Copart Climbs as Investors Applaud ACV Acquisition and Longer-Term Growth Potential

Copart (CPRT) is up 5.4% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is investor optimism around Copart’s completed acquisition of ACV and the idea that the deal broadens the company beyond salvage auctions into dealer-to-dealer wholesale vehicle remarketing. There does not appear to be a separate major same-day corporate announcement, so this move could be because the market is continuing to reprice the strategic and earnings potential of that transaction.

Details:

Copart completed its acquisition of ACV on October 16, 2026, closing a deal that values ACV at about $1.9 billion and takes ACV private.

Management has framed the combination as creating a fuller digital vehicle remarketing platform that spans dealer trade-ins, wholesale remarketing, salvage disposition, and international resale.

Copart previously said the transaction is expected to accelerate revenue growth and become accretive to earnings per share in fiscal 2028 and beyond, which can support a bullish market reaction.

Copart’s most recent quarterly results were mixed, with fourth-quarter revenue rising year over year while profit and diluted earnings per share declined, so today’s strength looks more tied to strategic deal enthusiasm than to a fresh earnings surprise.

Sources:

Copart, SEC

Disclaimer: This price movement analysis was generated with the help of AI. Please double-check the information provided for mistakes.

$CPRT Insider Trading Activity

$CPRT insiders have traded $CPRT stock on the open market 3 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 3 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $CPRT stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

DANIEL J ENGLANDER sold 80,000 shares for an estimated $2,204,000
JEFFREY LIAW (Chief Executive Officer) sold 27,745 shares for an estimated $845,945
DIANE M MOREFIELD sold 20,000 shares for an estimated $553,200

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$CPRT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 488 institutional investors add shares of $CPRT stock to their portfolio, and 566 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC removed 30,538,054 shares (-96.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $860,867,742
INVESCO LTD. added 21,099,519 shares (+177.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $594,795,440
VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC removed 7,809,137 shares (-91.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $220,139,572
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 6,264,037 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $176,583,203
MARSHALL WACE, LLP added 5,823,599 shares (+436.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $164,167,255
SIXTH STREET PARTNERS MANAGEMENT COMPANY, L.P. added 5,451,393 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $153,674,768
CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS removed 5,011,050 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2026, for an estimated $141,261,499

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