Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. Cuts Stock Holdings in Copart, Inc. $CPRT

Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRTFree Report) by 78.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 32,398 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 116,373 shares during the period. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc.’s holdings in Copart were worth $1,268,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in CPRT. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Copart in the third quarter worth $25,000. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Copart in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. LRI Investments LLC increased its position in shares of Copart by 125.2% in the third quarter. LRI Investments LLC now owns 653 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 363 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC increased its position in shares of Copart by 54.0% in the third quarter. Cornerstone Planning Group LLC now owns 730 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Copart in the fourth quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.78% of the company’s stock.

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Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group set a $45.00 price objective on shares of Copart in a research report on Friday. Barclays reissued an “underweight” rating and issued a $32.00 price objective (down from $33.00) on shares of Copart in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Copart from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 1st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price objective on shares of Copart from $45.00 to $34.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, February 23rd. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $48.00 price objective on shares of Copart and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, February 20th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has issued a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $44.50.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Jeffrey Liaw sold 26,213 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $33.18, for a total transaction of $869,747.34. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 79,532 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,638,871.76. This trade represents a 24.79% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 9.60% of the company’s stock.

Copart Trading Down 1.8%

CPRT opened at $33.79 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $33.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $37.21. The firm has a market cap of $32.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.99 and a beta of 1.02. Copart, Inc. has a twelve month low of $32.20 and a twelve month high of $58.07.

Copart (NASDAQ:CPRTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 21st. The business services provider reported $0.43 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.41 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.24 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. Copart had a net margin of 33.48% and a return on equity of 16.31%. The business’s revenue was up 2.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.42 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Copart, Inc. will post 1.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Copart Profile

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Copart (NASDAQ: CPRT) is a global provider of online vehicle auction and remarketing services, focused primarily on the sale of salvage and clean-title vehicles. The company operates a technology-driven auction platform that connects sellers — including insurance companies, vehicle finance firms, rental car companies, dealerships and fleet owners — with a broad buyer base consisting of vehicle dismantlers, recyclers, rebuilders and retail buyers. Copart’s business model centers on efficient vehicle disposition using digital bidding and logistics services to maximize recovery value for its clients.

Core services include hosting live and timed online auctions, vehicle listing and inspection support, title processing, and transportation and storage solutions.

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