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CPRT vs TA

Side-by-side comparison of Copart Inc. (DE) (CPRT) and TravelCenters of America Inc. (TA): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both CPRT and TA operate in Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations (Consumer Discretionary), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CPRT is the larger of the two at $28.10B, about 44.0x TA ($638.9M).
  • CPRT has hit the wire 3 times in the past 4 weeks while TA has been quiet.
  • CPRT has more recent analyst coverage (8 ratings vs 4 for TA).
MetricCPRTTA
Company
Copart Inc. (DE)
TravelCenters of America Inc.
Price
$31.32+3.16%
$86.02+0.00%
Market cap
$28.10B
$638.9M
1M return
-5.49%
-
1Y return
-37.83%
-
Industry
Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations
Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations
Exchange
NASDAQ
NASDAQ
IPO
1994
News (4w)
3
0
Recent ratings
8
4
CPRT

Copart Inc. (DE)

Copart, Inc. provides online auctions and vehicle remarketing services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the Republic of Ireland, Germany, Finland, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bahrain, and Spain. It offers a range of services for processing and selling vehicles over the internet through its virtual bidding third generation internet auction-style sales technology to vehicle sellers, insurance companies, banks and finance companies, charities, and fleet operators and dealers, as well as individuals. The company's services include online seller access, salvage estimation, estimating, end-of-life vehicle processing, virtual insured exchange, transportation, vehicle inspection stations, on-demand reporting, title processing and procurement, loan payoff, flexible vehicle processing programs, buy it now, member network, sales process, and dealer services. Its services also comprise services to sell vehicles through CashForCars.com; U-Pull-It service that allows buyer to remove valuable parts and sell the remaining parts and car body; copart 360, an online technology for posting vehicle images; membership tiers for those registering to buy vehicles through Copart.com; and virtual queue to secure a place in line while visiting one of its locations. The company sells its products principally to licensed vehicle dismantlers, rebuilders, repair licensees, used vehicle dealers, and exporters, as well as to the general public. It operates approximately 200 locations in 11 countries. Copart, Inc. has a strategic partnership with CHAMPtitles, LLC to introduce an automated digital platform for car sellers, including insurance companies for mail-oriented vehicle title processing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

TA

TravelCenters of America Inc.

TravelCenters of America Inc. operates travel centers and standalone restaurants in the United States and Canada. Its travel centers offer a range of products and services, including diesel fuel and gasoline, diesel exhaust fluid, and truck repair and maintenance, and roadside services, as well as operates full service and quick service restaurants, and various customer amenities. The company's travel stores also offer packaged food and snack items, beverages, non-prescription drug and beauty supplies, batteries, automobile accessories, music and video products, fresh brewed coffee, hot dogs, prepared sandwiches, and other prepared foods, as well as laundry supplies, clothing, truck accessories, and various electronics; and parking space under the Reserve-It brand name. In addition, the company operates restaurants under the franchise agreement. As of April 8 31, 2021, it operated 273 travel centers under the TravelCenters of America, TA, TA Express, Petro Stopping Centers, and Petro brand names in 44 states in the United States, and the province of Ontario, Canada; 42 standalone restaurants in 12 states in the United States under the Quaker Steak & Lube, or QSL, Iron Skillet, and Country Pride brand names; and 3 standalone truck service facilities under the TA Truck Service brand name. The company serves trucking fleets and their drivers, independent truck drivers, highway and local motorists, and casual diners. TravelCenters of America Inc. was founded in 1972 and is based in Westlake, Ohio.