CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $22.10 +0.59 (+2.76%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.16 +0.05 (+0.24%) As of 04/15/2025 07:12 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, SBRA, GEO, RYN, EPR, NHI, MPW, PCH, 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), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), The GEO Group (GEO), Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), and Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. CoreCivic vs. Healthcare Realty Trust Ryman Hospitality Properties Sabra Health Care REIT The GEO Group Rayonier EPR Properties National Health Investors Medical Properties Trust PotlatchDeltic Sunstone Hotel Investors Healthcare Realty Trust (NYSE:HR) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HR or CXW? 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 RatioHealthcare Realty Trust$1.25B4.40-$278.26M-$1.78-8.81CoreCivic$1.96B1.23$68.87M$0.6136.23 Is HR or CXW a better dividend stock? Healthcare Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. CoreCivic pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Healthcare Realty Trust pays out -69.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Do analysts prefer HR or CXW? Healthcare Realty Trust currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.44%. CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.25%. Given CoreCivic's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Healthcare Realty Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Healthcare Realty Trust 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80CoreCivic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer HR or CXW? In the previous week, Healthcare Realty Trust had 2 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Healthcare Realty Trust and 11 mentions for CoreCivic. Healthcare Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.84 indicating that Healthcare Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Healthcare Realty Trust 11 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CoreCivic 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HR or CXW 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 Healthcare Realty Trust-51.60% -11.20% -5.69% CoreCivic 3.51%5.97%2.97% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HR or CXW? 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Healthcare Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of CoreCivic shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, HR or CXW? Healthcare Realty Trust has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreCivic has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HR or CXW? 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 50.00% of users gave Healthcare Realty Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHealthcare Realty TrustOutperform Votes33650.00% Underperform Votes33650.00% CoreCivicOutperform Votes39465.02% Underperform Votes21234.98% SummaryCoreCivic beats Healthcare Realty Trust on 16 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$2.42B$6.68B$10.85B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A7.49%6.00%4.24%P/E Ratio36.2357.1521.5931.15Price / Sales1.236.5025.4325.69Price / Cash9.3617.3217.6117.53Price / Book1.631.602.574.29Net Income$68.87M$177.71M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance15.36%4.23%3.88%6.59%1 Month Performance8.71%-8.67%-3.47%-6.88%1 Year Performance45.41%2.45%535.31%1.23% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic2.1639 of 5 stars$22.10+2.8%$31.00+40.3%+45.4%$2.42B$1.96B36.2310,700HRHealthcare Realty Trust2.9067 of 5 stars$15.33-4.9%$17.00+10.9%+12.8%$5.38B$1.25B-8.61580Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRHPRyman Hospitality Properties3.9123 of 5 stars$81.17-4.1%$124.67+53.6%-22.3%$4.86B$2.34B18.491,270Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeSBRASabra Health Care REIT1.4896 of 5 stars$16.47-4.7%$19.33+17.4%+31.3%$3.92B$703.24M31.0840Positive NewsGEOThe GEO Group3.1111 of 5 stars$27.45+1.6%$41.00+49.4%+98.7%$3.87B$2.42B94.6415,800RYNRayonier4.1959 of 5 stars$24.20-3.4%$29.00+19.8%-19.8%$3.78B$1.26B10.25420Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEPREPR Properties3.5401 of 5 stars$45.49-2.9%$51.00+12.1%+20.8%$3.46B$641.00M19.6960Dividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNHINational Health Investors3.796 of 5 stars$69.35-2.9%$85.50+23.3%+26.6%$3.17B$335.18M23.8320Short Interest ↓News CoverageMPWMedical Properties Trust2.8952 of 5 stars$5.17-1.4%$5.64+9.3%+14.7%$3.10B$995.55M-1.22120Positive NewsPCHPotlatchDeltic4.2173 of 5 stars$39.14-3.1%$48.71+24.5%-9.3%$3.08B$1.06B139.791,330Positive NewsSHOSunstone Hotel Investors4.1935 of 5 stars$7.99-3.4%$11.57+44.9%-22.1%$1.61B$905.81M10.5140 Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Sabra Health Care REIT Competitors The GEO Group Competitors Rayonier Competitors EPR Properties Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Medical Properties Trust Competitors PotlatchDeltic 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto Market is About to Change LivesI've discovered something so significant about the 2025 crypto market that I had to put everything else aside ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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