Northland Capmk Comments on The GEO Group Q1 Earnings

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for The GEO Group in a research note issued on Friday, November 8th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Gibas forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.22 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group's current full-year earnings is $0.82 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for The GEO Group's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

GEO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wedbush lifted their target price on The GEO Group from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. Northland Securities boosted their target price on shares of The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday. StockNews.com lowered The GEO Group from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Noble Financial cut shares of The GEO Group from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating in a research report on Monday.

The GEO Group Stock Performance

Shares of GEO traded up $1.50 during midday trading on Monday, reaching $26.86. The stock had a trading volume of 5,328,439 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,631,667. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $14.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $14.23. The firm has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a PE ratio of 87.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The GEO Group has a one year low of $9.14 and a one year high of $27.88.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On The GEO Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GEO. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in The GEO Group by 131.8% in the second quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,037,881 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $14,904,000 after acquiring an additional 590,099 shares during the period. Center Lake Capital Management LLC boosted its position in The GEO Group by 500.0% in the first quarter. Center Lake Capital Management LLC now owns 600,000 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $8,472,000 after purchasing an additional 500,000 shares during the last quarter. Beaconlight Capital LLC purchased a new stake in The GEO Group during the first quarter valued at approximately $5,754,000. Great Lakes Advisors LLC raised its holdings in The GEO Group by 1,803.4% in the 2nd quarter. Great Lakes Advisors LLC now owns 312,508 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $4,488,000 after purchasing an additional 296,090 shares during the period. Finally, Lee Danner & Bass Inc. purchased a new position in shares of The GEO Group during the 2nd quarter valued at about $3,906,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company's stock.

About The GEO Group

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.