In the past week, CPRT stock has gone up by 1.69%, with a monthly gain of 8.99% and a quarterly surge of 17.23%. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.93%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.45% for Copart, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.56% for CPRT’s stock, with a 21.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) Right Now?
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 40.96x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for CPRT is at 1.22. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for CPRT is 872.87M, and currently, shorts hold a 0.97% of that float. The average trading volume for CPRT on March 27, 2024 was 4.69M shares.
CPRT) stock’s latest price update
Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ: CPRT)’s stock price has plunge by 0.07relation to previous closing price of 57.18. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 1.69% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-03-21 that Copart, Inc. (CPRT) closed the most recent trading day at $57.21, moving +0.54% from the previous trading session.
Analysts’ Opinion of CPRT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for CPRT stocks, with JP Morgan repeating the rating for CPRT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for CPRT in the upcoming period, according to JP Morgan is $48 based on the research report published on February 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CPRT reach a price target of $51. The rating they have provided for CPRT stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on December 04th, 2023.
Argus gave a rating of “Buy” to CPRT, setting the target price at $53 in the report published on September 08th of the previous year.
CPRT Trading at 10.62% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought CPRT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.45%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 0.93%, as shares surge +8.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +20.29% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CPRT rose by +1.69%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +31.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $55.47. In addition, Copart, Inc. saw 16.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CPRT starting from TRYFOROS THOMAS N, who sale 285,000 shares at the price of $55.27 back on Mar 13 ’24. After this action, TRYFOROS THOMAS N now owns 35,000 shares of Copart, Inc., valued at $15,751,950 using the latest closing price.
Blunt Matt, the Director of Copart, Inc., sale 100,000 shares at $51.06 during a trade that took place back on Feb 26 ’24, which means that Blunt Matt is holding 0 shares at $5,106,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CPRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.39 for the present operating margin
- 0.46 for the gross margin
The net margin for Copart, Inc. stands at 0.33. The total capital return value is set at 0.22. Equity return is now at value 22.60, with 20.05 for asset returns.
Based on Copart, Inc. (CPRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 64.65. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 33.7.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.65 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -0.65. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 13.27. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.7for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.53. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.86.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Copart, Inc. (CPRT) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is mixed, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
