CoreCivic (CXW) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

CoreCivic, Inc. is a diversified government solutions company that owns, manages and develops correctional and detention facilities in the United States. The company provides detention and corrections services to federal, state and local government agencies, primarily under contracts that call for the housing and care of individuals in custody.

In addition to secure facilities, CoreCivic operates residential reentry centers and provides community-based services designed to support individuals transitioning from incarceration. Its real estate business also develops, acquires and leases properties for government use, including correctional and detention facilities.

Founded in 1983 as Corrections Corporation of America, the company was an early private-sector provider of correctional services in the United States. It adopted the CoreCivic name in 2016 to reflect its broader range of government services. The company is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, and serves government partners across multiple U.S. states and at the federal level. Patrick D. Swindle serves as president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $28.43 to $29.64
• 50-Day Range: $29.38 to $35.55
• 52-Week Range: $15.73 to $36.55
• Volume: 1.70 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.13 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.89
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $39.40
• Consensus Rating: Buy

CoreCivic Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

CoreCivic scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 103rd out of 650 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

CoreCivic has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $39.40, representing about 34.1% upside from its current price of $29.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

CoreCivic has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 34.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for CoreCivic are expected to grow by 34.57% in the coming year, from $2.69 to $3.62 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of CoreCivic is 23.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of CoreCivic is 23.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 26.31.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

CoreCivic has a P/B Ratio of 2.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

14.31% of the float of CoreCivic has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

CoreCivic has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.85.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in CoreCivic has recently decreased by 4.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

CoreCivic does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

CoreCivic does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, CoreCivic will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.62% next year. This indicates that CoreCivic will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.03

News Sentiment

CoreCivic has a news sentiment score of 1.03. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for CoreCivic this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added CoreCivic to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, CoreCivic insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $15,431,193.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.76% of the stock of CoreCivic is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

85.13% of the stock of CoreCivic is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/05/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Security & Alarm Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CXW
• CIK: 1070985
• Web: www.corecivic.com
• Phone: (615) 263-3000
• Fax: 615-263-3140
• Employees: 13,651
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for CoreCivic: $39.40
• High Price Target: $45.00
• Low Price Target: $35.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +34.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.89
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.92
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $116.50 million
• Net Margins: 5.15%
• Pretax Margin: 6.95%
• Return on Equity: 9.22%
• Return on Assets: 3.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.86
• Current Ratio: 1.32
• Quick Ratio: 1.32

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.21 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $2.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.28
• Book Value: $13.44 per share
• Price / Book: 2.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 98,890,000
• Free Float: 97,152,000
• Market Cap: $2.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57