Q2 Earnings Estimate for Geo Group Issued By Northland Capmk

Key Points

• Northland Capmk has lowered Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Geo Group to $0.15, down from $0.16, with a current full-year estimate of $0.83 per share.
• Geo Group's recent earnings report showed an earnings per share of $0.14, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18, alongside a revenue of $604.65 million.
• The company has a market capitalization of $3.51 billion and a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" with an average target price of $38.00 from analysts.

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO - Free Report) - Northland Capmk dropped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Geo Group in a report released on Monday, August 4th. Northland Capmk analyst G. Gibas now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.16. The consensus estimate for Geo Group's current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Northland Capmk also issued estimates for Geo Group's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.22 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.16 by $0.06. Geo Group had a net margin of 3.69% and a return on equity of 7.26%. The firm had revenue of $636.17 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $621.55 million. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $0.23 earnings per share. The firm's revenue was up 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year.

GEO has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Wedbush reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $36.00 price objective on shares of Geo Group in a report on Monday, June 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Geo Group from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Jones Trading cut their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $50.00 to $45.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Geo Group presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $37.00.

Geo Group Stock Performance

GEO traded down $0.18 on Tuesday, reaching $21.32. The stock had a trading volume of 5,013,659 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,461,559. Geo Group has a 12-month low of $11.75 and a 12-month high of $36.46. The company has a current ratio of 0.90, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.07. The business's 50-day moving average price is $25.04 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $27.07. The company has a market cap of $3.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 0.75.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000. Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the first quarter valued at about $39,000. NBC Securities Inc. acquired a new position in Geo Group during the first quarter worth about $58,000. Covestor Ltd boosted its position in Geo Group by 19.8% during the first quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 2,653 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Militia Capital Partners LP acquired a new position in Geo Group during the first quarter worth about $91,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company's stock.

Geo Group declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, August 6th that allows the company to buyback $300.00 million in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization allows the real estate investment trust to repurchase up to 8.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

About 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.