Here’s Why Copart (CPRT) Lagged the Market

Madison Investments, an investment advisor, released its “Madison Large Cap Fund” second-quarter 2025 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. In the second quarter, the fund (Class Y) increased 3.1%, compared to a 10.9% gain for the S&P 500 index. In addition, please check the fund’s top five holdings to know its best picks in 2025.

In its second quarter 2025 investor letter, Madison Large Cap Fund highlighted stocks such as Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT). Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) is an online auction and vehicle remarketing services company. The one-month return of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) was -3.54%, and its shares lost 12.37% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On July 21, 2025, Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) stock closed at $46.03 per share, with a market capitalization of $44.508 billion.

Madison Large Cap Fund stated the following regarding Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) in its second quarter 2025 investor letter:

“The bottom five detractors for the quarter were Fiserv, Arch Capital Group, Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT), Alcon, and Progressive. Shares in Copart lagged the market following quarterly results that showed an uncharacteristic disappointment in volume growth. We believe this was due to temporary factors and the stock was simply coming down from an elevated valuation multiple.”

Why Copart Inc. (CPRT) Crashed On Friday

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Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) is not on our list of 30 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 57 hedge fund portfolios held Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) at the end of the first quarter, which was 53 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the risk and potential of Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) and that has 10,000% upside potential, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we covered Copart, Inc. (NASDAQ:CPRT) and shared Wedgewood Partners’ views on the company. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q2 2025 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

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