NYSE:GEO The GEO Group (GEO) Stock Price, News & Analysis $31.31 -0.30 (-0.95%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About The GEO Group Stock (NYSE:GEO) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get The GEO Group alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$29.95▼$31.3250-Day Range$22.95▼$31.5852-Week Range$11.75▼$36.46Volume2.23 million shsAverage Volume2.82 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.42 billionP/E Ratio107.97Dividend YieldN/APrice Target$41.00Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewThe 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. The company was founded in 1984 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.Read More… The GEO Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks71st Percentile Overall ScoreGEO MarketRank™: The GEO Group scored higher than 71% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 543rd out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingThe GEO Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 4 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageThe GEO Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about The GEO Group's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation1.9 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth53.01% Earnings GrowthEarnings for The GEO Group are expected to grow by 53.01% in the coming year, from $0.83 to $1.27 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of The GEO Group is 107.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of The GEO Group is 107.97, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.99.Price to Earnings Growth RatioThe GEO Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.11. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioThe GEO Group has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about The GEO Group's valuation and earnings. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted7.83% of the float of The GEO Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverThe GEO Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in The GEO Group has recently decreased by 9.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldThe GEO Group does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthThe GEO Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of The GEO Group is 526.32%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.Dividend SustainabilityBased on EPS estimates, The GEO Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 78.74% in the coming year. This indicates that The GEO Group may not be able to sustain their current dividend.Read more about The GEO Group's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted7.83% of the float of The GEO Group has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverThe GEO Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.Change versus previous monthShort interest in The GEO Group has recently decreased by 9.04%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.2 / 5News Sentiment0.97 News SentimentThe GEO Group has a news sentiment score of 0.97. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for The GEO Group this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 19 people have searched for GEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -24% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 1 people have added The GEO Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -93% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, The GEO Group insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $241,428.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 5.30% of the stock of The GEO Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions76.10% of the stock of The GEO Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about The GEO Group's insider trading history. Receive GEO Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for The GEO Group and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address GEO Stock News HeadlinesThe GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) EVP Shayn P. March Sells 7,500 SharesApril 1, 2025 | insidertrades.comWoman from Haiti dies while in ICE custody at detention facility in BrowardApril 30 at 8:15 PM | msn.comURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. Unfortunately, most so-called “gold analysts” have it all wrong… They tell you to invest in gold ETFs - because the popular mining ETFs will someday catch fire and close the price gap with spot gold. April 30, 2025 | Golden Portfolio (Ad)GEO Group, Inc. (GEO): Among Billionaire Michael Platt’s Stock Picks with Huge Upside PotentialApril 30 at 8:15 PM | msn.comCalifornia sent investigators to ICE facilities. They found more detainees, and health care gapsApril 29 at 10:49 PM | msn.comIs The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) One of the Best Prison and Law Enforcement Stocks to Buy According to Analysts?April 27 at 6:26 PM | insidermonkey.comIs The GEO Group, Inc. (GEO) One of the Best Prison and Law Enforcement Stocks to Buy According to Analysts?April 27 at 5:43 PM | finance.yahoo.comInside the Louisiana Town Entangled in a Columbia Student’s DetentionApril 26, 2025 | msn.comSee More Headlines GEO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have GEO shares performed this year? The GEO Group's stock was trading at $27.98 at the beginning of the year. Since then, GEO stock has increased by 11.9% and is now trading at $31.31. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were The GEO Group's earnings last quarter? The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) issued its quarterly 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 real estate investment trust earned $607.72 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $607.45 million. The GEO Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 2.00%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are The GEO Group's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of The GEO Group include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.61%), Principal Financial Group Inc. (0.48%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.25%) and IMC Chicago LLC. Insiders that own company stock include George C Zoley, James H Black, Shayn P March, Scott Michael Kernan and Nicole Mannarino. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of The GEO Group? Shares of GEO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of The GEO Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that The GEO Group investors own include Zomedica (ZOM), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR) and DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH). Company Calendar Last Earnings2/27/2025Today4/30/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/07/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry General building contractors - residential buildings Sub-IndustrySpecialized REITs Current SymbolNYSE:GEO CIK923796 Webwww.geogroup.com Phone(561) 893-0101Fax972-581-2001Employees15,800Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$41.00 High Stock Price Target$55.00 Low Stock Price Target$32.00 Potential Upside/Downside+30.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage4 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.19 Trailing P/E Ratio107.97 Forward P/E Ratio37.72 P/E Growth2.11Net Income$107.32 million Net Margins2.00% Pretax Margin1.78% Return on Equity9.20% Return on Assets3.26% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio1.25 Current Ratio1.10 Quick Ratio1.10 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.42 billion Price / Sales1.82 Cash Flow$2.37 per share Price / Cash Flow13.21 Book Value$10.23 per share Price / Book3.06Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares141,028,000Free Float132,416,000Market Cap$4.42 billion OptionableOptionable Beta0.78 Social Links 13 Stocks Institutional Investors Won't Stop BuyingWhich stocks are hedge funds and endowments buying in today's market? 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