Financial Analysis: CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and Fibra Danhos (OTCMKTS:GRFFF)

Fibra Danhos (OTCMKTS:GRFFF) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fibra Danhos and CoreCivic, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fibra Danhos	0	0	0	0	N/A
CoreCivic	0	0	2	0	3.00

CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given CoreCivic’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Fibra Danhos.

Profitability

This table compares Fibra Danhos and CoreCivic’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fibra Danhos	N/A	N/A	N/A
CoreCivic	3.56%	4.70%	2.22%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fibra Danhos and CoreCivic’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fibra Danhos	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
CoreCivic	$1.90 billion	0.89	$67.59 million	$0.59	25.76

CoreCivic has higher revenue and earnings than Fibra Danhos.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

85.1% of CoreCivic shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of CoreCivic shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CoreCivic beats Fibra Danhos on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fibra Danhos

We are a Mexican trust constituted, primarily, to develop, own, lease, operate, and acquire iconic and premier-quality commercial real estate assets in Mexico. Our objective is to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to our CBFI holders, over the long-term, through stable cash distributions and the appreciation of our property values. We plan to maintain and grow a high-quality portfolio of properties. This, through our strong and unparalleled development capabilities and selective acquisitions of premier-quality iconic properties. We consider properties to be iconic if they have, the unique ability, to transform the areas surrounding their location. We consider properties to be premier-quality if they are located in prime locations, were developed with high construction and design standards, feature quality tenants, report high occupancy rates and, in the case of retail properties, attract a high volume of visitors and sales per square meter.

About CoreCivic

CoreCivic, Inc. owns and operates partnership correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities in the United States. It operates through three segments: CoreCivic Safety, CoreCivic Community, and CoreCivic Properties. The company provides a range of solutions to government partners that serve the public good through corrections and detention management, a network of residential reentry centers to help address America's recidivism crisis, and government real estate solutions. Its correctional, detention, and residential reentry facilities offer rehabilitation and educational programs, including basic education, faith-based services, life skills and employment training, and substance abuse treatment. The company owns and operates correctional and detention facilities, residential reentry centers, and properties for lease. CoreCivic, Inc. was founded in 1983 and is based in Brentwood, Tennessee.