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The GEO Group (GEO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.66 +1.11 (+4.35%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$26.58 -0.08 (-0.29%)
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About The GEO Group Stock (NYSE:GEO)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.70
$26.83
50-Day Range
$22.95
$35.43
52-Week Range
$11.75
$36.46
Volume
2.46 million shs
Average Volume
2.73 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.74 billion
P/E Ratio
91.94
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$32.75
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

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. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

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The GEO Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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41st Percentile Overall Score

GEO MarketRank™: 

The GEO Group scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 601st out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    The GEO Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    The GEO Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about The GEO Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for The GEO Group are expected to grow by 53.01% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $1.27 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of The GEO Group is 91.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 23.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of The GEO Group is 91.42, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 23.90.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    The GEO Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    The GEO Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.59. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about The GEO Group's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.80% of the float of The GEO Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    The GEO Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in The GEO Group has recently increased by 0.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    The GEO Group does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    The GEO Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of The GEO Group is 526.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, The GEO Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.74% in the coming year. This indicates that The GEO Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about The GEO Group's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    6.80% of the float of The GEO Group has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    The GEO Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in The GEO Group has recently increased by 0.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    The GEO Group has a news sentiment score of 0.36. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.83 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for The GEO Group this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 15 people have searched for GEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 9 people have added The GEO Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, The GEO Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 5.30% of the stock of The GEO Group is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    76.10% of the stock of The GEO Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about The GEO Group's insider trading history.
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GEO Stock News Headlines

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GEO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

The GEO Group's stock was trading at $27.98 at the start of the year. Since then, GEO shares have decreased by 5.4% and is now trading at $26.46.
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The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) posted its earnings results on Thursday, February, 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by $0.08. The real estate investment trust earned $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 trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.20%.

The GEO Group's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (10.59%), FMR LLC (4.56%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.18%) and Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (2.00%). Insiders that own company stock include George C Zoley, James H Black, Shayn P March and Scott Michael Kernan.
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Shares of GEO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The GEO Group investors own include Zomedica (ZOM), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/27/2025
Today
3/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
General building contractors - residential buildings
Sub-Industry
Specialized REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:GEO
Employees
16,400
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$32.75
High Stock Price Target
$37.00
Low Stock Price Target
$30.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+26.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
89.63
Forward P/E Ratio
31.31
P/E Growth
2.11
Net Income
$107.32 million
Pretax Margin
1.78%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$2.42 billion
Cash Flow
$1.97 per share
Price / Cash Flow
13.21
Book Value
$10.23 per share
Price / Book
2.54

Miscellaneous

Free Float
132,416,000
Market Cap
$3.65 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.91

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This page (NYSE:GEO) was last updated on 3/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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