CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $19.63 -0.41 (-2.05%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.25 -0.38 (-1.93%) As of 08/1/2025 07:47 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXW vs. GEO, RHP, HR, EPR, SBRA, RYN, NHI, PCH, MPW, and SHOShould 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), EPR Properties (EPR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), 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 Geo Group Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust EPR Properties Sabra Healthcare REIT Rayonier National Health Investors Potlatch Medical Properties Trust Sunstone Hotel Investors Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Do insiders and institutionals believe in GEO or CXW? 76.1% of Geo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Geo Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate GEO or CXW? Geo Group presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.88%. CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 69.81%. Given CoreCivic's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Geo Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Geo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CoreCivic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is GEO or CXW more profitable? CoreCivic has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Geo Group's net margin of 1.19%. Geo Group's return on equity of 7.36% beat CoreCivic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Geo Group1.19% 7.36% 2.67% CoreCivic 4.33%5.75%2.88% Does the media favor GEO or CXW? In the previous week, Geo Group had 10 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Geo Group and 4 mentions for CoreCivic. CoreCivic's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Geo Group's score of 0.05 indicating that CoreCivic is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Geo Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral CoreCivic 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GEO or CXW? CoreCivic has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioGeo Group$2.42B1.46$31.97M$0.19131.68CoreCivic$1.96B1.09$68.87M$0.7625.83 Which has more volatility & risk, GEO or CXW? Geo Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreCivic has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCoreCivic beats Geo Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get CoreCivic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CXW and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart CXW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoreCivicREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.19B$8.31B$12.04B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A5.97%5.62%3.67%P/E Ratio25.8371.2719.7629.01Price / Sales1.094.9925.9366.03Price / Cash9.9617.7921.3322.82Price / Book1.451.612.094.43Net Income$68.87M$128.99M$1.00B$993.74M7 Day Performance-5.37%-4.24%-2.46%-3.39%1 Month Performance-6.57%-3.47%-0.85%-2.10%1 Year Performance51.23%-9.58%537.08%10.09% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic3.5475 of 5 stars$19.63-2.0%$33.33+69.8%+45.9%$2.19B$1.96B25.8311,649Upcoming EarningsGEOGeo Group3.182 of 5 stars$24.06-1.9%$38.00+58.0%+81.6%$3.40B$2.42B126.6116,500Upcoming EarningsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.2947 of 5 stars$99.05-0.9%$114.75+15.9%-10.1%$5.94B$2.40B20.981,929Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.0998 of 5 stars$16.20+0.1%$16.40+1.3%-5.9%$5.69B$1.27B-14.86580Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend CutEPREPR Properties3.6877 of 5 stars$58.41-0.6%$57.29-1.9%+21.4%$4.44B$698.07M35.8360Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeSBRASabra Healthcare REIT1.2611 of 5 stars$18.12+0.3%$19.67+8.5%+13.2%$4.31B$703.23M30.7140News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsRYNRayonier4.4692 of 5 stars$23.56flat$27.75+17.8%-23.7%$3.67B$1.26B10.11420Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNHINational Health Investors4.3078 of 5 stars$70.15-0.5%$84.60+20.6%-4.7%$3.28B$335.18M22.2720Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPCHPotlatch3.7093 of 5 stars$40.36+0.4%$50.00+23.9%-4.3%$3.17B$1.06B66.161,383News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionMPWMedical Properties Trust4.034 of 5 stars$4.04-1.1%$5.67+40.4%-12.5%$2.42B$995.55M-1.46120Trending NewsEarnings ReportSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.0091 of 5 stars$8.84-0.5%$8.93+1.0%-14.6%$1.76B$905.81M88.4040News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Geo Group Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors EPR Properties Competitors Sabra Healthcare REIT Competitors Rayonier Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Potlatch Competitors Medical Properties Trust Competitors Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CXW) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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