Comparing CoreCivic (CXW) & Its Rivals

CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) is one of 354 public companies in the “Commercial Services & Supplies” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare CoreCivic to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares CoreCivic and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
CoreCivic	$2.21 billion	$116.50 million	1.84
CoreCivic Competitors	$2.47 billion	$140.58 million	13.86

CoreCivic’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than CoreCivic. CoreCivic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for CoreCivic and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CoreCivic	0	1	4	0	2.80
CoreCivic Competitors	1905	6250	9033	665	2.47

CoreCivic presently has a consensus price target of $39.40, suggesting a potential upside of 37.83%. As a group, “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies have a potential upside of 10.29%. Given CoreCivic’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

CoreCivic has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreCivic’s competitors have a beta of 2.50, indicating that their average share price is 150% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

85.1% of CoreCivic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.5% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of CoreCivic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.9% of shares of all “Commercial Services & Supplies” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares CoreCivic and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CoreCivic	54.60%	9.27%	4.39%
CoreCivic Competitors	-49.90%	-119.11%	-1.28%

Summary

CoreCivic beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

CoreCivic Company Profile

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.