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As of close of business last night, CoreCivic Inc’s stock clocked out at $17.99, down -1.75% from its previous closing price of $18.31. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.88 million shares were traded. CXW stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.5769 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.86.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of CXW’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 11.28. 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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 1926008448 and an Enterprise Value of 2843834368. As of this moment, CoreCivic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 18.96, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.11. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.96 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.31. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.424 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.792.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CXW is 0.69, which has changed by 0.31122446 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.118204355 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 $12.45. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.51%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -13.34%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that CXW traded 996.06K shares on average per day over the past three months and 925650 shares per day 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 1759190400 were 2739559 with a Short Ratio of 2.75, compared to 1756425600 on 2442252. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2739559 and a Short% of Float of 2.6199998.
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
. The current market rating for CoreCivic Inc (CXW) reflects the collective analysis of 4.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.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
In. The current quarter, 4 analysts expect revenue to total $544.38M. 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 $554.1M. 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 $2.13B. 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.
