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OPENLANE, Inc.

Hot onWhy it's trendingX mentions rising faster than the marketBacked by solid revenue growthPrice and volume picking up
$OPLN·$3.9B·Auto - Dealerships·Consumer Cyclical
$35.50+0.6%1Y+25.3%
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OPOPLN
$OPLNOPENLANE, Inc.
$35.50+0.57%9 posts
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $OPLN, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-08-15

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

OPENLANE is the pre-owned vehicle digital-marketplace +25% t12m — Q2 EPS +15% beat, revenue +15% YoY, 4 straight beats, $275M secondary offering.

OPENLANE Inc is a digital pre-owned vehicle marketplace franchise (Marketplace + Finance segments across US/Canada/Europe/UK) — the equity is a real-business name accelerating on the specific 4-beat pattern despite the specific secondary-offering overhang.

  • Q2 was a beat: EPS $0.40 vs $0.348 (+15%), revenue $554.6M vs $525.7M (+6%) with underlying +15% YoY rev growth — the specific fact pattern of marketplace execution.
  • 4 consecutive beats: Q2 +15%, Q1 +9%, Q4 -17%, Q3 +17% — durable execution.
  • Position at 60% of 52w with stock -9% below 50d MA and +11% above 200d MA — mid-range coiled, t12m +25%.
  • Fundamentals: 43% GM, 17% OM, 16% ROIC, 13% FCF yield at $3.9B mc, 18.7x P/E — quality-marketplace franchise.
  • Analyst EPS $1.40 FY26 → $1.68 FY27 → $2.02 FY28 — durable low-double-digit growth.
  • Ignition Acquisition Holdings S-Sale 8M shares at $34.36 = $275M sponsor exit + Secondary Offering pricing with concurrent share repurchase (8/11) — capital-market activity.
  • Volume multiplier 3.01x — accumulation flow spike.

November 4 is the next print with $0.39 EPS estimate — a fifth beat with continued marketplace GMV and Finance segment execution extends the run; any specific auto-dealer weakness or Finance credit issue is the invalidator. The real risk on 18.7x P/E with $275M sponsor exit is that supply-demand imbalance persists near-term.

What to watch: November 4 Q3 print — marketplace GMV and Finance segment execution. A fifth beat extends the run; auto-dealer weakness or Finance credit issue is the invalidator.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Digital wholesale vehicle auction platform connecting dealers and commercial sellers across North America and Europe.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Auto - Dealerships sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $OPLN.

Auto - Dealerships · Consumer Cyclical

No material change from last week — Carvana's proprietary inspection, reconditioning, and financing infrastructure creates cost efficiency that legacy dealers cannot match at scale.

Industry benchmark

7-name peer basket
-29.7%YTD
-37.1%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
18.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
15.6%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
17.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
12.6%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
1.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
13.9%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
42.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.40$0.35+14.8%
Q1 2026May 5, 2026$0.35$0.32+9.4%
Q4 2025Feb 18, 2026$0.25$0.30-16.7%
Q3 2025Nov 5, 2025$0.35$0.30+16.7%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $0.39

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$554.6M+15.1%44.8%18.4%$0.33$185.5M
Q1 FY26$527.9M+14.7%44.2%19.0%$0.35$146.5M
Q4 FY25$494.3M+0.5%39.6%14.5%$1.07$110.8M
Q3 FY25$498.4M+11.2%41.2%17.2%$0.26$57.6M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.1B$2.1B – $2.2B$1.40$1.23 – $1.506
FY27$2.3B$2.2B – $2.3B$1.68$1.46 – $1.976
FY28$2.4B$2.3B – $2.4B$2.02$1.96 – $2.081

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.3.0×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.60%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-9.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+10.9%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 88.3M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today3.4% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.285-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 13Ignition Acquisition Holdings Lp10% owner8.0M sh$274.9MSellMay 28Ignition Acquisition Holdings Lp10% owner288.3K sh$5.1M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

SC 13D/AActivist amendmentAug 13SC 13D/A
3New insider — initial holdingsJun 163
AI summary

A new 10%+ beneficial owner filed a Form 3 initial statement of ownership for OPLN (OPLN) dated 2026-06-16. The filing reports initial beneficial ownership of shares, representing approximately a 10%+ stake of outstanding shares. Form 3 is required within 10 days of crossing the 10% ownership threshold and is an administrative disclosure. This indicates significant insider or institutional accumulation and may precede further Schedule 13D/G activity.

8-KOfficer or director changeJun 128-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) disclosed an officer or director change (Item 5.02) on 2026-06-12. Details: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Executive transitions are administrative disclosures; materiality depends on the seniority of the affected position. No new financial terms were disclosed in this filing.

8-KShareholder voteJun 88-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
3New insider — initial holdingsJun 83
SC 13D/AActivist amendmentJun 1SC 13D/A
8-KCharter amendmentMay 298-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment
8-KPress release / Reg FDMar 38-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 15 other (4 13Gs · 3 earnings 8-Ks · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

OPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) Presents at J.P. Morgan Automotive Conference Transcriptseekingalpha.com·3d agoOPENLANE Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock, Including Concurrent Share Repurchasegurufocus.com·4d agoOPENLANE Announces Pricing of Secondary Offering of Common Stock, Including Concurrent Share Repurchaseprnewswire.com·4d agoOPENLANE Announces Secondary Offering of Common Stock, Including Concurrent Share Repurchaseprnewswire.com·4d agoOPENLANE, Inc. (OPLN) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·11d ago

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