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In the latest session, CoreCivic Inc (NYSE: CXW) closed at $19.82 up 1.75% from its previous closing price of $19.48. In other words, the price has increased by $1.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. CXW stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.04 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.61.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of CoreCivic Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.84 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.42. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.60 and its Current Ratio is at 1.60. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.69 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
On December 10, 2024, Wedbush Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $19 to $30.
Wedbush Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on June 11, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $19 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 11 ’25 when Grande Anthony L sold 22,500 shares for $21.18 per share. The transaction valued at 476,438 led to the insider holds 135,559 shares of the business.
Grande Anthony L sold 12,500 shares of CXW for $246,424 on Sep 09 ’25. The EVP, Chief Development Officer now owns 158,059 shares after completing the transaction at $19.71 per share. On Sep 08 ’25, another insider, Grande Anthony L, who serves as the EVP, Chief Development Officer of the company, sold 10,000 shares for $19.65 each. As a result, the insider received 196,482 and left with 170,559 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CXW now has a Market Capitalization of 2121928192 and an Enterprise Value of 3039754240. As of this moment, CoreCivic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 20.89, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 13.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.522 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.398.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CXW is 0.69, which has changed by 0.55817616 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17904854 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CXW has reached a high of $24.99, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $12.24. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.23%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.81%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CXW has traded an average of 1.01M shares per day and 903500 over the past ten days. A total of 107.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 104.08M. Insiders hold about 2.78% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.12% stake in the company. Shares short for CXW as of 1757894400 were 2646703 with a Short Ratio of 2.61, compared to 1755216000 on 3125557. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2646703 and a Short% of Float of 2.53.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.64. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for CXW, which recently paid a dividend on 2020-03-31 with an ex-dividend date of 2020-03-31. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-07-09 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 4.0 analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.29, with high estimates of $0.3 and low estimates of $0.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.2 and $1.1 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.14. EPS for the following year is $1.51, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $1.71 and $1.34.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 4 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $544.38M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $551.08M to a low estimate of $536.36M. As of. The current estimate, CoreCivic Inc’s year-ago sales were $491.56MFor the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $552.85M. There is a high estimate of $561.6M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $544.68M.
A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CXW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.14B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.11B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.12B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.96BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.33B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.4B and the low estimate is $2.24B.
