OPENLANE (KAR) Competitors $15.90 +0.10 (+0.63%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends KAR vs. UNF, MGRC, VVI, HCSG, PFMT, CPRT, IRM, CTAS, AN, and GPIShould you be buying OPENLANE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OPENLANE include UniFirst (UNF), McGrath RentCorp (MGRC), Viad (VVI), Healthcare Services Group (HCSG), Performant Financial (PFMT), Copart (CPRT), Iron Mountain (IRM), Cintas (CTAS), AutoNation (AN), and Group 1 Automotive (GPI). OPENLANE vs. UniFirst McGrath RentCorp Viad Healthcare Services Group Performant Financial Copart Iron Mountain Cintas AutoNation Group 1 Automotive UniFirst (NYSE:UNF) and OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR) are both industrial products companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, UNF or KAR? UniFirst has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OPENLANE has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in UNF or KAR? 78.2% of UniFirst shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.8% of OPENLANE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of UniFirst shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of OPENLANE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is UNF or KAR more profitable? UniFirst has a net margin of 5.99% compared to OPENLANE's net margin of 3.39%. OPENLANE's return on equity of 7.85% beat UniFirst's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets UniFirst5.99% 7.47% 5.85% OPENLANE 3.39%7.85%2.20% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in UNF or KAR? OPENLANE received 409 more outperform votes than UniFirst when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.18% of users gave OPENLANE an outperform vote while only 52.71% of users gave UniFirst an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformUniFirstOutperform Votes23352.71% Underperform Votes20947.29% OPENLANEOutperform Votes64271.18% Underperform Votes26028.82% Do analysts recommend UNF or KAR? UniFirst presently has a consensus price target of $186.25, suggesting a potential upside of 3.43%. OPENLANE has a consensus price target of $19.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.64%. 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 UniFirst 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75OPENLANE 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has higher valuation and earnings, UNF or KAR? 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 RatioUniFirst$2.43B1.38$145.47M$7.7723.18OPENLANE$1.65B1.05-$154.10M$0.15106.00 Does the media favor UNF or KAR? In the previous week, UniFirst had 7 more articles in the media than OPENLANE. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for UniFirst and 2 mentions for OPENLANE. UniFirst's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat OPENLANE's score of 0.00 indicating that UniFirst is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment UniFirst 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral OPENLANE 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryOPENLANE beats UniFirst on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Chaikin AnalyticsSell NVDA Now?Guess who's selling NVDA next The most successful hedge fund in history quietly sold 500,000 shares. Here's what that means for your money. Billionaire Wall Street investors are quietly offloading millions of shares. What do they know that you don't? It's arguably the most popular stock in the world. Now, one 50-year Wall Street legend says its day in the sun could finally be coming to an end. Last year, he warned of two stocks that went on to crash 60%.Now he's just issued a warning for the most popular stock in the world: Nvidia (NVDA). 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$1.73B$8.64B$14.20B$19.25BDividend YieldN/A1.30%2.99%3.53%P/E Ratio106.001,289.6514.8343.31Price / Sales1.051.0510.1514.52Price / Cash8.2029.6812.8120.89Price / Book1.292.792.035.40Net Income-$154.10M$371.37M$1.37B$985.39M7 Day Performance-1.36%0.08%-3.35%-0.71%1 Month Performance-2.99%-5.22%-5.12%-0.97%1 Year Performance12.37%27.76%-4.80%25.05% OPENLANE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KAROPENLANE3.6224 of 5 stars$15.90+0.6%$19.50+22.6%+17.5%$1.73B$1.65B106.004,500Upcoming EarningsUNFUniFirst3.4186 of 5 stars$185.27-0.3%$186.25+0.5%+10.0%$3.46B$2.43B27.0516,000Dividend IncreaseMGRCMcGrath RentCorp4.5941 of 5 stars$116.26+1.0%$124.00+6.7%+16.5%$2.85B$888.78M24.631,204Insider SellingNews CoverageVVIViad3.0101 of 5 stars$38.30-1.8%$41.50+8.4%+54.5%$809.20M$1.31B147.314,035Upcoming EarningsHCSGHealthcare Services Group3.0506 of 5 stars$11.02+0.6%$14.00+27.0%+15.9%$808.65M$1.67B25.6333,400PFMTPerformant Financial2.4307 of 5 stars$3.88+0.3%$8.00+106.2%+79.6%$299.50M$119.23M-48.49930Upcoming EarningsCPRTCopart3.3506 of 5 stars$52.18+0.6%$53.00+1.6%+17.5%$50.27B$4.24B37.5411,700Short Interest ↑Positive NewsIRMIron Mountain3.9923 of 5 stars$127.60-0.4%$115.50-9.5%+103.1%$37.59B$5.82B163.5927,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓Positive NewsCTASCintas4.5421 of 5 stars$209.14+0.3%$199.63-4.5%+61.6%$21.22B$9.76B52.8146,500Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsANAutoNation4.2805 of 5 stars$157.21-0.5%$200.38+27.5%+17.5%$6.33B$26.63B9.0725,300GPIGroup 1 Automotive3.0976 of 5 stars$355.35+0.7%$396.80+11.7%+38.5%$4.81B$18.35B8.7816,011Earnings ReportAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies UniFirst Competitors McGrath RentCorp Competitors Viad Competitors Healthcare Services Group Competitors Performant Financial Competitors Copart Competitors Iron Mountain Competitors Cintas Competitors AutoNation Competitors Group 1 Automotive Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:KAR) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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