** Shares of CoreCivic CXW.N down 3.8% at $18.13 on Tues after full-year earnings outlook missed consensus
** CXW shares fell as much as 12.6% to $16.46 on the session to lowest levels since the presidential election
** Tennessee-based prison operator late Mon said expects 2025 EPS of $0.48-$0.61, below LSEG estimate of $0.80
** FFO/sh forecast for 2025 of $1.37-$1.50 also missed estimate of $1.77
** Though for Q4, it posted adj EPS of $0.16 on rev of $479.3 mln, topping Street expectations of $0.10/$465.2 mln
** 3 of 4 analysts covering CXW rate stock "strong buy" or "buy', 1 rates "hold" and their median PT is $28
** CXW shares closed at $13.63 at Nov 5 and soared as high as $24.99 days after Donald Trump clinched a second term in the White House. Trump has vowed to crack down on illegal immigration, which was seen as potential tailwind for detention centers demand
** Shares of peer Geo Group GEO.N off 1% on Tues. Its Q4 results are due to be released on Feb 27 before the bell
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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