Q2 Earnings Estimate for CoreCivic Issued By Zacks Small Cap

CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE:CXW) – Equities researchers at Zacks Small Cap upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for CoreCivic in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Small Cap analyst M. Marin now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.39 for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.36. The consensus estimate for CoreCivic’s current full-year earnings is $1.50 per share. Zacks Small Cap also issued estimates for CoreCivic’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS and Q4 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS.

CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 10th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.06. CoreCivic had a return on equity of 5.97% and a net margin of 3.51%.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Noble Financial raised CoreCivic from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 12th. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of CoreCivic in a research report on Tuesday, February 11th. Finally, StockNews.com raised shares of CoreCivic from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 26th.

CoreCivic Stock Performance

NYSE:CXW opened at $19.06 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.57, a quick ratio of 1.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a 50-day moving average of $20.31 and a 200-day moving average of $17.97. CoreCivic has a twelve month low of $10.74 and a twelve month high of $24.99. The firm has a market cap of $2.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.24 and a beta of 1.02.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On CoreCivic

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC increased its stake in CoreCivic by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 6,127,227 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $133,206,000 after buying an additional 553,336 shares during the period. FMR LLC increased its holdings in CoreCivic by 3.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,117,716 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $64,739,000 after buying an additional 186,310 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in CoreCivic by 0.4% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,200,268 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $53,133,000 after acquiring an additional 18,415 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in CoreCivic by 0.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,570,005 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $32,517,000 after acquiring an additional 18,410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its position in CoreCivic by 1.5% in the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,481,315 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,389,000 after acquiring an additional 35,591 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.13% of the company’s stock.

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.