Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) Hits New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO)’s share price reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Saturday . The stock traded as low as $12.51 and last traded at $13.2460, with a volume of 11331306 shares. The stock had previously closed at $15.32.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on GEO shares. 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, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.00.

Geo Group Stock Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $1.84 billion, a PE ratio of 7.28 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a current ratio of 2.01. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $16.27 and a 200-day moving average of $17.79.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its 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. The company had revenue of $707.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.23 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 9.67%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. 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. Research analysts forecast that Geo Group Inc will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Geo Group

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 75,766 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,213,000 after acquiring an additional 3,309 shares in the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 81.9% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after buying an additional 839 shares during the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $260,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in Geo Group by 168.0% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 284,975 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $8,324,000 after buying an additional 178,622 shares during the last quarter. Finally, AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in Geo Group by 26.9% in the second quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 17,562 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $421,000 after buying an additional 3,722 shares during the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.