CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW)
Industrials · Specialized REIT / Government Services · NYSE
A diversified government-solutions provider specializing in the operation of correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities for federal and state agencies.
What CORECIVIC REIT INC does
CoreCivic is a diversified government-solutions company that provides correctional, detention, and residential reentry services. The company operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, which manages facilities; CoreCivic Community, which provides residential reentry services; and CoreCivic Properties, which focuses on real estate solutions for government partners.
Themes: government services, corrections and detention, real estate infrastructure, residential reentry services
Fundamentals
- Price$34.01 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$3.4B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+66.3% 2025-08-21 close $20.45 → 2026-08-21 close $34.01
- P/E25.15 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+5.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+22.6% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+9.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.94 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+24.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+6.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.58 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-05 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.0%; pays a dividend.
How CXW compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 357 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 457 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 455 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 460 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 426 covered Industrials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 10% 267 covered Industrials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)middle range 414 covered Industrials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Industrials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
CXW is in the Industrials Short-term Top 10.
Industrials Short-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
50.9 #461 of 987 scored · #80 of 197 in Industrials
Long-term trend 82nd (trading above its 200-day average) and growth 71st (revenue growth year over year 24.4%, 3-year revenue CAGR 6.2%); weakest is capital return (2nd, consecutive years of dividend increases 0 years).
Short-term score
61.1 #159 of 1,704 scored · #20 of 283 in Industrials
Volume and participation 93rd: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average; trend 73rd: it is trading 10.1% above its 50-day average, the short-term trend line; weakest is setup 27th: over the past year its closes ranged, and it has retraced essentially none of its move over the past year — 0% of it.
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 3rd in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 9, score 64.6.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, CXW's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 0%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings not reported
- Free-cash-flow payout0% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How CORECIVIC REIT INC looks technically
CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) is trading 53.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 76 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive). It just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 2.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 53.4% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +53.4% |
|---|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $30.89 | $30.89 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $22.18 | $22.18 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 76 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 76 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a trend is forming but not yet strong — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 22 (a reading of 25+ marks a strong trend) | 22.3 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 61.8 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($28.53 to $34.86) — its "stochastic" reading is 87 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 86.6 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, turned bullish about 1 trading day ago (its momentum flipped positive) | 1 session |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $34.86 | $34.86 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 2.4% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -2.4% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 116.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +116.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 2.4% below its highest point of the past year | 2.4% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $42.31 (set on 2015-03-23) | $42.31 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($16.13 to $34.01), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $22.39 to $22.96. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 19.6% below its all-time high | -19.6% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 4.0% above a support level at $32.63 — a price it turned at twice since 2026-07-06, most recently on 2026-07-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has 15 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -4.0% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $5.76 (set on 2020-10-28) | $5.76 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 490.5% above its all-time low | +490.4% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 65th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $1.51 between its high and its low — about 4.4% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $1.51 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $29.04 and $34.75 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $29.04 – $31.90 – $34.75 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.4% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.4% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 7.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (53.4% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 7.8 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 1.99× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have raised their average price target by 5.6% since the prior reading | +5.6% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.6% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 7.0% above the previous close 49 sessions ago and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 24.72 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +7.0% |
| Gap filled | a 5.3% gap up opened on 2026-08-10 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 3 sessions to close | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 2 sessions in a row, a +6.31% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 2 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 3.7 percentage points (the stock gained 6.0% while the market gained 2.3%) | +3.7% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 57.9 percentage points (the stock gained 61.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +57.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 92.1 percentage points (the stock gained 103.2% while the market gained 11.1%) | +92.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 45.8 percentage points (the stock gained 66.3% while the market gained 20.5%) | +45.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 17% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thick, spanning 9.4% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that has held for a while and takes effort to cross. | +16.7% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 41% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $24.18 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +40.6% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 4% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-08-05 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $32.82 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 13 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +3.6% |
Price levels it has turned at before
CXW last closed at $34.01 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 15 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $32.63 | Support | 4.0% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-21 |
| $28.61 | Support | 15.9% below the last close | turned there twice · 2026-07-08 to 2026-08-06 |
| $23.35 | Support | 31.4% below the last close | turned there five times · 2024-11-29 to 2025-07-07 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Near the 52-week high · Broke out to a new 20-day high · MACD just crossed bullish (12/26/9) · Analyst price target recently RAISED · beating the market | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · macd · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingStrong Buy (1.00 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 5 analysts
- Mean price target$41.80 range $40.00 – $45.00; median $42.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-19. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for CXW
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.4167 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-19
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Changes in government policy, legislation, and regulations regarding private sector corrections and detention.","Reliance on government contracts which are subject to appropriation, renewal, and potential termination.","Negative publicity and reputational risks associated with the private corrections and detention industry."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of CXW's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added language about ICE's election to use detention capacity or procurement of alternative detention capacity (2026-05-07)
- Added phrase 'integrate their operations' in bullet point regarding development and acquisition opportunities (2026-05-07)
- Removed:
- Removed reference to 'the timing of collection of federal governmental receivables while the current federal government shutdown continues' from government budget uncertainty bullet point (2025-11-06)
- Reworded:
- Changed 'expected growth in demand' to 'growth in demand that has occurred' in idle facilities activation bullet point (2026-05-07 vs 2025-11-06)
- Changed 'may occur as a result of' to 'has occurred as a result of' regarding federal government demand growth (2026-05-07 vs 2025-11-06)
- Changed 'the debt ceiling' to 'debt ceilings' in government budget uncertainty bullet point (2026-05-07 vs 2025-11-06)
- Changed 'government shutdowns (including, the timing of collection...' to 'government shutdowns, including partial shutdowns,' removing specific reference to federal receivable timing (2026-05-07 vs 2025-11-06)
- Changed reference from 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024' to 'Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025' (2026-05-07 vs 2025-11-06)
- Notes:
- Both texts are truncated at the end; comparison limited to the content provided
Risk Factors
- Added:
- Reference to 2025 Form 10-K filed February 20, 2026 (newer filing dated 2026-05-07)
- As of March 31, 2026 date for facility operations statistics (44 correctional and detention facilities, 40 owned/controlled)
- Mention of acquisition of Clinical Solutions Pharmacy (CSP) on April 1, 2026 in all-cash transaction
- Description of CSP as one of largest mail order pharmacy providers to correctional facilities, servicing over 600 facilities across 28 states
- Statement that CSP acquisition is expected to diversify cash flows in complementary business and growing market
- Reference to individuals in care rather than 'offenders' in rehabilitation services description
- Paragraph describing ICE bed capacity utilization during 2025, contract activations of five previously idled facilities, and ICE discussions
- Statement that number of people cared for under ICE contracts increased approximately 4,500 individuals (44.7%) from beginning of 2025 through March 31, 2026
- Statement about five idle correctional facilities containing approximately 7,000 beds available and actively marketed
- Reference to contract modifications at Northeast Ohio Correctional Center and Nevada Southern Detention Center in first quarter of 2025
- Removed:
- Reference to 2024 Form 10-K filed February 21, 2025 (older filing dated 2025-11-06)
- As of September 30, 2025 date for facility operations statistics (45 correctional and detention facilities, 41 owned/controlled)
- Phrase 'owned and operated 20 residential reentry centers' (changed to 'operated 20 residential reentry centers')
- Reference to 'offenders' in rehabilitation services description (changed to 'individuals in our care')
- Extended quotation of executive order with ellipsis and fuller text regarding Secretary of Homeland Security duties
- Detailed paragraph about President Trump reversing Biden's January 26, 2021 executive order restricting DOJ contracts with private facilities
- Information about BOP and USMS utilizing company services and current contract details
- Information about two USMS detention facilities and their contract renewal/expiration dates (September 2028 and September 2030)
- Statement that company does not currently operate any prison contracts for BOP
- Statement that ICE facilities were not covered by executive order as ICE is part of DHS not DOJ
- Statement about possibility of future administrations restricting private facility use
- Reference to Laken Riley Act signed January 29, 2025 and its specific requirements for ICE detention
- Reworded:
- CoreCivic Community segment description changed from 'owned and operated 20 residential reentry centers' to 'operated 20 residential reentry centers' (removed 'owned and')
- CoreCivic Properties description changed from 'owned 5 properties' to 'owned five properties' (numeric spelling change)
- Rehabilitation services text changed from 'prepare offenders for their successful reentry' to 'prepare individuals in our care for their successful reentry' and 'provide or make available to offenders certain health care' to 'provide or make available to individuals in our care certain health care'
- Notes:
- Older filing text appears truncated at end of OBBBA paragraph, potentially affecting completeness of removal assessment
- Comparison is between Q1 2026 filing (as of March 31, 2026) and Q3 2025 filing (as of September 30, 2025), so some differences reflect different reporting dates rather than document changes
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 1 sell ($371750) — 1 selling insider
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($1M) — 1 selling insider
- Last 180 days0 buys · 6 sells ($2M) — 1 selling insider
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-03. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about CXW's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
4 institutional 13F filers reported holding CXW as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 4
- Reported shares held 20,769,848
- Reported value $392,757,825
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 1 increased, 3 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
CXW had 3,574,436 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
CXW had 3.61% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 3.75 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 3,574,436
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 3.61%
- Prior settlement (shares) 2,155,884
- Reported change 65.8%
- Days to cover (reported) 3.75
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
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Frequently asked questions
What does CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) do?
CoreCivic is a diversified government-solutions company that provides correctional, detention, and residential reentry services. The company operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, which manages facilities; CoreCivic Community, which provides residential reentry services; and CoreCivic Properties, which focuses on real estate solutions for government partners.
What sector is CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) in?
CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) is classified in the Industrials sector. Its industry is Specialized REIT / Government Services. It trades on NYSE.
Does CXW pay a dividend?
Yes — CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.00% (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are CORECIVIC REIT INC's (CXW) competitors?
Notable peers of CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) include The GEO Group. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) overbought or oversold right now?
CORECIVIC REIT INC (CXW) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 62, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on CXW come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.