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CoreCivic (CXW) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$20.18 -0.36 (-1.73%)
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CoreCivic - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2025)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
0
Buy
4

Based on 4 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for CoreCivic in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Buy." Out of the 4 analysts, 4 have given a buy rating for CXW.

Consensus Price Target

$33.33
65.14% Upside
According to the 4 analysts' twelve-month price targets for CoreCivic, the average price target is $33.33. The highest price target for CXW is $38.00, while the lowest price target for CXW is $30.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 65.14% from the current price of $20.19.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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CXW Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
8/28/24 to 8/28/25
1 Month Ago
7/29/24 to 7/29/25
3 Months Ago
5/30/24 to 5/30/25
1 Year Ago
8/29/23 to 8/28/24
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
4 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
Hold
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$33.33$33.33$31.00$16.50
Forecasted Upside65.14% Upside66.98% Upside40.91% Upside19.65% Upside
Consensus Rating
Buy
Buy
Buy
Hold

CXW Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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CXW Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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CoreCivic Stock vs. The Competition

TypeCoreCivicFinance CompaniesS&P 500
Consensus Rating Score
3.00
2.53
2.53
Consensus RatingBuyModerate BuyModerate Buy
Predicted Upside65.14% Upside17.84% Upside10.24% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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DateBrokerageAnalyst NameActionRatingPrice TargetUpside/Downside on Report DateDetails
8/7/2025Jones Trading
0 of 5 stars
Jason Weaver
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$30.00+49.89%
6/11/2025Wedbush
4 of 5 stars
J. Mccanless
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$38.00+73.79%
2/12/2025Noble Financial
4 of 5 stars
J. Gomes
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11/8/2024Northland Securities
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 Boost TargetOutperform ➝ Outperform$17.00 ➝ $32.00+43.30%

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CXW Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 4 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for CoreCivic is $33.33, with a high forecast of $38.00 and a low forecast of $30.00.

4 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for CoreCivic in the last twelve months. There are currently 4 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" CXW shares.

According to analysts, CoreCivic's stock has a predicted upside of 65.14% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

CoreCivic has been rated by research analysts at Jones Trading, and Wedbush in the past 90 days.

Analysts like CoreCivic more than other "finance" companies. The consensus rating for CoreCivic is Buy while the average consensus rating for "finance" companies is Moderate Buy. Learn more on how CXW compares to other companies.


This page (NYSE:CXW) was last updated on 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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