WINTON GROUP Ltd Purchases Shares of 249,598 CoreCivic, Inc. $CXW

WINTON GROUP Ltd purchased a new stake in CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE:CXW) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 249,598 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $4,770,000. WINTON GROUP Ltd owned approximately 0.24% of CoreCivic at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NBC Securities Inc. increased its stake in CoreCivic by 533.9% in the fourth quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,458 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,228 shares in the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its stake in CoreCivic by 33.0% in the second 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. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in CoreCivic in the fourth quarter valued at $57,000. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its stake in CoreCivic by 320.7% in the fourth 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, LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in CoreCivic in the third quarter valued at $151,000. 85.13% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research firms have weighed in on CXW. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of CoreCivic from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of CoreCivic from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Benchmark initiated coverage on shares of CoreCivic in a research report on Tuesday, March 24th. They set a “buy” rating and a $28.00 target price for the company. Finally, JonesTrading reissued a “buy” rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of CoreCivic in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, CoreCivic has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $32.00.

CoreCivic Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE:CXW opened at $23.24 on Friday. 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 has a 50-day moving average of $20.61 and a 200-day moving average of $19.36. The company has a market cap of $2.30 billion, a PE ratio of 18.89 and a beta of 0.67. CoreCivic, Inc. has a one year low of $15.73 and a one year high of $23.43.

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

About CoreCivic

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.