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CoreCivic (CXW) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$13.81
-0.51 (-3.56%)
(As of 10/31/2024 ET)

CoreCivic Short Interest Data

CoreCivic (CXW) has a short interest of 3.48 million shares, representing 3.24% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -14.91% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.0, indicating that it would take 4.0 days of the average trading volume of 911,512 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,480,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
4,090,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-14.91%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$47.95 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.0 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
October 15, 2024
Outstanding Shares
110,270,000 shares
Float Size
107,310,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.24%
Today's Trading Volume
940,052 shares
Average Trading Volume
911,512 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
103%
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CXW Days to Cover Over Time

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CoreCivic Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
10/15/20243,480,000 shares $47.95 million -14.9%3.2%4 $13.78
9/30/20244,090,000 shares $51.74 million -7.5%3.8%4.3 $12.65
9/15/20244,420,000 shares $58.17 million -3.1%4.1%4.5 $13.16
8/31/20244,560,000 shares $62.84 million +7.3%4.3%4.3 $13.78
8/15/20244,250,000 shares $54.34 million -15.5%4.0%4.1 $12.79
7/31/20245,030,000 shares $70.07 million +6.3%4.6%4.9 $13.93
7/15/20244,730,000 shares $68.16 million +2.2%4.4%4.9 $14.41
6/30/20244,630,000 shares $60.10 million -8.1%4.3%5.2 $12.98
6/15/20245,040,000 shares $58.51 million +20.9%4.7%5.8 $11.61
5/31/20244,170,000 shares $66.97 million -5.2%3.8%4.9 $16.06
5/15/20244,400,000 shares $65.54 million +7.8%4.1%5.7 $14.90
4/30/20244,080,000 shares $60.79 million No Change3.7%4.6 $14.90
4/15/20244,080,000 shares $62.02 million +1.0%3.7%4.5 $15.20
3/31/20244,040,000 shares $63.06 million -12.7%3.7%4.2 $15.61
3/15/20244,630,000 shares $68.73 million +16.3%4.2%4.8 $14.85
2/29/20243,980,000 shares $60.62 million -2.7%3.6%4 $15.23
2/15/20244,090,000 shares $58.24 million -14.6%3.7%4.1 $14.24
1/31/20244,790,000 shares $68.04 million +9.9%4.3%5 $14.21
1/15/20244,360,000 shares $59.21 million +18.8%4.7%4.3 $13.58
12/31/20233,670,000 shares $53.33 million +3.7%3.3%3.6 $14.53
12/15/20233,540,000 shares $50.83 million +35.6%3.2%3.5 $14.36
11/30/20232,610,000 shares $37.77 million +26.1%2.4%2.7 $14.47
11/15/20232,070,000 shares $28.33 million +30.2%1.9%2.4 $13.69
10/31/20231,590,000 shares $20.19 million +67.1%1.4%1.9 $12.70
10/15/2023951,500 shares $10.49 million -13.5%0.9%1.3 $11.02
9/30/20231,100,000 shares $12.38 million -2.7%1.0%1.7 $11.25
9/15/20231,130,000 shares $11.68 million +1.8%1.0%1.9 $10.34
8/31/20231,110,000 shares $11.94 million -14.6%1.0%1.7 $10.76
8/15/20231,300,000 shares $13.42 million -12.8%1.2%1.9 $10.32
7/31/20231,490,000 shares $14.45 million -2.6%1.4%1.8 $9.70
7/15/20231,530,000 shares $14.32 million No Change1.4%1.8 $9.36
6/30/20231,530,000 shares $14.40 million -1.3%1.4%1.7 $9.41
6/15/20231,550,000 shares $14.51 million -45.2%1.4%1.7 $9.36
5/31/20232,830,000 shares $24.44 million -3.4%2.6%2.9 $8.64
5/15/20232,930,000 shares $25.96 million +52.6%2.7%2.9 $8.86
4/30/20231,920,000 shares $16.88 million -8.1%1.7%1.7 $8.79
4/15/20232,090,000 shares $19.54 million -5.4%1.9%2 $9.35
3/31/20232,210,000 shares $20.33 million -5.2%2.0%2.1 $9.20
3/15/20232,330,000 shares $21.90 million +0.4%2.1%2.1 $9.40
2/28/20232,320,000 shares $22.53 million -16.9%2.1%2.1 $9.71
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2/15/20232,790,000 shares $30.19 million -24.8%2.5%2.6 $10.82
1/31/20233,710,000 shares $39.47 million +7.2%3.3%3.4 $10.64
1/15/20233,460,000 shares $39.79 million +42.4%3.1%3.3 $11.50
12/30/20222,430,000 shares $28.09 million +24.6%2.2%2.4 $11.56
12/15/20221,950,000 shares $22.52 million +5.4%1.7%1.9 $11.55
11/30/20221,850,000 shares $24.57 million -3.7%1.7%1.9 $13.28
11/15/20221,920,000 shares $22.25 million -52.2%1.7%2 $11.59
10/31/20224,020,000 shares $42.09 million -11.8%3.6%3.7 $10.47
10/15/20224,560,000 shares $42.86 million -4.6%4.0%4.1 $9.40
9/30/20224,780,000 shares $42.26 million +11.7%4.2%4.4 $8.84
9/15/20224,280,000 shares $41.00 million +4.9%3.7%4 $9.58
8/31/20224,080,000 shares $38.88 million -1.0%3.6%3.8 $9.53
8/15/20224,120,000 shares $42.44 million -28.5%3.6%3.8 $10.30
7/31/20225,760,000 shares $62.04 million -5.1%4.9%5.7 $10.77
7/15/20226,070,000 shares $66.71 million -0.8%5.1%6.4 $10.99
6/30/20226,120,000 shares $67.99 million -5.3%5.2%5.7 $11.11
6/15/20226,460,000 shares $74.55 million +3.5%5.4%5.8 $11.54
5/31/20226,240,000 shares $80.31 million +2.0%5.3%5.8 $12.87
5/15/20226,120,000 shares $65.30 million -4.4%5.2%5.9 $10.67
4/30/20226,400,000 shares $79.55 million +1.8%5.4%6.6 $12.43
4/15/20226,290,000 shares $84.60 million -0.2%5.3%6.7 $13.45
3/31/20226,300,000 shares $70.37 million -4.3%5.3%7.9 $11.17
3/15/20226,580,000 shares $62.05 million +2.0%5.6%8.8 $9.43
2/28/20226,450,000 shares $58.76 million +4.2%5.5%8.2 $9.11
2/15/20226,190,000 shares $60.54 million +1.6%5.3%8 $9.78
1/31/20226,090,000 shares $61.57 million +3.4%5.2%7.8 $10.11
1/15/20225,890,000 shares $64.50 million +0.3%5.0%7.8 $10.95
12/31/20215,870,000 shares $58.52 million +2.6%5.0%8 $9.97
12/15/20215,720,000 shares $56.11 million +8.3%4.9%7.8 $9.81
11/30/20215,280,000 shares $56.87 million -7.7%4.5%7.3 $10.77
11/15/20215,720,000 shares $65.49 million -3.7%4.9%8.1 $11.45
10/29/20215,940,000 shares $51.14 million -2.5%5.0%8.8 $8.61
10/15/20216,090,000 shares $57.31 million -2.7%5.2%9 $9.41
9/30/20216,260,000 shares $55.71 million -4.0%5.3%8.5 $8.90
9/15/20216,520,000 shares $57.31 million -9.4%5.5%8 $8.79
8/31/20217,200,000 shares $69.98 million +3.3%6.1%7.3 $9.72
8/13/20216,970,000 shares $74.72 million -7.1%5.9%5.1 $10.72
7/30/20217,500,000 shares $77.10 million -2.6%6.4%5 $10.28
7/15/20217,700,000 shares $76.77 million -16.3%6.5%4.5 $9.97
6/30/20219,200,000 shares $96.32 million -10.7%7.8%4.7 $10.47
6/15/202110,300,000 shares $116.29 million -16.1%8.7%4.4 $11.29
5/28/202112,280,000 shares $96.15 million +2.1%10.4%5.1 $7.83
5/14/202112,030,000 shares $93.83 million +11.1%10.2%5 $7.80
4/30/202110,830,000 shares $86.21 million -8.6%9.2%4.2 $7.96
4/15/202111,850,000 shares $94.09 million +46.1%10.1%4.2 $7.94
3/31/20218,110,000 shares $73.48 million -5.4%6.9%2.8 $9.06
3/15/20218,570,000 shares $73.02 million -7.1%7.3%3 $8.52
2/26/20219,220,000 shares $75.88 million +38.9%7.9%3.4 $8.23
2/12/20216,640,000 shares $50.60 million -9.9%5.6%2.6 $7.62
1/29/20217,370,000 shares $51.15 million -3.5%6.2%2.9 $6.94
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1/15/20217,640,000 shares $54.24 million +7.0%6.5%3 $7.10
12/31/20207,140,000 shares $48.41 million +1.1%6.1%3.1 $6.78
12/15/20207,060,000 shares $55.49 million -8.9%6.0%3.7 $7.86
11/30/20207,750,000 shares $59.52 million -1.0%6.6%4.1 $7.68
11/15/20207,830,000 shares $51.68 million +44.5%6.6%4.4 $6.60
10/30/20205,420,000 shares $34.25 million +144.1%4.6%2.4 $6.32
10/15/20202,220,000 shares $17.36 million +8.8%1.9%1.1 $7.82
9/30/20202,040,000 shares $16.32 million -12.5%1.7%1.1 $8.00
9/15/20202,330,000 shares $21.32 million No Change2.0%1.2 $9.15
8/31/20202,330,000 shares $21.69 million -11.7%2.0%1.1 $9.31
8/14/20202,640,000 shares $26.06 million +2.3%2.2%1.2 $9.87
7/31/20202,580,000 shares $22.99 million -0.8%2.2%1.6 $8.91
7/15/20202,600,000 shares $23.69 million -15.9%2.2%1.7 $9.11
6/30/20203,090,000 shares $28.92 million +50.7%2.6%1.9 $9.36
6/15/20202,050,000 shares $25.38 million -18.0%1.7%1.4 $12.38
5/29/20202,500,000 shares $30.08 million +18.5%2.1%1.9 $12.03
5/15/20202,110,000 shares $21.21 million +24.9%1.8%1.5 $10.05
4/30/20201,690,000 shares $22.32 million -18.4%1.4%1.2 $13.21
4/15/20202,070,000 shares $24.76 million -17.2%1.8%1.6 $11.96
3/31/20202,500,000 shares $27.90 million -20.2%2.1%1.9 $11.16
3/13/20203,132,400 shares $35.27 million -4.2%2.7%2.7 $11.26
2/28/20203,270,000 shares $28.55 million +8.3%2.8%2.8 $8.73
2/14/20203,020,000 shares $44.39 million -5.6%2.6%2.8 $14.70
1/31/20203,200,000 shares $51.62 million +1.9%2.7%3.1 $16.13
1/15/20203,140,000 shares $53.22 million -1.3%2.7%3.2 $16.95
12/31/20193,180,000 shares $51.61 million +5.7%2.7%3.3 $16.23

CXW Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is CoreCivic's current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of CoreCivic shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of October 15th, investors have sold 3,480,000 shares of CXW short. 3.24% of CoreCivic's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on CoreCivic's current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for CoreCivic?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CXW shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on CoreCivic's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting CoreCivic?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of CoreCivic: Susquehanna International Group LLP, DRW Securities LLC, and Wolverine Asset Management LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for CoreCivic?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.24% of CoreCivic's floating shares are currently sold short.

Is CoreCivic's short interest increasing or decreasing?

CoreCivic saw a decrease in short interest in October. As of October 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,480,000 shares, a decrease of 14.9% from the previous total of 4,090,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is CoreCivic's float size?

CoreCivic currently has issued a total of 110,270,000 shares. Some of CoreCivic's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. CoreCivic currently has a public float of 107,310,000 shares.

How does CoreCivic's short interest compare to its competitors?

3.24% of CoreCivic's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to CoreCivic: Rayonier Inc. (2.89%), Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (8.49%), EPR Properties (3.48%), National Health Investors, Inc. (5.95%), PotlatchDeltic Co. (1.72%), Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (39.55%), The GEO Group, Inc. (3.95%), Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (7.50%), DiamondRock Hospitality (9.30%), LTC Properties, Inc. (3.36%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.14 billion), AppLovin Co. ($3.15 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.69 billion), Nu Holdings Ltd. ($2.48 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.24 billion), International Paper ($2.04 billion), Tractor Supply ($1.96 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($1.93 billion), Moderna, Inc. ($1.91 billion), and SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.84 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short CoreCivic stock?

Short selling CXW is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from CoreCivic as its price is falling. CXW shares are trading down $0.42 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against CoreCivic?

A short squeeze for CoreCivic occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CXW, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is CoreCivic's short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CXW, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is October, 15 2024.




This page (NYSE:CXW) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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