CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $21.37 +0.33 (+1.57%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.82 +0.45 (+2.13%) As of 07/3/2025 04:59 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 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 businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media refer more to CXW or GEO? In the previous week, Geo Group had 17 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Geo Group and 2 mentions for CoreCivic. Geo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.27 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Geo Group 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate CXW or GEO? CoreCivic currently has a consensus target price of $35.00, indicating a potential upside of 63.78%. Geo Group has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 46.04%. Given CoreCivic's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Geo Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CoreCivic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Geo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CXW or GEO? 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Geo Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, CXW or GEO? CoreCivic has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geo Group has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CXW or GEO 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 CoreCivic4.33% 5.75% 2.88% Geo Group 1.19%7.36%2.67% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CXW or GEO? 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 RatioCoreCivic$1.96B1.19$68.87M$0.7628.12Geo Group$2.42B1.52$31.97M$0.19136.95 SummaryGeo Group beats CoreCivic on 8 of the 15 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$2.37B$8.41B$12.11B$20.72BDividend YieldN/A5.72%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio28.1241.1520.0228.09Price / Sales1.194.9525.6938.30Price / Cash10.7718.2021.6822.53Price / Book1.581.672.284.58Net Income$68.87M$128.99M$1.00B$986.06M7 Day Performance2.63%1.53%2.21%2.79%1 Month Performance-1.16%3.36%4.59%5.46%1 Year Performance61.28%0.97%538.58%15.06% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic2.9459 of 5 stars$21.37+1.6%$35.00+63.8%+60.7%$2.37B$1.96B28.1211,649Analyst DowngradeGEOGeo Group3.1319 of 5 stars$23.96+0.8%$38.00+58.6%+73.6%$3.39B$2.42B126.1116,500Analyst RevisionRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.6046 of 5 stars$98.52-2.0%$114.43+16.1%+4.4%$5.91B$2.34B20.871,929Positive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust2.7638 of 5 stars$15.88+0.8%$16.40+3.3%-4.8%$5.58B$1.22B-14.57580Positive NewsEPREPR Properties3.857 of 5 stars$58.17+1.1%$56.43-3.0%+43.4%$4.42B$698.07M35.6960Insider TradeSBRASabra Healthcare REIT1.3034 of 5 stars$18.44+1.0%$19.67+6.7%+21.2%$4.39B$720.03M31.2540News CoveragePositive NewsRYNRayonier4.1346 of 5 stars$22.17+0.2%$27.75+25.2%-17.5%$3.45B$1.26B9.52420NHINational Health Investors3.8366 of 5 stars$70.13-1.0%$85.75+22.3%+3.4%$3.27B$342.96M22.2620News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradePCHPotlatch4.3008 of 5 stars$38.37-1.3%$48.57+26.6%+6.6%$3.02B$1.06B62.901,383News CoverageMPWMedical Properties Trust3.9147 of 5 stars$4.31-3.4%$5.67+31.5%+7.9%$2.59B$948.03M-1.56120Analyst DowngradeSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.7595 of 5 stars$8.70-2.5%$9.75+12.1%-11.4%$1.73B$905.81M87.0040News CoverageAnalyst Forecast 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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