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Copart Inc. (CPRT) Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner Willis J Johnson sells 1,000 Shares

March 17, 2011 | About:
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Chairman of the Board, 10% Owner of Copart Inc. (CPRT) Willis J Johnson sells 1,000 shares of CPRT on 03/15/2011 at an average price of $40.36 a share.

Copart Inc. has a market cap of $3.3 billion; its shares were traded at around $40.11 with a P/E ratio of 21.7 and P/S ratio of 4.3. Copart Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 12.7% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Copart Inc. the business predictability rank of 4.5-star.


This is the insider trade history vs. stock price of CPRT. For the complete insider trading history of CPRT, click here.




Directors and Officers Recent Trades:


  • Sell: Senior Vice President David L Bauer sold 12,215 shares of CPRT stock on 03/09/2011 at the average price of 41.26. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.79% since.
  • Sell: Senior Vice President Thomas Wylie sold 802 shares of CPRT stock on 03/04/2011 at the average price of 40.96. Thomas Wylie owns at least 698 shares after this. The price of the stock has decreased by 2.08% since.


For the complete insider trading history of CPRT, click here.

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