Geo Group (GEO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

The GEO Group, Inc. provides government services focused on corrections, detention and community-based supervision. Its services include operating secure facilities and processing centers, managing community reentry programs, and providing electronic monitoring and supervision technology for individuals in the community.

The company serves federal, state and local government agencies, primarily in the United States. Its work also includes related services such as secure transportation and support programs for people transitioning from incarceration back into the community.

Founded in 1984 as Wackenhut Corrections Corporation, the company adopted the GEO Group name in 2003. George C. Zoley, its founder, serves as executive chairman; J. David Donahue became chief executive officer in 2024.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.86 to $33.31
• 50-Day Range: $25.15 to $32.37
• 52-Week Range: $12.51 to $33.31
• Volume: 1.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.31 billion
• P/E Ratio: 26.04
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $41.38
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Geo Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Geo Group scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 168th out of 655 stocks in the industrials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Geo Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Geo Group has a consensus price target of $41.38, representing about 26.0% upside from its current price of $32.85.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Geo Group has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 22.22%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Geo Group are expected to grow by 22.22% in the coming year, from $1.44 to $1.76 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Geo Group is 26.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Geo Group is 26.31, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Industrials sector average P/E ratio of about 32.94.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Geo Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.50. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Geo Group has a P/B Ratio of 2.77. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.87% of the float of Geo Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Geo Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.96.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Geo Group has recently increased by 12.85%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Geo Group does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Geo Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Geo Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 56.82% next year. This indicates that Geo Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Geo Group has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Industrials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 41 news articles for Geo Group this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for GEO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

4 people have added Geo Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, 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 $911,916.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

4.98% of the stock of Geo Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

76.10% of the stock of Geo Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Industrials
• Industry: Commercial Services & Supplies
• Sub-Industry: Security & Alarm Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:GEO
• CIK: 923796
• Web: www.geogroup.com
• Phone: (561) 893-0101
• Fax: 972-581-2001
• Employees: 18,000
• Year Founded: 1984

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Geo Group: $41.38
• High Price Target: $42.75
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +27.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.25
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 18.50
• P/E Growth: 1.5
• Net Income: $254.37 million
• Net Margins: 5.74%
• Pretax Margin: 8.00%
• Return on Equity: 11.44%
• Return on Assets: 4.53%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.97
• Current Ratio: 1.71
• Quick Ratio: 1.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.63 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.64
• Cash Flow: $2.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.25
• Book Value: $11.87 per share
• Price / Book: 2.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 132,370,000
• Free Float: 125,777,000
• Market Cap: $4.31 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.78