The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Wedbush dropped their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of The GEO Group in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.17 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.21. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for The GEO Group's Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS.
A number of other analysts have also recently commented on GEO. Northland Securities boosted their price objective on The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Noble Financial raised shares of The GEO Group from a "market perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $32.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday.
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The GEO Group Price Performance
Shares of The GEO Group stock traded down $0.19 on Monday, hitting $25.49. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,997,123 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,700,393. The company has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.91. The GEO Group has a 1 year low of $11.75 and a 1 year high of $36.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $29.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.63.
The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.08). The GEO Group had a net margin of 2.00% and a return on equity of 9.20%. The firm had revenue of $607.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $607.45 million.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On The GEO Group
Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GEO. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. boosted its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 45.7% in the fourth quarter. Prescott Group Capital Management L.L.C. now owns 350,914 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $9,819,000 after acquiring an additional 110,000 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp purchased a new position in The GEO Group in the 4th quarter valued at $219,000. Pacific Point Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in The GEO Group during the 4th quarter worth $560,000. Twinbeech Capital LP grew its holdings in shares of The GEO Group by 398.0% during the fourth quarter. Twinbeech Capital LP now owns 239,627 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $6,705,000 after buying an additional 191,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Two Sigma Advisers LP raised its position in shares of The GEO Group by 188.3% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Advisers LP now owns 420,749 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $11,773,000 after buying an additional 274,784 shares during the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About The GEO Group
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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.
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