CoreCivic Inc [CXW] stock is trading at $18.40, up 2.05%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CXW shares have gain 1.32% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -8.05%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
CoreCivic Inc [NYSE: CXW] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 12, 2025, when Noble Capital Markets upgraded its rating to a Outperform. Previously, Wedbush upgraded its rating to Outperform on December 10, 2024, and elevated its price target to $30. On June 11, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Neutral and revised its price target to $14 on the stock. Northland Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $16 on October 19, 2023. Wedbush upgraded its rating to a Outperform but $17 remained the price target by the analyst firm on April 14, 2022. Wedbush started tracking with a Neutral rating for this stock on June 18, 2021, and assigned it a price target of $10.85. In a note dated March 16, 2020, Noble Capital Markets initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $20 on this stock.
CoreCivic Inc [CXW] stock has fluctuated between $10.74 and $24.99 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $15.5 within the next 12 months. CoreCivic Inc [NYSE: CXW] shares were valued at $18.40 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -15.76% based on the average CXW price forecast.
Analyzing the CXW fundamentals
CoreCivic Inc [NYSE:CXW] reported sales of 1.96B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -2.43%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.39% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.08%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.05%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.04%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.02, Equity is 0.05 and Total Capital is 0.06. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.68.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 17.98 points at the first support level, and at 17.56 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 18.75, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 19.10.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, CoreCivic Inc’s Current Ratio is 1.57. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.57, and the Cash Ratio is 0.38. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.02, the price to book ratio is 1.35 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 29.67.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Carter, Cole G., EVP,General Counsel, Secretary, that happened on Mar 03 ’25 when 8000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Carter, Cole G. completed a deal on Mar 03 ’25 to buy 8000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Chief Human Resources Officer Churchill David K sold 39639.0 shares on Feb 13 ’25.
