--- title: "Weekly Recap | Copart +2.21%, consensus target above spot" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/298107237.md" description: "Copart (CPRT) rose 2.21% this week to close at $33.72, while the S&P 500 edged up just 0.09%, leaving the stock roughly 2.12 percentage points ahead of the benchmark. The path was uneven. Monday (31 Aug) opened at $32.96 and closed at $32.99, followed by two down days that took the stock to a weekly low of $31.894 on Wednesday. Thursday brought a sharp rebound, with the session high reaching $34.435 before settling at $33.58. Friday extended the move to $33.72. The weekly range of 7." datetime: "2026-09-05T09:22:47.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/298107237.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298107237.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/298107237.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # Weekly Recap | Copart +2.21%, consensus target above spot ## The Week Copart (CPRT) rose 2.21% this week to close at $33.72, while the S&P 500 edged up just 0.09%, leaving the stock roughly 2.12 percentage points ahead of the benchmark. The path was uneven. Monday (31 Aug) opened at $32.96 and closed at $32.99, followed by two down days that took the stock to a weekly low of $31.894 on Wednesday. Thursday brought a sharp rebound, with the session high reaching $34.435 before settling at $33.58. Friday extended the move to $33.72. The weekly range of 7.71% signals real disagreement, but the close sat in the upper part of the range. ## Key Events The most direct company news was the confirmation that Copart will report fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results after the close on 10 September, which kept earnings expectations in focus through the week. On the industry side, the AI infrastructure build-out dominated conversations, with Arista and Twilio beating estimates and lifting sentiment across cloud-adjacent names. As a provider of equipment disposition and remarketing services, Copart sits on the fringe of that capital-expenditure cycle, and some investors reassessed the link. JPMorgan Chase upgraded the stock on 3 September, the most visible single-name rating move of the week. Two institutional holders, iSAM Funds UK and Raiffeisen Bank International, disclosed selling small positions on Friday, but those routine filings carried little price weight. ## Analyst Ratings Thirteen brokers cover Copart: 4 rate it buy, 4 rate it overweight, 4 rate it hold, and 1 rates it underweight, with no sell ratings. The consensus rating is buy, with a consensus target of $41, about 21.6% above the latest price of $33.72. Target prices range from $25 to $55, a $30 spread that shows real dispersion in views. Within the diversified support services industry, Copart ranks third out of 15 companies, placing it near the top of the group. ## The Week Ahead Copart reports fourth-quarter fiscal 2026 results after the close on Thursday, 10 September, with consensus estimates at $0.3832 EPS and $1.144 billion in revenue. That is the main event. The same day carries a heavy macro calendar: initial jobless claims, final-demand PPI, existing-home sales, and wholesale sales all land on Thursday, alongside the 10-year Treasury auction. Initial claims are forecast at 205 versus a prior 206, while PPI readings show larger gaps between prior and forecast. The concentration of earnings and macro data on a single day raises the chance of wider swings. ## In Short Copart’s weekly gain came with a buy-rated consensus and earnings on the horizon, but the valuation is not cheap at roughly 20.1x P/E and 3.56x P/B. The latest session’s money flow painted a split picture: large-lot money turned net seller while small and medium orders were net buyers. The consensus target of $41 sits above spot, but the $25 to $55 range shows that expectations are far from aligned. The test now is whether next week’s earnings can justify the current multiple, and how Thursday’s macro prints shift the rate outlook. *This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.* ### Related Stocks - [CPRT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/CPRT.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [Copart Q4 revenue climbs on international unit growth, vehicle sales surge](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298641152.md) - [NWPG's NFI Empire Advances Project Reborn-001 Toward Auction Benefiting The Brett Boyer Foundation | CPRT Stock News](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299058980.md) - [Copart Likely To Report Lower Q4 Earnings; These Most Accurate Analysts Revise Forecasts Ahead Of Earnings Call](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298587193.md) - [Copart launches tender offer for ACV Auctions at USD 10.5 a share](https://longbridge.com/en/news/299320532.md) - [Copart Stock Jumps on Mixed Q4, Acquisition of ACV Auctions](https://longbridge.com/en/news/298645546.md) --- > **Disclaimer: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.**