Copart Rises as ACV Deal Clears Key Antitrust Hurdle

Copart (CPRT) is up 5.3% today. Here is some analysis on what might have caused this price movement.

Analysis: The most likely driver is fresh progress on Copart’s pending acquisition of ACV Auctions after the required U.S. antitrust waiting period expired. That appears to have eased some deal-completion uncertainty and improved sentiment around Copart’s push into adjacent vehicle remarketing channels.

Details:

Copart disclosed on October 14, 2026 that the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period tied to its planned ACV acquisition expired on October 13, satisfying an important closing condition.

The company’s cash tender offer for ACV was set to expire at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on October 15, leaving investors focused on whether the transaction could move closer to completion.

Copart announced in September that it would buy ACV for $10.50 per share in cash, valuing the target at about $1.9 billion and expanding Copart into the dealer-to-dealer auction channel.

This bounce may also reflect relief after a weak stretch for the stock, with traders responding positively to a concrete regulatory milestone even though other closing conditions still remain.

Sources:

Copart, SEC, InsideArbitrage

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 2 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 2 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

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$CPRT Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 476 institutional investors add shares of $CPRT stock to their portfolio, and 557 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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