Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) shares hit a new 52-week high on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $29.00 and last traded at $28.8250, with a volume of 53073 shares. The stock had previously closed at $28.63.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have commented on GEO. JonesTrading dropped their target price on Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Geo Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Geo Group Stock Up 2.1%

The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm has a market cap of $3.91 billion, a PE ratio of 14.86 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $21.80 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.12.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10. Geo Group had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.00%.The company had revenue of $705.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.89 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.14 earnings per share. Geo Group’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Geo Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.250 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.290 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Geo Group Inc will post 1.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of GEO. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its position in shares of Geo Group by 836.6% during the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 279,982 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $5,737,000 after purchasing an additional 250,090 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in shares of Geo Group by 1,250.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 503,546 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after buying an additional 466,261 shares during the last quarter. Matauro LLC purchased a new position in shares of Geo Group in the fourth quarter worth $1,738,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Geo Group by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,894,927 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $240,106,000 after acquiring an additional 98,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Geo Group by 103.7% in the 3rd quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 784,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $16,068,000 after acquiring an additional 399,200 shares during the last quarter. 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.