CoreCivic (CXW) shares were up nearly 4% in recent trading Tuesday after Wedbush upgraded the company's stock to outperform from neutral and raised its price target to $30 from $19.
The company's trading volume stood at about 1.1 million shares against a daily average of roughly 1.3 million.
Price: 22.74, Change: +0.81, Percent Change: +3.69