Copart, Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT)’s stock price has plunge by 0.72relation to previous closing price of 60.80. Nevertheless, the company has seen a 0.34% surge in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-04-30 that Copart, Inc. (CPRT) closed at $61.03 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.86% move from the prior day.
Is It Worth Investing in Copart, Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT) Right Now?
Copart, Inc (NASDAQ: CPRT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 41.13x compared to its average ratio. CPRT has 36-month beta value of 1.19. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for CPRT is 883.56M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.99% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CPRT on May 08, 2025 was 5.07M shares.
CPRT’s Market Performance
CPRT’s stock has seen a 0.34% increase for the week, with a 12.95% rise in the past month and a 4.29% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.56%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.73% for Copart, Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.59% for CPRT’s stock, with a 10.04% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of CPRT
JP Morgan, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CPRT reach a price target of $48. The rating they have provided for CPRT stocks is “Neutral” according to the report published on February 27th, 2024.
HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to CPRT, setting the target price at $51 in the report published on December 04th of the previous year.
CPRT Trading at 7.73% 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 -4.88% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.56%, as shares surge +12.18% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +7.87% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, CPRT rose by +0.34%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +18.43% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $60.28. In addition, Copart, Inc saw 6.71% 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 COHAN STEVEN D, who sale 94,997 shares at the price of $60.01 back on Apr 14 ’25. After this action, COHAN STEVEN D now owns 0 shares of Copart, Inc, valued at $5,700,770 using the latest closing price.
COHAN STEVEN D, the Director of Copart, Inc, sale 5,003 shares at $60.01 during a trade that took place back on Apr 11 ’25, which means that COHAN STEVEN D is holding 0 shares at $300,230 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
- 0.45 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 19.28, with 17.33 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 13.37.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.76 billion with net debt to EBITDA at -1.81. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.41. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.1for 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 7.66.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Copart, Inc (CPRT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as 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.
