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OPENLANE, Inc. OPLN
OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.08% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $1.9B at a 9.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-11 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight (reit) |
| 2026-05-27 | JP Morgan | Overweight (up) |
| 2026-05-07 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-07 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-02-19 | JP Morgan | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-01-23 | Stephens & Co. | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Retail Trade · percentile among 238 companies
Percentile vs other Retail Trade companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.086 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.124 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.042 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.356 |
Sector peers · similar-size Retail Trade companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPLN | OPENLANE, Inc. | 7/9 | 1.62 | 25.6 | +8.2% |
| CRMT | AMERICAS CARMART INC | — | — | — | -7.9% |
| NXXT | NEXTNRG, INC. | 3/9 | — | — | +194.7% |
| JZXN | Jiuzi Holdings, Inc. | 3/9 | -10.67 | — | — |
| KXIN | Kaixin Holdings | 3/9 | — | — | -99.6% |
| OYCG | Oyocar Group Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | — |
| CPRT | COPART INC | 4/9 | 17.96 | 18.2 | +9.7% |
About OPENLANE, Inc.
OPENLANE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital marketplace for wholesale used vehicles in the United States, Canada, Continental Europe, and the United Kingdom. The company operates through two segments, Marketplace and Finance. The Marketplace segment includes various activities designed to facilitate the transfer of used vehicles for sellers and buyers; vehicle logistics center locations; SaaS-based private label remarketing solutions to automobile manufacturers, captive finance companies, and other commercial customers to digitally offer vehicles for sale; wholesale vehicle marketplaces; and value-added ancillary services including inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning and mechanical work, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative, and collateral recovery services. This segment sells its products and services through commercial fleet operators, financial institutions, car rental companies, new and used vehicle dealers, and vehicle manufacturers. Its marketplaces include OPENLANE platform, a mobile app enabled solutions that allows dealers to sell and source inventory. The Finance segment offers floorplan financing, a short-term inventory-secured financing to independent vehicle dealers; liquidity for customer trade-ins; and title services. In addition, the company provides pre- and post-sale inspection; transportation and logistics; digital marketplace services; remarketing services; and vehicle research services. It serves commercial customers, and franchise and independent dealer customers. The company was formerly known as KAR Auction Services, Inc. and changed its name to OPENLANE, Inc. in May 2023. OPENLANE, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Carmel, Indiana.
FAQ
Is OPLN financially healthy?
OPENLANE, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does OPLN pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. OPENLANE, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 1.08% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is OPLN?
In FY2025, OPENLANE, Inc. had a net margin of 9.2% and a return on equity of 14.3%.
Is OPLN overvalued or undervalued?
OPENLANE, Inc. trades at about 78.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.9×–88.9×, median 11.2×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for OPLN?
The average Wall-Street price target for OPENLANE, Inc. is $39.56, about 12.0% above the recent price, from 9 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is OPLN a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on OPENLANE, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 25.6×, a dividend yield of 1.08%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.