Copart (CPRT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Copart, Inc. is a provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services. The company operates a digital marketplace that connects vehicle sellers with a broad network of buyers, including licensed dismantlers, rebuilders, used-car dealers, exporters and individual consumers.

Copart primarily sells vehicles that have been damaged, declared total losses by insurers, repossessed, donated or otherwise designated for resale. Its services also include vehicle storage, transportation, towing coordination, title processing, inspection and auction support. The company serves insurance companies, banks and finance companies, fleet operators, rental-car companies, dealerships, charities and other vehicle owners.

Founded in 1982 by Willis Johnson, Copart is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Through its online auction platform and physical operating locations, the company serves customers across the United States and in international markets including Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Ireland, Spain, Finland and the United Arab Emirates.

Copart’s operations are supported by its proprietary online bidding platform, which enables buyers to participate in auctions remotely and gives sellers access to an international marketplace for vehicles and related assets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.56 to $29.28
• 50-Day Range: $26.27 to $34.33
• 52-Week Range: $25.72 to $45.26
• Volume: 14.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 11.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $26.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.77
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $37.80
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Copart Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Copart scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 37th out of 650 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Copart has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.58, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 5 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Copart has a consensus price target of $37.80, representing about 29.9% upside from its current price of $29.09.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Copart has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.82%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Copart are expected to grow by 9.82% in the coming year, from $1.63 to $1.79 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Copart is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Copart is 18.77, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.51.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Copart has a PEG Ratio of 1.35. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Copart has a P/B Ratio of 2.96. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.46% of the float of Copart has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Copart has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.77, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Copart has recently decreased by 14.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Copart does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Copart does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.94

News Sentiment

Copart has a news sentiment score of 0.94. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 20 news articles for Copart this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

29 people have searched for CPRT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 123% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added Copart to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Copart insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,399,145.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

9.60% of the stock of Copart is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.78% of the stock of Copart is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/10/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 7/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Support Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:CPRT
• CIK: 900075
• Web: www.copart.com
• Phone: 972-391-5000
• Fax: 707-644-7355
• Employees: 11,900
• Year Founded: 1982

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Copart: $37.80
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +29.9%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.58
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.55
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 18.77
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.85
• P/E Growth: 1.35
• Net Income: $1.48 billion
• Net Margins: 31.81%
• Pretax Margin: 39.33%
• Return on Equity: 15.93%
• Return on Assets: 14.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 7.91
• Quick Ratio: 7.84

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.67 billion
• Price / Sales: 5.77
• Cash Flow: $1.96 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.82
• Book Value: $9.83 per share
• Price / Book: 2.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 926,330,000
• Free Float: 837,402,000
• Market Cap: $26.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06