CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $20.26 +0.08 (+0.41%) Closing price 08/29/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.25 -0.01 (-0.06%) As of 08/29/2025 07:02 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. GEO, RHP, HR, SBRA, RYN, EPR, NHI, PCH, MPW, and SHOShould you be buying CoreCivic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoreCivic include Geo Group (GEO), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), and Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. CoreCivic vs. Its Competitors Geo Group Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust Sabra Healthcare REIT Rayonier EPR Properties National Health Investors Potlatch Medical Properties Trust Sunstone Hotel Investors CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends. Is CXW or GEO more profitable? CoreCivic has a net margin of 5.21% compared to Geo Group's net margin of 3.69%. Geo Group's return on equity of 7.26% beat CoreCivic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CoreCivic5.21% 7.12% 3.54% Geo Group 3.69%7.26%2.68% Do analysts rate CXW or GEO? CoreCivic presently has a consensus price target of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 64.51%. Geo Group has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 78.26%. Given Geo Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Geo Group is more favorable than CoreCivic.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CoreCivic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Geo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CXW or GEO? 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Geo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Geo Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, CXW or GEO? CoreCivic has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geo Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CXW or GEO? CoreCivic has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Geo Group. CoreCivic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Geo Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCoreCivic$1.96B1.11$68.87M$0.9421.56Geo Group$2.42B1.21$31.97M$0.6531.93 Does the media prefer CXW or GEO? In the previous week, Geo Group had 13 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Geo Group and 7 mentions for CoreCivic. CoreCivic's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Geo Group's score of 0.55 indicating that CoreCivic is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CoreCivic 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Geo Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCoreCivic and Geo Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. 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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 ExcelMetricCoreCivicREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.16B$8.52B$12.48B$21.33BDividend YieldN/A5.38%5.43%3.50%P/E Ratio21.5681.32228.5929.34Price / Sales1.115.2931.6851.63Price / Cash10.0318.5622.2324.03Price / Book1.471.762.355.36Net Income$68.87M$130.30M$1.01B$996.52M7 Day Performance-2.29%1.33%0.24%0.34%1 Month Performance2.59%5.66%3.26%4.69%1 Year Performance47.09%-7.54%537.67%11.68% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic3.0455 of 5 stars$20.26+0.4%$33.33+64.5%+48.7%$2.16B$1.96B21.5611,649Positive NewsGEOGeo Group3.2586 of 5 stars$20.94-0.3%$37.00+76.7%+53.2%$2.96B$2.42B32.2216,500RHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.6703 of 5 stars$94.34-0.3%$114.75+21.6%-4.4%$5.94B$2.44B22.521,929News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.194 of 5 stars$16.39-0.5%$16.40+0.1%-1.1%$5.76B$1.27B-14.25580News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastSBRASabra Healthcare REIT2.1648 of 5 stars$18.63+0.9%$20.00+7.4%+13.5%$4.47B$703.23M24.5140Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRYNRayonier3.7379 of 5 stars$26.17-0.6%$27.75+6.0%-14.2%$4.03B$1.26B5.29420Positive NewsEPREPR Properties3.8512 of 5 stars$52.70+0.2%$56.93+8.0%+15.3%$4.01B$698.07M25.9660Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastNHINational Health Investors4.0781 of 5 stars$74.89+0.3%$85.40+14.0%-2.7%$3.55B$335.18M23.9320Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPCHPotlatch4.1059 of 5 stars$42.62-0.8%$50.00+17.3%-2.4%$3.29B$1.06B80.421,383News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementMPWMedical Properties Trust3.5918 of 5 stars$4.14+2.2%$5.67+36.9%+1.7%$2.49B$995.55M-1.73120Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSHOSunstone Hotel Investors2.0049 of 5 stars$9.03+0.2%$9.07+0.5%-8.2%$1.71B$905.81M451.4840Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Geo Group Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors Sabra Healthcare REIT Competitors Rayonier Competitors EPR Properties Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Potlatch Competitors Medical Properties Trust 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 8/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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