Copart, Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT)’s stock price has plunge by -0.29relation to previous closing price of 57.93. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.23% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-01-14 that The latest trading day saw Copart, Inc. (CPRT) settling at $56.22, representing a +1.06% change from its previous close.
Is It Worth Investing in Copart, Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT) Right Now?
Copart, Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 40.48x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.33. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 5 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CPRT is 880.96M, and at present, short sellers hold a 1.29% of that float. On February 04, 2025, the average trading volume of CPRT was 3.95M shares.
CPRT’s Market Performance
CPRT stock saw an increase of 0.23% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.64% and a quarterly increase of 10.44%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.51% for Copart, Inc (CPRT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 1.28% for CPRT stock, with a simple moving average of 5.69% for the last 200 days.
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 previous 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 -2.14% 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 -10.28% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.51%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.60%, as shares surge +2.56% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CPRT rose by +0.23%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +6.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $57.03. In addition, Copart, Inc saw 0.64% 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 Englander Daniel J, who sale 235,480 shares at the price of $56.84 back on Jan 06 ’25. After this action, Englander Daniel J now owns 0 shares of Copart, Inc, valued at $13,384,683 using the latest closing price.
Englander Daniel J, the Director of Copart, Inc, sale 84,520 shares at $57.10 during a trade that took place back on Jan 03 ’25, which means that Englander Daniel J is holding 0 shares at $4,826,092 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for CPRT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.36 for the present operating margin
- 0.44 for the gross margin
The net margin for Copart, Inc stands at 0.32. The total capital return value is set at 0.19. Equity return is now at value 19.47, with 17.19 for asset returns.
Based on Copart, Inc (CPRT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.01 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 13.52.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -2.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.44for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.49. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 6.41.
Conclusion
To sum up, Copart, Inc (CPRT) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
