GEO vs. OHI, CUBE, HR, RHP, SBRA, RYN, EPR, NHI, MPW, and PCH
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), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), and PotlatchDeltic (PCH). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
The GEO Group vs.
The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) and Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Omega Healthcare Investors has a net margin of 38.65% compared to The GEO Group's net margin of 2.00%. Omega Healthcare Investors' return on equity of 9.71% beat The GEO Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Omega Healthcare Investors had 10 more articles in the media than The GEO Group. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Omega Healthcare Investors and 8 mentions for The GEO Group. Omega Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat The GEO Group's score of 1.00 indicating that Omega Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The GEO Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Omega Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. The GEO Group pays out 526.3% 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 pays out 172.9% 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.
The GEO Group received 81 more outperform votes than Omega Healthcare Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.49% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 57.70% of users gave Omega Healthcare Investors an outperform vote.
Omega Healthcare Investors has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
The GEO Group currently has a consensus target price of $41.00, suggesting a potential upside of 40.92%. Omega Healthcare Investors has a consensus target price of $42.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.99%. Given The GEO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than Omega Healthcare Investors.
The GEO Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omega Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
76.1% of The GEO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.3% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
The GEO Group and Omega Healthcare Investors tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GEO) was last updated on 4/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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