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The GEO Group (GEO) Competitors

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$27.51 -0.49 (-1.75%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:31 PM ET)

GEO vs. OHI, CUBE, RHP, HR, RYN, SBRA, EPR, PCH, NHI, and SHO

Should you be buying The GEO Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GEO Group include Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Rayonier (RYN), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), National Health Investors (NHI), and Sunstone Hotel Investors (SHO). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.

The GEO Group vs.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) and The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Omega Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. The GEO Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Omega Healthcare Investors pays out 197.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The GEO Group pays out 344.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Omega Healthcare Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

65.3% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of The GEO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, The GEO Group had 11 more articles in the media than Omega Healthcare Investors. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for The GEO Group and 5 mentions for Omega Healthcare Investors. Omega Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat The GEO Group's score of 0.36 indicating that Omega Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Omega Healthcare Investors
5 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
The GEO Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

The GEO Group received 78 more outperform votes than Omega Healthcare Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.74% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 57.87% of users gave Omega Healthcare Investors an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Omega Healthcare InvestorsOutperform Votes
445
57.87%
Underperform Votes
324
42.13%
The GEO GroupOutperform Votes
523
72.74%
Underperform Votes
196
27.26%

Omega Healthcare Investors currently has a consensus price target of $40.18, indicating a potential upside of 6.22%. The GEO Group has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.77%. Given The GEO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than Omega Healthcare Investors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Omega Healthcare Investors
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
The GEO Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Omega Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The GEO Group has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The GEO Group. Omega Healthcare Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The GEO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Omega Healthcare Investors$1.01B10.10$242.18M$1.3627.82
The GEO Group$2.42B1.59$107.32M$0.2994.86

Omega Healthcare Investors has a net margin of 34.41% compared to The GEO Group's net margin of 2.00%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 9.20% beat Omega Healthcare Investors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Omega Healthcare Investors34.41% 8.83% 3.81%
The GEO Group 2.00%9.20%3.26%

Summary

Omega Healthcare Investors and The GEO Group tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GEO vs. The Competition

MetricThe GEO GroupGeneral building contractors IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.85B$8.13B$11.06B$19.18B
Dividend YieldN/A2.14%9.80%3.60%
P/E Ratio94.8714.8728.2041.24
Price / Sales1.590.8043.8717.60
Price / Cash13.548.0430.5221.28
Price / Book2.692.302.745.32
Net Income$107.32M$865.39M$1.03B$989.88M
7 Day Performance0.36%4.67%-2.88%-3.54%
1 Month Performance-4.81%-13.70%-2.88%-3.68%
1 Year Performance147.73%16.74%11.36%12.14%

The GEO Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GEO
The GEO Group
2.2262 of 5 stars
$27.51
-1.8%
$33.50
+21.8%
+159.0%$3.85B$2.42B94.8716,400Analyst Forecast
Positive News
High Trading Volume
OHI
Omega Healthcare Investors
4.3784 of 5 stars
$39.37
+0.4%
$40.18
+2.1%
+23.0%$10.63B$949.74M28.8950Positive News
CUBE
CubeSmart
3.6574 of 5 stars
$46.46
+0.4%
$51.36
+10.6%
-5.4%$10.51B$1.05B26.143,040Dividend Increase
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties
3.9929 of 5 stars
$111.75
-1.3%
$128.57
+15.1%
-1.4%$6.69B$2.32B20.111,471
HR
Healthcare Realty Trust
3.0077 of 5 stars
$17.46
+1.4%
$17.17
-1.7%
-1.4%$6.19B$1.29B-11.01580Analyst Downgrade
Insider Trade
News Coverage
Positive News
RYN
Rayonier
4.0028 of 5 stars
$28.78
-0.2%
$33.00
+14.7%
-18.8%$4.29B$1.06B27.20420Ex-Dividend
SBRA
Sabra Health Care REIT
1.777 of 5 stars
$17.53
+0.2%
$19.14
+9.2%
+18.5%$4.15B$647.51M42.6840Positive News
EPR
EPR Properties
3.7325 of 5 stars
$45.27
+0.3%
$48.28
+6.6%
-8.9%$3.43B$636.87M19.5060
PCH
PotlatchDeltic
4.3541 of 5 stars
$42.52
+0.6%
$49.25
+15.8%
-21.2%$3.35B$1.02B203.381,384Positive News
NHI
National Health Investors
3.4438 of 5 stars
$72.42
-0.5%
$76.33
+5.4%
+22.6%$3.29B$319.83M25.0020Positive News
SHO
Sunstone Hotel Investors
2.4361 of 5 stars
$12.29
+0.7%
$12.20
-0.7%
+11.7%$2.47B$986.48M16.0740Positive News

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This page (NYSE:GEO) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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