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CXW vs. GEO, RHP, HR, SBRA, EPR, RYN, NHI, PCH, MPW, and SHO

Should you be buying CoreCivic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoreCivic include Geo Group (GEO), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), and Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.

CoreCivic vs. Its Competitors

CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

CoreCivic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Geo Group. CoreCivic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Geo Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CoreCivic$1.96B1.15$68.87M$0.9422.44
Geo Group$2.45B1.27$31.97M$0.6533.97

CoreCivic has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geo Group has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

85.1% of CoreCivic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Geo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Geo Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, CoreCivic had 12 more articles in the media than Geo Group. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for CoreCivic and 9 mentions for Geo Group. Geo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.56 indicating that Geo Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CoreCivic
11 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Geo Group
5 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

CoreCivic currently has a consensus target price of $33.33, indicating a potential upside of 58.05%. Geo Group has a consensus target price of $37.00, indicating a potential upside of 67.57%. Given Geo Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Geo Group is more favorable than CoreCivic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CoreCivic
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Geo Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

CoreCivic has a net margin of 5.21% compared to Geo Group's net margin of 3.69%. Geo Group's return on equity of 7.26% beat CoreCivic's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CoreCivic5.21% 7.12% 3.54%
Geo Group 3.69%7.26%2.68%

Summary

CoreCivic and Geo Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CXW vs. The Competition

MetricCoreCivicREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.29B$8.59B$12.79B$21.58B
Dividend YieldN/A5.33%5.40%3.48%
P/E Ratio22.4483.44245.7329.75
Price / Sales1.155.3031.1286.31
Price / Cash10.6419.3222.3625.00
Price / Book1.561.732.314.58
Net Income$68.87M$130.30M$1.01B$999.94M
7 Day Performance7.34%0.75%1.04%0.68%
1 Month Performance2.18%6.68%2.38%3.10%
1 Year Performance60.26%-8.10%539.26%14.39%

CoreCivic Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CXW
CoreCivic
3.566 of 5 stars
$21.09
-1.5%
$33.33
+58.1%
+64.8%$2.29B$1.96B22.4411,649Trending News
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↓
GEO
Geo Group
3.7373 of 5 stars
$20.76
+0.8%
$37.00
+78.3%
+75.2%$2.94B$2.45B31.9315,800
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties
4.3759 of 5 stars
$98.73
-0.2%
$115.50
+17.0%
-1.3%$6.22B$2.34B23.561,929Positive News
HR
Healthcare Realty Trust
3.2577 of 5 stars
$17.40
+0.2%
$16.80
-3.4%
-1.3%$6.12B$1.27B-15.13580News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
SBRA
Sabra Healthcare REIT
3.0341 of 5 stars
$19.11
-1.0%
$20.43
+6.9%
+3.8%$4.58B$703.23M25.1540Positive News
EPR
EPR Properties
3.7705 of 5 stars
$54.32
-0.1%
$57.07
+5.1%
+22.8%$4.14B$698.07M26.7660News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
RYN
Rayonier
3.9962 of 5 stars
$26.30
+0.2%
$28.00
+6.5%
-16.5%$4.05B$1.26B5.31420News Coverage
Positive News
NHI
National Health Investors
4.2137 of 5 stars
$78.33
+0.9%
$84.20
+7.5%
-6.7%$3.72B$335.18M25.0220Positive News
PCH
Potlatch
4.5584 of 5 stars
$42.03
+0.8%
$50.00
+19.0%
-7.2%$3.25B$1.06B79.301,330Positive News
MPW
Medical Properties Trust
3.2686 of 5 stars
$4.51
+2.5%
$5.58
+23.8%
-8.3%$2.71B$995.55M-1.89120News Coverage
Positive News
SHO
Sunstone Hotel Investors
2.5233 of 5 stars
$9.50
-0.1%
$9.07
-4.5%
-2.7%$1.80B$935.00M474.9940News Coverage
Gap Up

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