Sidoti Csr Has Pessimistic View of The GEO Group Q1 Earnings

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr reduced their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of The GEO Group in a report released on Friday, February 28th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.28. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for The GEO Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Northland Securities lifted their price target on shares of The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Noble Financial downgraded The GEO Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a research note on Tuesday, December 17th.

The GEO Group Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of The GEO Group stock opened at $25.93 on Monday. The GEO Group has a 52-week low of $11.50 and a 52-week high of $36.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $29.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $22.61. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $3.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.40, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.87.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $607.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.45 million. The GEO Group had a net margin of 2.00% and a return on equity of 9.20%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The GEO Group during the third quarter valued at $1,279,000. Versor Investments LP acquired a new stake in The GEO Group during the 3rd quarter worth about $604,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in The GEO Group by 91.9% during the 4th quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 859,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $24,050,000 after purchasing an additional 411,565 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets increased its holdings in shares of The GEO Group by 20.7% in the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 273,724 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $3,517,000 after purchasing an additional 46,905 shares during the period. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC purchased a new position in shares of The GEO Group in the third quarter worth about $630,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

The 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.