Barrington Research Increases Earnings Estimates for Copart

Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) – Barrington Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Copart in a report released on Wednesday, November 27th. Barrington Research analyst G. Prestopino now anticipates that the business services provider will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.36. The consensus estimate for Copart’s current full-year earnings is $1.57 per share. Barrington Research also issued estimates for Copart’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.56 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.41 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.42 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.74 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on CPRT. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Copart from $58.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Copart from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 19th.

Copart Stock Performance

Shares of CPRT stock opened at $63.51 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.73 and a beta of 1.27. Copart has a one year low of $46.21 and a one year high of $64.38. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $54.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $53.30.

Copart (NASDAQ:CPRT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 4th. The business services provider reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.36 by ($0.03). The company had revenue of $1.07 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.07 billion. Copart had a net margin of 31.92% and a return on equity of 18.96%. The company’s revenue was up 7.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.34 earnings per share.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Copart

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of CPRT. Optimum Investment Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Copart by 141.5% during the third quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 512 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank acquired a new position in Copart during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Quarry LP bought a new position in Copart during the 3rd quarter worth $29,000. Crewe Advisors LLC grew its stake in Copart by 98.6% during the 2nd quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 564 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meeder Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Copart by 283.3% in the second quarter. Meeder Asset Management Inc. now owns 575 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 425 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.78% of the company’s stock.

Copart Company Profile

Copart, Inc provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the Internet through its Virtual Bidding Third Generation Internet auction-style sales technology on behalf of vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, and fleet operators and dealers, as well as individual owners.