50%	Underperform Votes 50 49.50%

Do analysts prefer KAR or ACVA?

OPENLANE presently has a consensus target price of $19.60, suggesting a potential upside of 11.33%. ACV Auctions has a consensus target price of $20.36, suggesting a potential upside of 9.33%. Given ACV Auctions' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe OPENLANE is more favorable than ACV Auctions.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OPENLANE	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
ACV Auctions	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Do institutionals and insiders believe in KAR or ACVA?

99.8% of OPENLANE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 88.6% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of OPENLANE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.5% of ACV Auctions shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to KAR or ACVA?

In the previous week, ACV Auctions had 9 more articles in the media than OPENLANE. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for ACV Auctions and 4 mentions for OPENLANE. OPENLANE's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat ACV Auctions' score of 0.13 indicating that ACV Auctions 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ACV Auctions	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

OPENLANE and ACV Auctions tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.