Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO – Free Report) – Equities researchers at Noble Financial increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Geo Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, August 7th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Geo Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Geo Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.29 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.88 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.
Several other analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Jones Trading cut their target price on shares of Geo Group from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 target price on shares of Geo Group in a research report on Monday, June 23rd. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Geo Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $37.00.
Geo Group Stock Performance
Shares of NYSE GEO opened at $21.32 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $25.04 and a 200 day moving average of $26.98. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 0.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 0.75. Geo Group has a 12-month low of $11.75 and a 12-month high of $36.46.
Geo Group (NYSE:GEO – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.16 by $0.06. Geo Group had a net margin of 3.69% and a return on equity of 7.26%. The firm had revenue of $636.17 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $621.55 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.23 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.
Geo Group declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Wednesday, August 6th that permits the company to buyback $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization permits the real estate investment trust to reacquire up to 8.2% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company’s board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Geo Group
Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 19.8% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,653 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 438 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 2.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,056 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $432,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 1.5% during the second quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC now owns 35,120 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $841,000 after purchasing an additional 509 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 2.8% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 19,208 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $560,000 after purchasing an additional 520 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 6.9% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 8,721 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 566 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.
About Geo Group
The GEO Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) engages in ownership, leasing, and management of secure facilities, processing centers, and community-based reentry facilities in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. The company also provides secure facility management services, including the provision of security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services; reentry services, such as temporary housing, programming, employment assistance, and other services; electronic monitoring and supervision services; and transportation services; as well as designs, constructs, and finances new facilities through projects.
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