Corrections Corporation of America (CXW)

26.08 -0.18  -0.69%  May 25, 11:00PM Go Pro
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Key Stats

Market Cap 2.596B
Revenue Growth 2.38%
Profit Margin 7.28%
Earnings Yield 5.71%
Dividend Yield 3.00%
Earnings Per Share TTM 1.49
PE Ratio 17.50
Price / Sales Ratio 1.487
52 Week High 31.87
52 Week Low 18.41
Beta 0.9301
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May 22 These Stocks Could Pay Huge Dividends Fool
May 21 Way to go, War on Drugs: America has 5% of global population and 25% of prisoners http://stks.co/3v2c $MACRO $GEO $CXW by MercenaryJack
May 20 I guess $CXW is considering converting to a REIT on the theory that prisons are like apartment complexes...that don't let you leave. Haha. by bradloncar
May 18 Bill ackman made a mistake with this one $cxw http://stks.co/3ter by marketsurfer
May 16 5 Dividend-Captures With Option Trades
May 15 BMC Software draws another activist investor
May 12 CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA Financials
May 11 CORRECTIONS CORP OF AMERICA Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Se...
May 11 Unlocking Value In Prisons Through A REIT
May 11 Corrections Corp. (CXW) Declares $0.20 Quarterly Dividend; 2.9% Yield Street Insider
May 09 HIGH $PUT VOLU $ST 13433% $CPWM 1971% $AMED 1460% $DF 843% $EZCH 699% $CHRW 695% $CXW 681% $FDO 592% $HUN 584% $MELI 574% by livevol_pro
May 07 $CXW filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3hqr by MarketBrief

Profile

Exchange: NYSE       Sector: Services       Industry: Management Services

Corrections Corporation of America is a company that owns and manages private prisons and detention centers and operates others on a concession basis. The company is the largest private corrections company in the United States and manages more than 60 facilities with a designed capacity of 90,000 beds. The Company specializes in owning, operating and managing prisons and other correctional facilities and providing inmate residential and prisoner transportation services for governmental agencies. In addition to providing the fundamental residential services relating to inmates, CCA offers a variety of rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, life skills and employment training and substance abuse treatment. These services are intended to reduce recidivism and to prepare inmates for their successful re-entry into society upon their release. The Company also provides health care (including medical, dental and psychiatric services), food services and work and recreational programs. CCA, incorporated in 1983 by three businessmen with experience in government and corrections, is based in Nashville, Tennessee.

1 Year Total Return Performance

This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested). Corrections Corporation of America is up 13.44% over the last year vs S&P 500 Total Return up 1.18%, Geo Group down 11.30%, and Innovaro down 63.47%.

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Fundamentals

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