CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $20.60 +0.09 (+0.43%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.40 -0.20 (-0.97%) As of 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock CXW vs. HR, RHP, RYN, SBRA, GEO, EPR, MPW, PCH, NHI, and SHOShould you be buying CoreCivic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoreCivic include Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Rayonier (RYN), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), The GEO Group (GEO), EPR Properties (EPR), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), National Health Investors (NHI), and Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. CoreCivic vs. Healthcare Realty Trust Ryman Hospitality Properties Rayonier Sabra Health Care REIT The GEO Group EPR Properties Medical Properties Trust PotlatchDeltic National Health Investors Sunstone Hotel Investors CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer CXW or HR? In the previous week, CoreCivic had 3 more articles in the media than Healthcare Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for CoreCivic and 7 mentions for Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.41 indicating that Healthcare Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CoreCivic 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Healthcare Realty Trust 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is CXW or HR a better dividend stock? CoreCivic pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. CoreCivic pays out 288.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -69.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CXW or HR? CoreCivic received 58 more outperform votes than Healthcare Realty Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.02% of users gave CoreCivic an outperform vote while only 50.07% of users gave Healthcare Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCoreCivicOutperform Votes39465.02% Underperform Votes21234.98% Healthcare Realty TrustOutperform Votes33650.07% Underperform Votes33549.93% Which has more volatility & risk, CXW or HR? CoreCivic has a beta of 1.02, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CXW or HR? CoreCivic has higher revenue and earnings than Healthcare Realty Trust. Healthcare Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoreCivic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoreCivic$1.96B1.14$68.87M$0.6133.77Healthcare Realty Trust$1.25B4.71-$278.26M-$1.78-9.41 Do analysts rate CXW or HR? CoreCivic currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.49%. Healthcare Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1.46%. Given CoreCivic's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Healthcare Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CoreCivic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Healthcare Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is CXW or HR more profitable? CoreCivic has a net margin of 3.51% compared to Healthcare Realty Trust's net margin of -51.60%. CoreCivic's return on equity of 5.97% beat Healthcare Realty Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CoreCivic3.51% 5.97% 2.97% Healthcare Realty Trust -51.60%-11.20%-5.69% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of CXW or HR? 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryCoreCivic beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get CoreCivic News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CXW and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CXW vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCoreCivicReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.24B$7.03B$11.42B$19.62BDividend YieldN/A6.62%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio33.7762.8422.8533.60Price / Sales1.146.8725.7527.47Price / Cash9.3617.3217.6117.54Price / Book1.521.722.774.60Net Income$68.87M$177.71M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance0.18%-1.11%0.76%-0.16%1 Month Performance8.81%-2.72%496.42%-1.99%1 Year Performance31.54%5.50%536.70%4.91% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic2.0842 of 5 stars$20.60+0.4%$31.00+50.5%+30.8%$2.24B$1.96B33.7710,700HRHealthcare Realty Trust3.235 of 5 stars$16.87+1.5%$17.00+0.8%+25.0%$5.92B$1.25B-9.47580Short Interest ↓Positive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.9268 of 5 stars$96.55+2.2%$124.67+29.1%-17.4%$5.78B$2.34B21.991,471RYNRayonier3.8412 of 5 stars$27.85+1.0%$29.00+4.1%-16.7%$4.35B$1.26B11.80420Positive NewsSBRASabra Health Care REIT2.2723 of 5 stars$17.35+0.5%$19.33+11.4%+20.6%$4.13B$703.24M32.7440Positive NewsGEOThe GEO Group3.3347 of 5 stars$29.12+3.2%$40.40+38.7%+104.4%$4.09B$2.42B100.4315,800Analyst ForecastGap DownEPREPR Properties3.9888 of 5 stars$51.96+1.1%$51.00-1.8%+24.9%$3.95B$641.00M22.4960Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓MPWMedical Properties Trust3.1626 of 5 stars$6.11+2.1%$5.64-7.6%+53.6%$3.67B$995.55M-1.45120Positive NewsPCHPotlatchDeltic3.4813 of 5 stars$45.22+1.6%$48.71+7.7%-3.9%$3.56B$1.06B161.501,383Positive NewsNHINational Health Investors3.8046 of 5 stars$74.73+1.9%$85.50+14.4%+20.2%$3.41B$335.18M25.6820Positive NewsSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.7941 of 5 stars$9.86+1.3%$11.57+17.4%-10.8%$1.98B$905.81M12.9740News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Rayonier Competitors Sabra Health Care REIT Competitors The GEO Group Competitors EPR Properties Competitors Medical Properties Trust Competitors PotlatchDeltic Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Sunstone Hotel Investors Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CXW) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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