CoreCivic (CXW) Competitors $21.37 -0.03 (-0.12%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.32 -0.05 (-0.25%) As of 04:35 AM 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, CUBE, RHP, HR, EPR, SBRA, RYN, NHI, PCH, and MPWShould you be buying CoreCivic stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CoreCivic include Geo Group (GEO), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), EPR Properties (EPR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), and Medical Properties Trust (MPW). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry. CoreCivic vs. Its Competitors Geo Group CubeSmart Ryman Hospitality Properties Healthcare Realty Trust EPR Properties Sabra Healthcare REIT Rayonier National Health Investors Potlatch Medical Properties Trust Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GEO or CXW? 76.1% of Geo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Geo Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer GEO or CXW? In the previous week, Geo Group had 9 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Geo Group and 4 mentions for CoreCivic. Geo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.41 indicating that Geo Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Geo Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CoreCivic 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts rate GEO or CXW? Geo Group currently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 50.47%. CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.75%. Given CoreCivic's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Geo Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Geo Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CoreCivic 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, GEO or CXW? CoreCivic has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioGeo Group$2.42B1.47$31.97M$0.19132.92CoreCivic$1.96B1.19$68.87M$0.7628.12 Is GEO or CXW more profitable? CoreCivic has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Geo Group's net margin of 1.19%. Geo Group's return on equity of 7.36% beat CoreCivic's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Geo Group1.19% 7.36% 2.67% CoreCivic 4.33%5.75%2.88% Which has more risk & volatility, GEO or CXW? Geo Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreCivic has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGeo Group beats CoreCivic on 8 of the 15 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CXW 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 ExcelMetricCoreCivicREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.34B$8.42B$12.04B$20.75BDividend YieldN/A5.76%5.57%3.67%P/E Ratio28.1240.9619.1827.62Price / Sales1.194.8926.1859.14Price / Cash10.6318.3921.5022.13Price / Book1.581.652.324.66Net Income$68.87M$128.99M$997.60M$994.58M7 Day Performance-2.51%-1.40%0.50%0.00%1 Month Performance3.68%0.33%4.40%5.25%1 Year Performance49.16%-7.26%541.94%10.76% CoreCivic Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CXWCoreCivic2.4468 of 5 stars$21.37-0.1%$35.00+63.8%+45.4%$2.34B$1.96B28.1211,649GEOGeo Group3.5999 of 5 stars$26.47+4.5%$38.00+43.6%+46.7%$3.74B$2.42B139.3216,500Gap UpCUBECubeSmart3.8163 of 5 stars$42.56-1.8%$47.38+11.3%-16.1%$9.70B$929.08M25.183,104Positive NewsRHPRyman Hospitality Properties4.1043 of 5 stars$101.53-1.6%$114.43+12.7%-4.8%$6.09B$2.34B21.511,929Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHRHealthcare Realty Trust3.6203 of 5 stars$15.86-0.4%$16.40+3.4%-9.1%$5.57B$1.27B-14.55580Positive NewsEPREPR Properties3.663 of 5 stars$58.83-1.1%$56.43-4.1%+33.5%$4.48B$698.07M36.0960Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastSBRASabra Healthcare REIT1.268 of 5 stars$18.52-0.5%$19.67+6.2%+9.0%$4.41B$703.23M31.3940Positive NewsRYNRayonier4.3104 of 5 stars$22.69-1.8%$27.75+22.3%-20.4%$3.53B$1.26B9.74420Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNHINational Health Investors4.2097 of 5 stars$70.43-0.5%$85.75+21.8%-4.1%$3.29B$335.18M22.3620PCHPotlatch4.4287 of 5 stars$39.53-1.0%$48.57+22.9%-5.0%$3.11B$1.06B64.801,383Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionMPWMedical Properties Trust4.0094 of 5 stars$4.22-3.7%$5.67+34.3%-14.0%$2.54B$995.55M-1.52120Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Geo Group Competitors CubeSmart Competitors Ryman Hospitality Properties Competitors Healthcare Realty Trust Competitors EPR Properties Competitors Sabra Healthcare REIT Competitors Rayonier Competitors National Health Investors Competitors Potlatch Competitors Medical Properties Trust 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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