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Track OPLN free→NYSEIndustrialsAuto & Truck DealershipsSnapshot 2026-06-12
Recent financial performance is holding in the top half of its industry — the reason to own it looks intact.
Recent financial performance is strong, and earnings quality is robust, cash backs up reported profits. However, the sector backdrop is a headwind, and risk is moderate. Peer multiples imply a price about 39% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is expensive, growth-justified, as it is rich on today's multiple, but the three-year horizon reads cheaper once expected earnings growth is included. Key factors to watch include guidance changes and the performance of the sector bellwether RUSHA. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 8 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $37.83. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $38 the market pays 30× p/e — above the 21× p/e peer median but in line with its own 29× history. That premium reflects a durable franchise our peer-anchored $27 fair value understates; treat the 'expensive vs peers' read with low confidence. Analysts: $40–$40. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 40% near-term growth, well above our forecast of about 9%. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only expensive valuation — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Industrials names rated strong grew net income 69% of the time over the next year (vs 58% for the rest of the cohort, n=3696).
Over the trailing year it converted 2.26x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Industrials names rated robust grew net income 64% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3333).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to real (inflation-adjusted) rates, the US dollar, long-term interest rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $0.35 → $0.35 (-1.2% / 30d). 5 raised, 2 cut, 7 covering analysts.
1 upgrade, 0 downgrades / 30d, 1 maintained. 78% of analysts rate Buy.
0 positive, 0 negative / 30d.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$103.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$242.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $1,732.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: Higher guidance would show management's confidence in future earnings growth. This could attract more investors.
Confirms:Management announces an increase in net income per share guidance for the next quarter.
Disproves:Management keeps net income per share guidance unchanged or lowers it.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for OPLN yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On June 9, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of OPENLANE, Inc. (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to ten (10) directors and elected David Hult as a director of the Company, effective June 12, 2026. Mr. Hult will serve for a term expiring at the 2027 annual meeting of the Company’s stockholders and until his successor is duly e…
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
$40.00 – $40.00 (median $40.00) · 3 analysts · as of 2026-05-06
Looks more expensive than peers.
Around its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Diversified Support Services.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
OPLN OPENLANE, Inc. | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 95 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
CTAS Cintas | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 81 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
CPRT Copart | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 87 of 100 | fair | elevated |
RBA RB Global | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 72 of 100 | full | moderate |
ULS UL Solutions | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 83 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
Not enough signal yet.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
via XLI
Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
Management aims to increase the guidance for net income per share for the fiscal year.
Management is focused on increasing the guidance for operating adjusted EPS for the fiscal year.
The company is focused on increasing cash generated from operating activities.
Why it matters: More cash from operations shows better financial health. This could support future investments and growth.
Confirms:Management reports a big rise in cash from operations since last quarter.
Disproves:Cash from operating activities stays the same or falls since last quarter.
Why it matters: Earnings results will provide insight into the company's performance and growth. This could impact investor sentiment.
Confirms one read:Q2 earnings show a significant increase in revenue and net income compared to Q1.
Confirms the other:Q2 earnings show a decline in revenue or net income compared to Q1.
Why it matters: If the sector's revenue growth speeds up, it could help OPENLANE's performance. This could signal a better market environment.
Confirms:Sector revenue growth is getting closer to 10% each year.
Disproves:Sector revenue growth remains below 5% year over year.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 5, 2026, OPENLANE, Inc. (“OPENLANE” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2026. OPENLANE will host an earnings conference call and webcast, Tuesday, May 5, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time. The conference call may be accessed by calling 1-833-634-2155 and asking to join the OPENLANE call, and the live webcast may be accessed at the investor relations section of corpora…