AUTO1 Group (OTC:ATOGF – Get Free Report) and OPENLANE (NYSE:KAR – Get Free Report) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for AUTO1 Group and OPENLANE, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AUTO1 Group | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 |
| OPENLANE | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.25 |
OPENLANE has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 26.58%. Given OPENLANE’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OPENLANE is more favorable than AUTO1 Group.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares AUTO1 Group and OPENLANE’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AUTO1 Group | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OPENLANE | $1.52 billion | 1.08 | $241.20 million | ($1.83) | -8.20 |
OPENLANE has higher revenue and earnings than AUTO1 Group.
Profitability
This table compares AUTO1 Group and OPENLANE’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AUTO1 Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| OPENLANE | -9.34% | 7.81% | 2.26% |
Summary
OPENLANE beats AUTO1 Group on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AUTO1 Group
AUTO1 Group SE operates a digital automotive platform for buying and selling used cars online in Europe. It operates AUTO1.com for the sale of used cars to professional car dealers; Autohero.com for sale of used cars to private customers; and wirkaufendeinauto.de, an online platform to sell their used cars to consumers. AUTO1 Group SE was founded in 2012 and is based in Berlin, Germany.
About OPENLANE
OPENLANE, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a digital marketplace for used vehicles, which connects sellers and buyers in North America, Europe, the Philippines, and Uruguay. The company operates through two segments, Marketplace and Finance. The Marketplace segment offers digital marketplace services for buying and selling used vehicles. Its digital marketplaces include BacklotCars, a live auction format that allows dealers to sell and source inventory in a bidding environment in the United States; TradeRev, an online automotive remarketing platform in Canada, where dealers can sell and source used vehicle inventory at any time; ADESA U.K., an online wholesale used vehicle remarketing business in the United Kingdom; and ADESA Europe, an online wholesale vehicle marketplace in Continental Europe. This segment also provides value-added ancillary services, including inbound and outbound transportation logistics, reconditioning, vehicle inspection and certification, titling, administrative, and collateral recovery services. This segment sells its products and services through vehicle manufacturers, fleet companies, rental car companies, finance companies, and others. The Finance segment offers floorplan financing, a short-term inventory-secured financing to independent used vehicle dealers. The company serves vehicle manufacturers, vehicle rental companies, financial institutions, commercial fleets and fleet management companies, and franchised and independent used vehicle dealers. 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.
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