Militia Capital Management LLC Takes Position in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 216,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $3,634,000. Geo Group comprises about 0.8% of Militia Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Matauro LLC purchased a new position in Geo Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,738,000. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its stake 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 period. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of 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 buying an additional 98,742 shares during the period. Kore Advisors LP boosted its position in Geo Group by 16.2% during the first quarter. Kore Advisors LP now owns 975,580 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $16,400,000 after acquiring an additional 136,201 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boothbay Fund Management LLC boosted its position in Geo Group by 14.0% during the fourth 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. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts have commented on GEO shares. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Northland Securities increased their price target on Geo Group from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Zacks Research upgraded Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $36.50.

Geo Group Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of GEO stock opened at $30.89 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.68, a PEG ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 0.79. Geo Group Inc has a 1-year low of $12.51 and a 1-year high of $32.25. 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’s 50-day simple moving average is $27.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.75.

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

Geo Group 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.