Market Cap
$25.3B
CPRT
COPART INC
$27.32 ▲ +0.09%
Prev close $27.29Market cap$25.3B
ConsensusBuy
12-mo target$39.00 (+42.8%)
▲ Bullish
Analyst conviction 6/10
High Impact Filing (7/10)37 New Institutional Positions13 Institutional Exits Consumer & Retail
Snapshot
The big-picture read on CPRT right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (62%)
Inst. Holders
50 funds
Inst. Value
$16.0B
Inst. Activity
37 buys / 13 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $3.9M sell
Insider Net $
-$3.9M
Social Sentiment
59° Warm
SEC Reports
5
Congressional
1 trades
Price chart 30d -15.1%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
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Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Sep 10, 2026 SEC
Copart (CPRT) announced a definitive agreement to acquire ACV Auctions (ACVA) for $10.50 per share in cash, implying an
8-K — Impact 7/10
Sep 10, 2026 earnings_calendar
Aug 18, 2026 SEC CPRT Q4 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-09-10
Copart appointed David J. Berger, a Senior Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (the company's outside corporate
8-K — Impact 2/10
Aug 16, 2026 Insider
STEARNS LEAH C was granted 12,654 shares
Chief Financial Officer
Aug 16, 2026 Insider
STEARNS LEAH C was granted 200,000 shares
Chief Financial Officer
Aug 16, 2026 Insider
Pocock Jane was granted 25,308 shares
President
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ — ADD
15,481,141 shares ($436.4M)
Jun 30, 2026 Inst.
NORGES BANK — NEW
14,424,810 shares ($406.6M)
Analyst ratings buy % -1.6%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
62% rate it Buy or better · 21 analysts
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Firm rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | BNP Paribas | REITERATE | Outperform | — |
| Sep 17, 2026 | HSBC | DOWNGRADE | Hold | 55% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | Freedom Broker | MAINTAIN | Buy | 66% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Barrington Research | UPGRADE | Outperform | 55% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | Baird | MAINTAIN | Outperform | 54% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | JP Morgan | UPGRADE | Overweight | 55% |
| Aug 26, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Underweight | 54% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Stephens & Co. | REITERATE | Equal-Weight | 54% |
| Jul 22, 2026 | Barclays | MAINTAIN | Underweight | 54% |
| Jun 26, 2026 | Freedom Broker | INITIATE | Buy | 66% |
Monthly consensus history
| Period | Str. Buy | Buy | Hold | Sell | Str. Sell | Buy % | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 62% | |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 62% | |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 57% | |
| Jun 1, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60% | |
| May 1, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60% | |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60% | |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60% | |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 60% |
Price targets
Where 10 covering analysts think CPRT trades over the next 12 months.
$39.00 +42.8% upside Strong Buy
Current$27.32 Low$25.00 Median$37.00 High$55.00 10 analysts
$25.00$55.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.3/5 as of Oct 2, 2026
Social media sentiment mood -16.7%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
59°
Warm
BearishNeutralBullish
Recent posts
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
5 SEC filing reports analyzed · 2 bullish, 0 bearish, 1 mixed, 2 neutral · avg impact 5.2/10.
BULLISH8-K7/10
Copart (CPRT) announced a definitive agreement to acquire ACV Auctions (ACVA) for $10.50 per share i
Sep 10, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K2/10
Copart appointed David J. Berger, a Senior Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (the company'
Aug 18, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K4/10
Copart announced CEO Jeff Liaw will step down on July 31, 2026, with Executive Chairman Jay Adair (t
Jun 29, 2026
MIXED8-K5/10
Copart reported Q3 FY2026 revenue of $1.237B (2.1% YoY growth) and diluted EPS of $0.43, beating con
May 21, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Sep 10, 2026
earnings_calendar
CPRT Q4 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-09-10
Sep 9, 2026
earnings_calendar
CPRT Q4 2026 Earnings After Market Close — 2026-09-09
Sep 8, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CPRT — 58.1% short (1.6M / 2.8M)
Short: 1,623,905 | Exempt: 5,480 | TRF Vol: 2,796,244 | Short Ratio: 58.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 7, 2026
dark_pool
Dark Pool: CPRT — 11.9M shares, 143,672 trades
Week starting 2026-09-07. Total ATS volume: 11,909,169 shares across 143,672 trades.
Sep 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: CPRT — 59.3% short (1.4M / 2.4M)
Short: 1,411,977 | Exempt: 1,224 | TRF Vol: 2,382,688 | Short Ratio: 59.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
| Period | EPS Est. | Range | Growth | 30d Rev | Up/Dn | Revenue | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Q | $0.40 | $0.38–$0.42 | -3.1% | -2.9% | 1↑ 2↓ | $1.2B | 8 |
| Next Q | $0.37 | $0.36–$0.40 | 4.0% | -3.3% | 0↑ 1↓ | $1.2B | 8 |
| Current FY | $0.00 | $0.00–$0.00 | — | — | — | $4.6B | — |
| Next FY | $1.75 | $1.62–$1.83 | 10.6% | -5.4% | 1↑ 0↓ | $5.1B | 8 |
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
| When | EPS estimate | Change vs now |
|---|---|---|
| Current | $0.397 | — |
| 7d ago | $0.404 | -0.007 |
| 30d ago | $0.409 | -0.012 |
| 60d ago | $0.411 | -0.013 |
| 90d ago | $0.411 | -0.013 |
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own CPRT (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
50 institutional holders with $16.0B total value (567,888,410 shares) as of 2026-Q2. Top holders: Erste, BlackRock,, VANGUARD. Net buying activity: 37 institutions added/increased vs 13 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q2
| Fund | Shares | Value | % Tracked | Last move |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erste Asset Management GmbH | 0 | $0.00 | 0.0% | — |
| BlackRock, Inc. | 67,718,347 | $1.9B | 11.9% | — |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC | 57,331,249 | $1.6B | 10.1% | — |
| STATE STREET CORP | 38,827,400 | $1.1B | 6.8% | — |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC | 38,736,327 | $1.1B | 6.8% | — |
| Invesco Ltd. | 33,018,576 | $930.8M | 5.8% | — |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC | 27,397,980 | $769.7M | 4.8% | — |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp | 17,334,626 | $488.7M | 3.1% | — |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 16,070,099 | $453.0M | 2.8% | — |
| Capital World Investors | 15,689,549 | $442.3M | 2.8% | — |
Recent position changes
| Fund | Action | Prev | Current | Change | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ | ADD | 10,873,184 | 15,481,141 | +42.4% | $436.4M |
| NORGES BANK | NEW | — | 14,424,810 | — | $406.6M |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | ADD | 4,577,047 | 9,059,273 | +97.9% | $255.4M |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | DOUBLED | 1,334,588 | 7,158,187 | +436.4% | $201.8M |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ | TRIM | 9,706,517 | 6,787,777 | -30.1% | $191.3M |
| UBS Group AG | ADD | 3,539,112 | 5,691,543 | +60.8% | $160.4M |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | TRIM | 7,754,307 | 5,641,204 | -27.3% | $159.0M |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | ADD | 2,641,053 | 4,654,396 | +76.2% | $131.2M |
| BARCLAYS PLC | ADD | 3,619,626 | 4,651,016 | +28.5% | $131.1M |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | ADD | 2,808,258 | 4,540,345 | +61.7% | $128.0M |
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
6 insiders, 19 transactions. Net -$3.9M — $0.00 bought, $3.9M sold.
| Date | Insider | Title | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | STEARNS LEAH C | Chief Financial Officer | AWARD | 12,654 | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2026 | STEARNS LEAH C | Chief Financial Officer | AWARD | 200,000 | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Pocock Jane | President | AWARD | 25,308 | — | — |
| Aug 16, 2026 | Pocock Jane | President | AWARD | 500,000 | — | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | Berger David Joel | Director | AWARD | 24,341 | — | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Liaw Jeffrey | Chief Executive Officer | EXERCISE | 3,591 | $6.78 | $24.3K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Liaw Jeffrey | Chief Executive Officer | EXERCISE | 43,166 | $8.70 | $375.5K |
| Jul 28, 2026 | Liaw Jeffrey | Chief Executive Officer | SELL | 27,745 | $30.49 | $845.9K |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Liaw Jeffrey | Chief Executive Officer | EXERCISE | 812 | $8.70 | $7.1K |
| Jul 15, 2026 | Liaw Jeffrey | Chief Executive Officer | EXERCISE | 1,277 | $6.78 | $8.7K |
Congressional trades
CPRT trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
1 members · 1 buys / 0 sells
| Date | Member | Party | Chamber | Type | Amount | Asset | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 13, 2026 | Ro Khanna | D | HOUSE | BUY | $1,001 - $15,000 | Copart Inc | May 13, 2026(31d) |
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for CPRT.
Shares short
33,967,761
Settlement Sep 15, 2026
Change vs prior
-10.2%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
3.5
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈3.7%
Estimate — not % of float
All CPRT filing & press-release reports (5)
- 8-K reportSep 10, 2026
- 8-K reportAug 18, 2026
- 8-K reportJun 29, 2026
- 8-K reportMay 21, 2026
- INST-CLUSTER reportFeb 28, 2026