Digital vehicle marketplace OPENLANE (NYSE: OPLN) will be announcing earnings results this Wednesday before market open. Here’s what to expect.
OPENLANE beat analysts’ revenue expectations by 5.9% last quarter, reporting revenues of $498.4 million, up 8.4% year on year. It was an incredible quarter for the company, with a beat of analysts’ EPS estimates and a solid beat of analysts’ revenue estimates.
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This quarter, analysts are expecting OPENLANE’s revenue to grow 4.1% year on year to $473.4 million, slowing from the 12% increase it recorded in the same quarter last year. Adjusted earnings are expected to come in at $0.27 per share.
Analysts covering the company have generally reconfirmed their estimates over the last 30 days, suggesting they anticipate the business to stay the course heading into earnings. OPENLANE has a history of exceeding Wall Street’s expectations, beating revenue estimates every single time over the past two years by 4% on average.
Looking at OPENLANE’s peers in the business services & supplies segment, some have already reported their Q4 results, giving us a hint as to what we can expect. CoreCivic delivered year-on-year revenue growth of 26%, beating analysts’ expectations by 6%, and Motorola Solutions reported revenues up 12.3%, topping estimates by 1.1%. CoreCivic traded down 3.5% following the results while Motorola Solutions was up 7.7%.
Read our full analysis of CoreCivic’s results here and Motorola Solutions’s results here.
Questions about potential tariffs and corporate tax changes have caused much volatility in 2025. While some of the business services & supplies stocks have shown solid performance in this choppy environment, the group has generally underperformed, with share prices down 5.3% on average over the last month. OPENLANE is down 5.4% during the same time and is heading into earnings with an average analyst price target of $32.19 (compared to the current share price of $28.30).
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