Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. CoreCivic Inc shares valued at $180,168 were sold by PRANN JOHN R JR on May 19 ’25. At $22.52 per share, PRANN JOHN R JR sold 8,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 100,396 shares worth approximately $2.0 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Grande Anthony L sold 22,500 shares, netting a total of over 476,438 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $21.18 each, the insider now holds 135,559 shares.
Before that, Grande Anthony L had sold 12,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $246,424, the EVP, Chief Development Officer traded CoreCivic Inc shares for $19.71 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 12,500 shares, worth approximately $3.15 million.
As published in a research note from Noble Capital Markets on February 12, 2025, CoreCivic Inc [CXW] has been rated up from a Market perform to an Outperform. Analysts at Wedbush upgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of June 11, 2024, Wedbush has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for CXW. Earlier on October 19, 2023, Northland Capital initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for CXW stock.
Analyzing CXW Stock Performance
On last trading session, CoreCivic Inc [NYSE: CXW] plunged -0.05% to $19.93. The stock’s lowest price that day was $19.455, but it reached a high of $20.12 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.17%. Over the course of the year, CoreCivic Inc shares have dropped approximately -9.78%.
Is CoreCivic Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of CoreCivic Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-12-31 dropping by -0.19 million shares to 3.2 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 3.4 million shares. A decline of -6.05% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.49.
Which companies own the most shares of CoreCivic Inc (CXW)?
In terms of CoreCivic Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 15.5 in the next 12 months, down nearly -22.27% from the previous closing price of $19.94. Analysts anticipate CoreCivic Inc stock to reach 17 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 14. In spite of this, 1 analysts ranked CoreCivic Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2026. On April 14, 2022, Wedbush assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $17.
