Copart (CPRT) Competitors

Autodesk (NASDAQ:ADSK) and Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ADSK or CPRT?

90.2% of Autodesk shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.8% of Copart shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Autodesk shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Copart shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ADSK or CPRT?

Copart has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Autodesk. Copart is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Autodesk, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Autodesk	$6.35B	9.67	$1.11B	$4.67	61.40
Copart	$4.24B	10.74	$1.36B	$1.52	30.97

Do analysts rate ADSK or CPRT?

Autodesk currently has a consensus price target of $342.61, indicating a potential upside of 19.49%. Copart has a consensus price target of $53.33, indicating a potential upside of 13.28%. Given Autodesk's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Autodesk is more favorable than Copart.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Autodesk	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Copart	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the media favor ADSK or CPRT?

In the previous week, Autodesk had 4 more articles in the media than Copart. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Autodesk and 33 mentions for Copart. Copart's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Autodesk's score of 1.49 indicating that Copart is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Autodesk	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Copart	30 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ADSK or CPRT?

Autodesk has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Copart has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADSK or CPRT more profitable?

Copart has a net margin of 32.21% compared to Autodesk's net margin of 15.90%. Autodesk's return on equity of 50.77% beat Copart's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Autodesk	15.90%	50.77%	12.63%
Copart	32.21%	18.20%	16.36%

Summary

Autodesk beats Copart on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.