Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) Stock Price Crosses Above 200 Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO)’s share price crossed above its two hundred day moving average during trading on Monday . The stock has a two hundred day moving average of $16.36 and traded as high as $19.14. Geo Group shares last traded at $18.6870, with a volume of 970,947 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GEO has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. JonesTrading cut their price objective on Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, March 20th. Wall Street Zen cut Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.50.

Geo Group Price Performance

The firm has a market cap of $2.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.27 and a beta of 0.69. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $16.39 and its 200-day moving average is $16.36. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25. Geo Group had a net margin of 9.67% and a return on equity of 8.36%. The firm had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. Geo Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.190 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.990-1.070 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Geo Group Inc will post 1.18 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Geo Group

In related news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of Geo Group stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total transaction of $101,086.92. Following the sale, the director directly owned 27,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $412,424.88. This trade represents a 19.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Insiders own 4.98% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of GEO. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 245.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,101 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 782 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc acquired a new position in shares of Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new position in Geo Group in the fourth quarter worth $53,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Geo Group by 81.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

About Geo Group

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) is a leading provider of correctional, detention and community reentry services to government agencies around the world. As a real estate investment trust, the company specializes in the design, financing, development and operation of secure facilities for adult and juvenile offenders, immigration detainees and individuals requiring mental health treatment or substance abuse programming. GEO’s integrated service model also encompasses electronic monitoring, rehabilitative programming and post-release supervision aimed at reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety.

GEO’s portfolio spans a range of facility types, including medium- and maximum-security correctional institutions, residential reentry centers, mental health treatment units and immigration detention centers.