Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the five research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and three have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $34.6667.

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

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Geo Group news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total transaction of $101,086.92. Following the transaction, the director 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 document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 5.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd acquired a new position in Geo Group in the third quarter valued at $115,664,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new stake in Geo Group during the third quarter worth about $88,625,000. Continental General Insurance Co. raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 919.8% in the 2nd quarter. Continental General Insurance Co. now owns 3,904,474 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $93,512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,521,589 shares during the period. Rubric Capital Management LP raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 139.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 2,986,915 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $61,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,522 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Geo Group by 56.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,603,288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $73,831,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300,139 shares in the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Geo Group Stock Performance

Geo Group stock opened at $14.36 on Monday. Geo Group has a fifty-two week low of $12.51 and a fifty-two week high of $32.09. The company has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.89 and a beta of 0.77. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $15.90 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01.

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

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.