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Why Are Shares of Copart (CPRT) Down Today?

Copart stock is trading -25.21% below its average target price of $41.44 after dropping -4.1% during today's morning session. Analysts are giving the Large-Cap Auto Retail company an average rating of buy and target prices ranging from $32.0 to $55.0 per share.

Copart's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 4.4%. The stock's short ratio is 4.51. The company's insiders own 9.01% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 87.1%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Copart.

Institutions Invested in Copart

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2026-03-31 Blackrock Inc. 7% 63,326,992 $1,962,820,170
2026-03-31 Vanguard Capital Management LLC 6% 57,275,216 $1,775,245,367
2026-03-31 Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC 4% 41,399,089 $1,283,164,798
2026-03-31 State Street Corporation 4% 38,136,070 $1,182,027,521
2026-03-31 Principal Financial Group, Inc. 3% 31,637,307 $980,598,357
2026-03-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 3% 24,222,903 $750,788,898
2026-03-31 Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation 2% 20,477,128 $634,688,599
2026-03-31 Capital World Investors 2% 18,186,568 $563,692,690
2026-03-31 Pacer Advisors, Inc. 2% 16,835,746 $521,823,961
2026-03-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 14,490,231 $449,124,722
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