Findell Capital Management LLC Increases Stake in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Findell Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 16.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 650,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 90,000 shares during the quarter. Geo Group accounts for about 3.0% of Findell Capital Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Findell Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Geo Group were worth $10,478,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Boothbay Fund Management LLC grew its holdings in Geo Group by 14.0% during the 4th quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 728,665 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,746,000 after acquiring an additional 89,729 shares during the last quarter. Freestone Grove Partners LP bought a new stake in Geo Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $250,000. Guggenheim Capital LLC bought a new stake in Geo Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $174,000. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Geo Group by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 58,773 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $947,000 after acquiring an additional 8,703 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurion Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Geo Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $761,000. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. JonesTrading reduced their target price on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, Weiss Ratings raised shares of Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Geo Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Geo Group Trading Up 1.0%

GEO opened at $28.90 on Thursday. Geo Group Inc has a fifty-two week low of $12.51 and a fifty-two week high of $29.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.87. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.02 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.22.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $705.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.89 million. Geo Group had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 9.43%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $0.14 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts predict that Geo Group Inc will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current 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.