Geo Group’s (GEO) “Outperform” Rating Reiterated at Wedbush

Wedbush reiterated their outperform rating on shares of Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) in a report released on Monday, MarketBeat reports. The firm currently has a $36.00 price target on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Wedbush also issued estimates for Geo Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.82 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS.

GEO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Jones Trading cut their price target on shares of Geo Group from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group set a $35.00 target price on shares of Geo Group in a report on Monday, March 24th. Finally, Noble Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Geo Group in a report on Monday, March 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.00.

Geo Group Stock Down 0.5%

Shares of NYSE GEO opened at $23.15 on Monday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.22 and a 200-day simple moving average of $28.09. The company has a market capitalization of $3.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 121.85, a P/E/G ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 0.76. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.29. Geo Group has a 1 year low of $11.75 and a 1 year high of $36.46.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.04). The firm had revenue of $604.65 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $611.81 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 7.36% and a net margin of 1.19%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.14 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Geo Group will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Militia Capital Partners LP acquired a new stake in Geo Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $91,000. Hodges Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Geo Group by 61.6% in the 1st quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 283,614 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,284,000 after purchasing an additional 108,114 shares during the last quarter. Anson Funds Management LP purchased a new position in Geo Group in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $1,668,000. Intech Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Geo Group by 53.9% in the 1st quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 127,483 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,724,000 after buying an additional 44,649 shares during the period. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its position in Geo Group by 168.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 284,975 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,324,000 after buying an additional 178,622 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Geo Group Company Profile

The GEO Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) engages in ownership, leasing, and management of secure facilities, processing centers, and community-based reentry facilities in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. The company also provides secure facility management services, including the provision of security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services; reentry services, such as temporary housing, programming, employment assistance, and other services; electronic monitoring and supervision services; and transportation services; as well as designs, constructs, and finances new facilities through projects.