The GEO Group Q1 EPS Estimate Lowered by Noble Financial

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Research analysts at Noble Financial decreased their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for shares of The GEO Group in a research report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.22. Noble Financial has a “Outperform” rating and a $32.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for The GEO Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also recently weighed in on GEO. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Northland Securities lifted their target price on shares of The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

The GEO Group Price Performance

GEO opened at $24.02 on Thursday. 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 current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The company has a market capitalization of $3.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 82.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.91. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $29.23 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.65.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.08). The company had revenue of $607.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.45 million. The GEO Group had a net margin of 2.00% and a return on equity of 9.20%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On The GEO Group

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new stake in The GEO Group during the third quarter worth about $25,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of The GEO Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 160.0% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,170 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of The GEO Group by 149.5% in the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 915 shares during the period. Finally, Morse Asset Management Inc purchased a new position in The GEO Group in the third quarter valued at approximately $67,000. 76.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.