Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) Receives $34.00 Consensus PT from Analysts

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the five brokerages that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $34.6667.

A number of research analysts recently commented on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Zacks Research raised shares of Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JonesTrading reduced their price target on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 13th.

Geo Group Stock Down 0.1%

GEO stock opened at $15.04 on Monday. Geo Group has a twelve month low of $12.51 and a twelve month high of $32.09. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The stock has a market cap of $2.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.26 and a beta of 0.77. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $15.97 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.46.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.25. Geo Group had a net margin of 9.67% and a return on equity of 8.36%. The company had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.13 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Geo Group will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GEO. River Road Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Geo Group by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. River Road Asset Management LLC now owns 622,904 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,041,000 after acquiring an additional 40,894 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in Geo Group by 41.2% during the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,872,184 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,180,000 after purchasing an additional 545,814 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in Geo Group by 19.3% during the fourth quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 11,656 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $188,000 after purchasing an additional 1,882 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in Geo Group during the fourth quarter valued at $2,311,000. Finally, Twinbeech Capital LP purchased a new position in shares of Geo Group in the 4th quarter worth $2,320,000. Institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Geo Group Company Profile

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.