CXW - CoreCivic, Inc.
Price:
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CONSENSUS:
Buy
DETAILS
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PRICE TARGET:
$37.50
DETAILS
HIGH:
$40.00
LOW:
$35.00
MEDIAN:
$37.50
CONSENSUS:
$37.50
UPSIDE:
12.66%
AlphaVal
Deterministic, archetype-aware fair value
Real Estate Investment Trust
85% confidence
Primary model: P/FFO × Specialty REIT Multiple
Adjust Assumptions
35.1x
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Key Value Driver
FFO/share ($2.48) × specialty P/FFO multiple
Implied Market Multiple
13.4x
Plain-Language Summary
At $2.48 FFO/share with a 35x specialty REIT multiple, the base-case value is $70.81 per share. Dividend yield: 5.3%. DDM cross-check: $32.80.
Analyst Consensus (External Reference)
Never blended into the bear/base/bull estimates above -- shown only as an outside comparison.
Average Target (14 analysts)
$37.50
Analyst Range
$35.00 – $40.00
Divergence from AlphaVal
89%
Warnings
Standard profit figures are misleading for real estate companies — large non-cash accounting charges make profits look artificially low. Dividend yield and funds from operations are better measures.
Dividend yield of 5.3% is unusually high — make sure the company generates enough cash to keep paying it.
Dividend-based valuation: $32.80 (54% below our primary estimate). Large gaps suggest the dividend may not fully reflect the company's value.
Wall Street's average price target is $37.50 (from 14 analysts). Our estimate is 89% above the consensus -- consider that gap carefully.
Key Risks
- P/E and EV/EBITDA are structurally wrong for REITs — use P/FFO and NAV
- Interest rate sensitivity: REIT multiples compress when rates rise
- FFO approximation (NI + D&A) may include gains on property sales — verify