CoreCivic, Inc. $CXW Shares Bought by AWH Capital L.P.

AWH Capital L.P. increased its position in CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE:CXW) by 11.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 197,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,000 shares during the period. CoreCivic makes up 3.5% of AWH Capital L.P.’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. AWH Capital L.P.’s holdings in CoreCivic were worth $3,774,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. NBC Securities Inc. increased its stake in CoreCivic by 533.9% during the 4th quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,458 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 1,228 shares during the period. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new position in shares of CoreCivic during the 4th quarter valued at about $57,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of CoreCivic by 33.0% during the 2nd quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,829 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $59,000 after purchasing an additional 702 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp boosted its position in shares of CoreCivic by 320.7% during the 4th quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 3,340 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 2,546 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of CoreCivic during the 4th quarter valued at about $71,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 85.13% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have commented on CXW shares. Wall Street Zen cut shares of CoreCivic from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of CoreCivic from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Benchmark started coverage on shares of CoreCivic in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 price objective on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, CoreCivic presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.00.

CoreCivic Stock Up 1.1%

CXW opened at $28.19 on Thursday. CoreCivic, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $15.73 and a fifty-two week high of $28.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.99, a current ratio of 2.44 and a quick ratio of 2.44. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $21.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $19.92. The company has a market capitalization of $2.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.92 and a beta of 0.67.

CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.40 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.16). CoreCivic had a return on equity of 9.29% and a net margin of 5.53%.The business had revenue of $614.73 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $604.48 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.45 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 25.8% on a year-over-year basis. CoreCivic has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.580-2.680 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that CoreCivic, Inc. will post 2.66 EPS for the current year.

CoreCivic Profile

CoreCivic, Inc (NYSE: CXW) is a real estate investment trust specializing in the ownership, management and operation of private correctional and detention facilities in the United States. The company enters into contracts with federal, state and local government agencies to house inmates and detainees in facilities that it owns or operates on a concession basis. In addition to traditional prison operations, CoreCivic provides specialized services such as community-based reentry programs, electronic monitoring and rehabilitation initiatives aimed at reducing recidivism.

CoreCivic’s portfolio encompasses a mix of adult correctional facilities, immigration detention centers, residential reentry centers and other community-based programs.