Q2 Earnings Forecast for CoreCivic Issued By Zacks Small Cap

CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE:CXW) – Zacks Small Cap increased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for CoreCivic in a note issued to investors 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 previous 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.

CXW has been the subject of a number of other reports. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $30.00 price target on shares of CoreCivic in a report on Tuesday, February 11th. Noble Financial upgraded CoreCivic from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 12th. Finally, StockNews.com upgraded CoreCivic from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, February 26th.

CoreCivic Price Performance

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

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $133,206,000 after buying an additional 553,336 shares in the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in CoreCivic by 3.8% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 5,117,716 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $64,739,000 after acquiring an additional 186,310 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of 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 during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of CoreCivic by 0.7% in the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 18,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of CoreCivic by 1.5% during the 3rd 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 purchasing an additional 35,591 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 85.13% of the company’s stock.

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.