Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. OPLN scored 58.9, ABG scored 65.7 — ABG leads.
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Different reporting periods. OPLN's fundamentals are as of June 2026, but ABG's are as of March 2026 — a 3-month gap. Growth, margin and valuation figures below therefore describe different windows and aren't strictly like-for-like.
OPLN
OPENLANE, Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · Quality-Growth
58.9
$36.71 · $4.5B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
6.8
ABG leads
ABG
Asbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · Quality-Growth
65.7
$167.60 · $3.0B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthOPLN+11.8%
Strongest balance sheetABG1.41
Highest qualityABG70 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueABG-70%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
OPLN
stronger →← stronger
ABG
56
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
70
81
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
49
45
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
83
ABG is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
OPLN
ABG
$336mC
FCF
$541mC+
+11.8%B
Rev
+4.7%C+
1.57C+
D/E
1.41C+
2.2xC+
P/S
—
1.22B
PEG
0.42A
—
P/E
6.2xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
OPLN
ABG
8% below
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
70% below
~6%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
~-23%/yr
-2%
1-yr DCF upside
+226%
+9%
5-yr DCF upside
+230%
+25%
10-yr DCF upside
+237%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
OPLN
Why this score
Diluting shareholders
ABG
Why this score
Buying back stock
Durable high returns
The companies
OPLNOPENLANE, Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · $36.71 · beta 1.27
Why now
Auto & Truck Dealerships · market cap $4.5b. 14% off the 52-week high of $42.90. Revenue growing +12%, comfortably above the S&P median. 9 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $46.22 (implying +26% upside).
Moat
ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 167% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Higher-variance name — the thesis leans on growth and valuation rather than a long, settled track record, so it depends on execution continuing. Position size accordingly; a deep drawdown shouldn't change the thesis.
ABGAsbury Automotive Group, Inc.
Auto & Truck Dealerships · $167.60 · beta 0.78
Why now
Auto & Truck Dealerships · market cap $3.0b. Down 35% from 52-week high of $258.75 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.42 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 11 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $245.36 (implying +46% upside).
Moat
ROE 13% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere. FCF converts 106% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash.
Risk
Down 35% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Net margin 2.8% is thin — operating leverage cuts both ways; input-cost inflation or pricing pressure hits the bottom line first.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where OPLN and ABG diverge
On the headline score the gap is 6.8 points in favor of ABG. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueOPLN 44.9 · ABG 83.2ABG +38.3
GrowthOPLN 80.8 · ABG 49.0OPLN +31.8
QualityOPLN 56.2 · ABG 69.6ABG +13.4
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is ABG or OPLN the better stock?
ABG scores higher: ABG 65.7, OPLN 58.9 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do ABG and OPLN differ most?
The widest gap is value, where ABG leads by 38 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are ABG and OPLN scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.