OPLN NYSE Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

OPENLANE, Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Auto & Truck Dealerships

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Latest close 39.76 USD
1.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a -2.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is volatility with 50/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 62/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 61 out of 100
Latest Close 39.76 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.1% latest completed week
4W Return -2.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 86.5% 45 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 17-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • 9 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
  • Recent volatility is running well above the one-year baseline.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through 1.1% Latest completed week; four-week move -2.1%. Indicator stack 93/56 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Volatility 50/100 conviction; expected move 17.3%. News sentiment 62/100 20 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 19.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 83.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a -2.1% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.7x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul
Up week Down week
Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.9812-week average 0.82

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.98Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -2.1% over four weeks, 4.9% over 12 weeks, and 63.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.1%
4W-2.1%
12W4.9%
26W32.4%
52W63.4%
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year45
Trend breadth86.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.56Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-52.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership18.62Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-23.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 100% Model confidence 96%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength65/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Value27/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth96/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
22.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
41.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
16.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
23.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
8.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
47.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
31.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
0.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
14.9%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
15.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.9x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningVolatility

OPLN shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 17.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Conviction50/100
Expected move17.3%
Put/call volume0.13
Pressure81
Speculation13
Volatility84
Trend agreement18
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Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 20 relevant articles.

12 positive · 8 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move17.3%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-7.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.4%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.3%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-7.9%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+1.1%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses3
Recent vol7.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -2.8%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape65/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 65/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis83/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.98; 9 reversal markers Factors65/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 3; Small Cap Core rank 35 SVQF43/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 579.0 of 1013 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options40/100

OPLN shows volatility options pressure with a 50/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.13, expected move of 17.3%, and Sharemaestro trend signal active.

Volatility · Volatility expansion watch · Expected move 17.3% Sentiment62/100

Weighted news tone is positive across 20 relevant articles.

Intrinsic Edge Capital Management LLC Sells 147,800 Shares of Openlane $OPLN Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 04 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 202639.76 USD1.1%33.34 USD22.26 USD0.5618.623.5MOn
24 Jul 202639.32 USD-0.4%32.98 USD22.10 USD0.7919.294.1MOn
17 Jul 202639.46 USD-1.1%32.71 USD21.95 USD1.0719.734.1MOn
10 Jul 202639.89 USD-1.7%32.41 USD21.80 USD1.1219.803.3MOn
3 Jul 202640.60 USD-5.4%32.04 USD21.64 USD1.1824.274.4MOn
26 Jun 202642.90 USD12.7%31.55 USD21.48 USD1.1834.9110.3MOn
19 Jun 202638.07 USD0.6%30.97 USD21.30 USD1.1117.893.7MOn
12 Jun 202637.83 USD3.7%30.53 USD21.15 USD1.1218.934.6MOn
5 Jun 202636.48 USD-4.3%30.13 USD21.01 USD1.1015.985.8MOn
29 May 202638.10 USD7.6%29.75 USD20.87 USD1.1918.614.6MOn
22 May 202635.40 USD1.4%29.36 USD20.73 USD0.9412.363.6MOn
15 May 202634.90 USD-7.9%29.08 USD20.60 USD0.7512.204.0MOn
8 May 202637.89 USD20.3%28.78 USD20.47 USD0.4922.599.6MOn
1 May 202631.49 USD-1.2%28.40 USD20.32 USD-0.024.862.4MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.