Team (NYSE:TISI – Get Free Report) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW – Get Free Report) are both industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
Team has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreCivic has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
46.6% of Team shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of Team shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of CoreCivic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| CoreCivic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3.00 |
CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $39.40, indicating a potential upside of 22.70%. Given CoreCivic’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Team.
Profitability
This table compares Team and CoreCivic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Team | -3.73% | N/A | -4.68% |
| CoreCivic | 5.15% | 9.22% | 3.99% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Team and CoreCivic”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Team | $896.48 million | 0.15 | -$49.21 million | ($9.42) | -3.07 |
| CoreCivic | $2.21 billion | 1.44 | $116.50 million | $1.25 | 25.69 |
CoreCivic has higher revenue and earnings than Team. Team is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CoreCivic, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
CoreCivic beats Team on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Team
Team, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides a suite of conventional, specialized, and proprietary mechanical, heat-treating, and inspection services in the United States, Canada, Europe, and internationally. It operates through Inspection and Heat Treating (IHT) and Mechanical Services (MS) segments. The IHT segment offers non-destructive evaluation and testing, radiographic testing, ultrasonic testing, magnetic particle inspection, liquid penetrant inspection, positive material identification, electromagnetic testing, alternating current field measurement, and eddy current testing services. This segment also provides long-range guided ultrasonic, phased array ultrasonic testing, terminals and storage inspection and management program, rope access, mechanical and pipeline integrity, and heat treating services. The MS segment offers engineered composite repair, emissions control/compliance, hot tapping, valve insertion, field machining, bolted joint integrity, vapor barrier plug and weld testing, and valve management services, as well as leak repair services. Team, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Sugar Land, Texas.
About CoreCivic
CoreCivic, Inc. owns and operates partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. The company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America’s recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. Its correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities offer rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. The company owns and operates correctional and detention facilities, residential reentry centers, and properties for lease. CoreCivic, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.
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