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The price of CoreCivic Inc (NYSE: CXW) closed at $20.19 in the last session%, Down $-1.51% from day before closing price of $20.5. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.9 million shares were traded. CXW stock price reached its highest trading level at $20.65 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $19.95.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CXW’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 15.12 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.66. 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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 30 ’25 when Hylton Stacia sold 4,000 shares for $21.69 per share. The transaction valued at 86,760 led to the insider holds 82,969 shares of the business.
STACIA A HYLTON bought 4,000 shares of CXW for $86,760 on May 30 ’25. On May 21 ’25, another insider, Hininger Damon T, who serves as the CEO of the company, sold 72,246 shares for $22.50 each. As a result, the insider received 1,625,651 and left with 879,324 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 2161541376 and an Enterprise Value of 3079366400. As of this moment, CoreCivic’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.28, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 14.04. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.08 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.541 whereas that against EBITDA is 9.521.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CXW is 0.81, which has changed by 0.62429607 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.17279088 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 $12.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -3.54%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -1.99%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CXW traded on average about 961.58K shares per day over the past 3-months and 1051840 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 107.31M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 104.04M. Insiders hold about 2.82% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.32% stake in the company. Shares short for CXW as of 1753920000 were 3156185 with a Short Ratio of 2.69, compared to 1751241600 on 2995488. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3156185 and a Short% of Float of 3.01.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The 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 stock of CoreCivic Inc (CXW) is currently drawing attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.29, with high estimates of $0.33 and low estimates of $0.22.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.23 and $0.84 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.1. EPS for the following year is $1.45, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $1.79 and $0.94.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $537.69M. It ranges from a high estimate of $551.08M to a low estimate of $510.6M. As of the current estimate, CoreCivic Inc’s year-ago sales were $491.56MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $546.54M. There is a high estimate of $556.3M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $526.6M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CXW’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.13B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.03B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.1B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.96BBased on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.3B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.48B and the low estimate is $2.1B.
