Copart, Inc. (CPRT)Industrials | Specialty Business Services | Dallas, United States | NasdaqGS
27.45 USD
-0.07
(-0.254%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
|
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT
The long-term business is fundamentally sound, yet the stock is currently trapped in a value trap created by a multi-year price decline. Despite robust profitability, a healthy balance sheet, and a recent leadership change intended to drive growth, the market has punished the stock with a 13% drop last year and a 26% decline over the trailing two hundred days. This disconnect between the company's operational reality and its trading price creates a compelling medium-term opportunity, though the path forward is obscured by heavy institutional selling pressure. The short-term outlook is murky; while the statistical model hints at a modest 3.4% gain over the next month, the options market is screaming caution. Speculators are buying significant protection via puts, betting that the recent dip is just the beginning of a deeper correction. Until the price stabilizes above its 50-day moving average and the heavy put volume evaporates, the risk-reward ratio favors waiting for a clearer entry point rather than chasing the bounce. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_84_115 ✓ | 0.040831 |
| MSTL_84 | 0.046173 |
| MSTL_115 | 0.049440 |
| MSTL | 0.053104 |
| AutoTheta | 0.053961 |
| AutoETS | 0.053967 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.053967 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_84_115
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 50% |
| H-stat | 2.99 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.227 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.31 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 1.059 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.833 |
| Market Cap | 26,437,998,592 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.05 |
| Forward P/E | 16.31 |
| Beta | 1.02 |
| Profit Margins | 33.48% |
| Website | https://www.copart.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a volatile rebound rather than a steady grind higher. Call open interest is heavily skewed out-of-the-money (OTM) at strikes like $30 and $35, suggesting bets on a sharp breakout above current levels. However, put volume and open interest are significantly higher than calls, particularly at the $30 strike and deeper OTM levels, indicating a strong defensive hedge against further downside. The implied volatility surface shows elevated premiums for deep OTM puts, reflecting fear of a gap-down event or continued weakness, while call IV remains relatively contained until far-dated expirations.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.4019608 |
| Address1 | 14,185 Dallas Parkway |
| Address2 | Suite 300 |
| All Time High | 64.38 |
| All Time Low | 0.106771 |
| Ask | 29.66 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 2.2 - Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 13,689,510 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 10,916,826 |
| Average Volume | 10,916,826 |
| Average Volume10Days | 13,689,510 |
| Beta | 1.023 |
| Bid | 25.63 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 9.477 |
| City | Dallas |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 7 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 27.445 |
| Current Ratio | 7.613 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 27.91 |
| Day Low | 27.29 |
| Debt To Equity | 1.059 |
| Display Name | Copart |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,779,399,000 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,779,399,000 |
| Earnings Growth | 0.023 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.01 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,779,393,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,779,393,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,779,393,600 |
| Ebitda | 1,961,246,976 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.42279 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 10.87 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 4.596 |
| Enterprise Value | 21,319,481,344 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.58423 |
| Eps Forward | 1.68293 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 1.61 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 469 791 9009 |
| Fifty Day Average | 31.3104 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.8654003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1234542 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -40.19608 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 50.11 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -22.665 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.45230493 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 27.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.15499878 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.005679691 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 27.29 - 50.11 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 763,914,600,000 |
| Float Shares | 845,432,529 |
| Forward Eps | 1.68293 |
| Forward P E | 16.307867 |
| Free Cashflow | 999,977,152 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 13,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.47522998 |
| Gross Profits | 2,204,544,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.09009 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.87239 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 963,308,388 |
| Industry | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Business Services |
| Industry Key | specialty-business-services |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,753,920,000 |
| Last Split Date | 1,692,662,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Brazil, Canada, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland, Oman, the Republic of Ireland, and Bahrain. It offers a range of services to process and sell vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology. The company's services include online seller access, salvage estimation, estimating, end-of-life vehicle processing, transportation, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, title processing and express, loan payoff, flexible vehicle processing programs, buy it now, sales process, and dealer services. Its services also comprise services to sell vehicles through BluCar, CashForCars.com, CashForCars.ca, CashForCars.de, CashForCars.co.uk, and Cash-for-cars.ie; Copart Recycling service, which allows the public to purchase parts from salvaged and end-of-life vehicles; and copart 360, a proprietary technology that captures clear 360-degree views of interiors and exteriors of cars, trucks, and vans. In addition, it provides IntelliSeller, an automated tool leveraging its vehicle and sales data to assist its sellers in making vital auction decisions; Purple Wave Inc., that offers wholesale construction, agriculture, and fleet remarketing services through no-reserve online auctions; wholesale powersport vehicle remarketing services through live and online auction platforms. The company sells its products to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as to the public. Copart, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas |
| Long Name | Copart, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 26,437,998,592 |
| Market State | PRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_27023 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,777,507,200 |
| Net Income To Common | 1,553,201,024 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,785,456,000 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 25,413,525,180 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 10 |
| Open | 27.635 |
| Operating Cashflow | 1,685,426,944 |
| Operating Margins | 0.37530997 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 3.31 |
| Phone | 972 391 5000 |
| Pre Market Change | 0.21500015 |
| Pre Market Change Percent | 0.7833855 |
| Pre Market Price | 27.66 |
| Pre Market Time | 1,784,030,171 |
| Previous Close | 27.515 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 17.323874 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.8959584 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 5.6992364 |
| Profit Margins | 0.33481997 |
| Quick Ratio | 7.289 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 2.15385 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0699997 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.254406 |
| Regular Market Day High | 27.91 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 27.29 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 27.29 - 27.91 |
| Regular Market Open | 27.635 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 27.515 |
| Regular Market Price | 27.445 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 9,810,841 |
| Return On Assets | 0.11336 |
| Return On Equity | 0.17607 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.021 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.833 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20365608 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 2 |
| Shares Outstanding | 963,308,388 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.042600002 |
| Shares Short | 39,400,963 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 34,029,601 |
| Short Name | Copart, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.053000003 |
| Short Ratio | 2.99 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | CPRT |
| Target High Price | 55.0 |
| Target Low Price | 32.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 40.9 |
| Target Median Price | 41.0 |
| Total Cash | 4,199,712,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 4.536 |
| Total Debt | 93,116,000 |
| Total Revenue | 4,638,866,944 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 1.61 |
| Trailing P E | 17.046583 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 3.2977 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 37.0086 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -9.563599 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.25841558 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 9,810,841 |
| Website | https://www.copart.com |
| Zip | 75,254 |