Analysts Issue Forecasts for The GEO Group Q1 Earnings

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Equities researchers at Northland Capmk issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of The GEO Group in a research report issued on Friday, November 8th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Gibas anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.22 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.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on the company. Northland Securities lifted their target price on The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday. Noble Financial lowered shares of The GEO Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Monday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of The GEO Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 7th. Finally, Wedbush boosted their target price on The GEO Group from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday.

The GEO Group Stock Up 4.4 %

Shares of NYSE:GEO opened at $26.49 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $3.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 91.33, a PEG ratio of 3.09 and a beta of 0.63. The GEO Group has a 12 month low of $9.14 and a 12 month high of $27.88. 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 company has a 50-day moving average price of $14.71 and a 200 day moving average price of $14.31.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in GEO. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its stake in The GEO Group by 568.6% in the 1st quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 11,326 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $160,000 after acquiring an additional 9,632 shares during the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 11.4% during the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 247,745 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,498,000 after purchasing an additional 25,441 shares during the period. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp increased its holdings in The GEO Group by 1.3% in the first quarter. Texas Permanent School Fund Corp now owns 106,826 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,508,000 after buying an additional 1,402 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP purchased a new position in shares of The GEO Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $214,000. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of The GEO Group during the 1st quarter worth approximately $510,000. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.