In the past week, KAR stock has gone down by -2.73%, with a monthly gain of 3.52% and a quarterly surge of 22.97%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.99%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.01% for Openlane Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.47% for KAR stock, with a simple moving average of 12.89% for the last 200 days.
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Moreover, the 36-month beta value for KAR is 1.45. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 4 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for KAR is 105.66M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.70% of that float. On April 19, 2024, KAR’s average trading volume was 772.21K shares.
KAR) stock’s latest price update
Openlane Inc. (NYSE: KAR) has seen a decline in its stock price by -0.35 in relation to its previous close of 17.14. However, the company has experienced a -2.73% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. PRNewsWire reported 2024-04-16 that CARMEL, Ind., April 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — OPENLANE, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), a leading operator of digital marketplaces for wholesale used vehicles, will release its first quarter 2024 financial results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
Analysts’ Opinion of KAR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for KAR stocks, with BofA Securities repeating the rating for KAR by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for KAR in the upcoming period, according to BofA Securities is $20 based on the research report published on April 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see KAR reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $23. The rating they have provided for KAR stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on January 09th, 2023.
CJS Securities gave a rating of “Market Outperform” to KAR, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on May 04th of the previous year.
KAR Trading at 7.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KAR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -3.50% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.99%, as shares surge +2.58% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +18.45% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KAR fell by -2.73%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +12.96% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.18. In addition, Openlane Inc. saw 15.33% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at KAR starting from Money James E. II, who sale 14,822 shares at the price of $15.83 back on Mar 11 ’24. After this action, Money James E. II now owns 44,604 shares of Openlane Inc., valued at $234,632 using the latest closing price.
Kelly Peter J, the Chief Executive Officer of Openlane Inc., purchase 24,000 shares at $14.98 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’24, which means that Kelly Peter J is holding 347,355 shares at $359,520 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for KAR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.0 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Openlane Inc. stands at -0.09. The total capital return value is set at -0.0. Equity return is now at value -7.65, with -3.16 for asset returns.
Based on Openlane Inc. (KAR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.18 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.55. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.22. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -0.03.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 351.8 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.93. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.32. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.64for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.15.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Openlane Inc. (KAR) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
