NYSE:GEO - The GEO Group Stock Price, Price Target & More

The GEO Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GEO."

The GEO Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 10th. Investors of record on Friday, July 20th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, July 27th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 19th. View The GEO Group's Dividend History.

The GEO Group announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $200,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

The GEO Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) released its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust earned $565 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $559.86 million. The GEO Group had a return on equity of 13.63% and a net margin of 6.18%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.35 earnings per share. View The GEO Group's Earnings History.

The GEO Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August, 2nd 2018. View Earnings Estimates for The GEO Group.

The GEO Group issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided EPS guidance of $2.45-2.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.47. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.28 billion.The GEO Group also updated its Q2 guidance to $0.59-0.61 EPS.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year price objectives for The GEO Group's shares. Their predictions range from $32.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect The GEO Group's stock price to reach $33.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 23.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for The GEO Group.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The GEO Group in the last year. There are currently 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

Some companies that are related to The GEO Group include Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Gecina (GECFF), Extra Space Storage (EXR), HCP (HCP), ANNALY Cap Mgmt/SH (NLY), Klépierre (KLPEF), Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA), Iron Mountain (IRM), Regency Centers (REG), Duke Realty (DRE), SINO Ld Ltd/S (SNLAY), UDR (UDR), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), SL Green Realty (SLG) and Camden Property Trust (CPT).

News coverage about GEO stock has been trending somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by analyzing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. The GEO Group earned a daily sentiment score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 43.71 out of 100, meaning that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

The GEO Group's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%). Company insiders that own The GEO Group stock include Ann M Schlarb, Anne N Foreman, Christopher C Wheeler, J David Donahue, John J Bulfin, Norman A Carlson, Richard H Glanton and Shayn P March. View Institutional Ownership Trends for The GEO Group.

GEO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State of Alaska Department of Revenue. Company insiders that have sold The GEO Group company stock in the last year include Anne N Foreman, Christopher C Wheeler, John J Bulfin, Norman A Carlson, Richard H Glanton and Shayn P March. View Insider Buying and Selling for The GEO Group.

Shares of GEO can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of GEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $27.18.

The GEO Group has a market capitalization of $3.36 billion and generates $2.26 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $146.24 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.55 on an earnings per share basis. The GEO Group employs 18,512 workers across the globe.

The GEO Group's mailing address is ONE PARK PLACE 621 NORTHWEST 53RD STREET SUITE 700, BOCA RATON FL, 33487. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 561-893-0101 or via email at [email protected]