CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $21.92 -0.31 (-1.37%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.97 +0.04 (+0.20%) As of 07/11/2025 07:57 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, CUBE, RHP, HR, EPR, SBRA, RYN, NHI, PCH, and MPWShould you be buying CoreCivic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoreCivic include Geo Group (GEO), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), EPR Properties (EPR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), and Medical Properties Trust (MPW). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. CoreCivic vs. Its Competitors Geo Group CubeSmart Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust EPR Properties Sabra Healthcare REIT Rayonier National Health Investors Potlatch Medical Properties Trust CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CXW or GEO? 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Geo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Geo Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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$1.96B1.22$68.87M$0.7628.85Geo Group$2.42B1.52$31.97M$0.19136.79 Does the media favor CXW or GEO? In the previous week, Geo Group had 2 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Geo Group and 11 mentions for CoreCivic. Geo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.10 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Geo Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend CXW or GEO? CoreCivic currently has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.64%. Geo Group has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.21%. Given CoreCivic's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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 Which has more risk & volatility, 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. 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$2.39B$8.40B$12.08B$20.65BDividend YieldN/A5.70%5.54%3.72%P/E Ratio28.8541.2719.2027.84Price / Sales1.225.0025.6642.29Price / Cash10.9018.3921.4522.32Price / Book1.621.672.284.57Net Income$68.87M$128.99M$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance2.60%0.49%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance6.33%2.90%3.93%5.53%1 Year Performance64.36%-4.21%539.45%10.30% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic2.3728 of 5 stars$21.93-1.4%$35.00+59.6%+64.4%$2.39B$1.96B28.8511,649GEOGeo Group3.6703 of 5 stars$26.47+4.5%$38.00+43.6%+62.9%$3.74B$2.42B139.3216,500CUBECubeSmart3.7213 of 5 stars$42.56-1.8%$47.38+11.3%-10.7%$9.70B$929.08M25.183,104Positive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.022 of 5 stars$101.53-1.6%$114.43+12.7%+2.1%$6.09B$2.34B21.511,929News CoveragePositive NewsHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.5267 of 5 stars$15.86-0.4%$16.40+3.4%-9.1%$5.57B$1.27B-14.55580Positive NewsEPREPR Properties3.6641 of 5 stars$58.83-1.1%$56.43-4.1%+39.7%$4.48B$698.07M36.0960News CoverageSBRASabra Healthcare REIT1.137 of 5 stars$18.52-0.5%$19.67+6.2%+17.9%$4.41B$703.23M31.3940News CoveragePositive NewsRYNRayonier4.1523 of 5 stars$22.69-1.8%$27.75+22.3%-18.4%$3.53B$1.26B9.74420NHINational Health Investors4.3106 of 5 stars$70.43-0.5%$85.75+21.8%-0.4%$3.29B$335.18M22.3620News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradePCHPotlatch4.2384 of 5 stars$39.53-1.0%$48.57+22.9%+2.2%$3.11B$1.06B64.801,383News CoverageAnalyst ForecastMPWMedical Properties Trust3.8111 of 5 stars$4.22-3.7%$5.67+34.3%-8.6%$2.54B$995.55M-1.52120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Geo Group Competitors CubeSmart 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 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 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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