CoreCivic Inc [CXW] stock prices are up 1.46% to $21.54 at the moment. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The CXW shares have gain 4.21% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 4.87%, and 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.
The stock price of CoreCivic Inc [CXW] has been fluctuating between $12.24 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 $21.54 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -28.04% based on the average CXW price forecast.
Analyzing the CXW fundamentals
The CoreCivic Inc [NYSE:CXW] reported sales of 2.00B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 9.81%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.24% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.1%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.07%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.05%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.69.
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 21.22 points at the first support level, and at 20.90 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 21.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 21.99.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that CoreCivic Inc [NYSE:CXW]’s Current Ratio is 1.60. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 1.60, and the Cash Ratio is 0.43. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.15, the price to book ratio is 1.56 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 22.71.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Grande Anthony L, EVP, Chief Development Officer, that happened on Sep 11 ’25 when 22500.0 shares were sold. EVP, Chief Development Officer, Grande Anthony L completed a deal on Sep 09 ’25 to sell 12500.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP, Chief Development Officer Grande Anthony L sold 10000.0 shares on Sep 08 ’25.
