NYSE:GEOThe GEO Group Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding The GEO Group Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $11.26 +0.17 (+1.53 %) (As of 08/12/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$11.17Now: $11.26▼$11.4450-Day Range$10.60MA: $11.28▼$12.1952-Week Range$9.95Now: $11.26▼$18.64Volume42,420 shsAverage Volume1.74 million shsMarket Capitalization$1.37 billionP/E Ratio9.15Dividend Yield17.63%Beta1 ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is the first fully integrated equity real estate investment trust specializing in the design, financing, development, and operation of correctional, detention, and community reentry facilities around the globe. GEO is the world's leading provider of diversified correctional, detention, community reentry, and electronic monitoring services to government agencies worldwide with operations in the United States, Australia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom. GEO's worldwide operations include the ownership and/or management of 135 facilities totaling approximately 96,000 beds, including projects under development, with a growing workforce of approximately 23,000 professionals.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 3.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThe GEO Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $15.00, The GEO Group has a potential upside of 34.0% from its current price of $11.19.Amount of Analyst CoverageThe GEO Group has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.9 Community Rank Outperform VotesThe GEO Group has received 478 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesThe GEO Group has received 349 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentThe GEO Group has received 57.80% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about The GEO Group and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe GEO will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe GEO will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 3.3 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipThe GEO Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 17.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthThe GEO Group has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of The GEO Group is 69.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, The GEO Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 73.56% next year. This indicates that The GEO Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, The GEO Group insiders have bought 63.48% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $50,294.00 in company stock and sold $30,765.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 2.70% of the stock of The GEO Group is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions75.65% 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. Previous Next 3.1 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for The GEO Group are expected to grow by 13.97% in the coming year, from $2.29 to $2.61 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of The GEO Group is 9.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.25.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of The GEO Group is 9.10, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.63.Price to Earnings Growth RatioThe GEO Group has a PEG Ratio of 0.47. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioThe GEO Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.36. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 3.5Community Rank: 2.9Dividend Strength: 3.3Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 3.1 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™3.37 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustrySpecialized REITs SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:GEO Previous Symbol CUSIP36159R10 CIK923796 Webwww.geogroup.com Phone561-893-0101Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.94 Current Ratio1.27 Quick Ratio1.27Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio9.15 Forward P/E Ratio4.92 P/E Growth0.47 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$2.48 billion Price / Sales0.55 Cash Flow$2.87 per share Price / Cash Flow3.92 Book Value$8.21 per share Price / Book1.37Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.75 Net Income$166.60 million Net Margins5.96% Return on Equity17.13% Return on Assets3.93%Miscellaneous Employees22,000 Outstanding Shares121,334,000Market Cap$1.37 billion Next Earnings Date11/3/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $11.26 +0.17 (+1.53 %) (As of 08/12/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive GEO News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GEO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) Frequently Asked Questions How has The GEO Group's stock price been impacted by Coronavirus? The GEO Group's stock was trading at $13.31 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GEO stock has decreased by 15.4% and is now trading at $11.26. View which stocks have been most impacted by COVID-19. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of The GEO Group? 1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for The GEO Group in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for The GEO Group. When is The GEO Group's next earnings date? The GEO Group is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, November 3rd 2020. View our earnings forecast for The GEO Group. How were The GEO Group's earnings last quarter? The GEO Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.16. The GEO Group had a return on equity of 17.13% and a net margin of 5.96%. View The GEO Group's earnings history. How often does The GEO Group pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for The GEO Group? The GEO Group announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 7th. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 17th will be given a dividend of $0.48 per share on Friday, July 24th. This represents a $1.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 17.05%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, July 16th. View The GEO Group's dividend history. What guidance has The GEO Group issued on next quarter's earnings? The GEO Group updated its FY 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, August, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 2.29-2.33 for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.34-2.34 billion. What price target have analysts set for GEO? 1 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for The GEO Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $15.00 to $15.00. On average, they anticipate The GEO Group's stock price to reach $15.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 33.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for The GEO Group. Has The GEO Group been receiving favorable news coverage? Press coverage about GEO stock has trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. The GEO Group earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news about The GEO Group. Are investors shorting The GEO Group? The GEO Group saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,660,000 shares, a decline of 7.0% from the July 15th total of 2,860,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,940,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 2.3% of the company's stock are sold short. View The GEO Group's Short Interest. Who are some of The GEO Group's key competitors? Some companies that are related to The GEO Group include American Tower (AMT), Public Storage (PSA), Welltower (WELL), Weyerhaeuser (WY), Ventas (VTR), HCP (HCP), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Medical Properties Trust (MPW), Host Hotels and Resorts (HST), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Life Storage (LSI), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Rayonier (RYN) and Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of The GEO Group own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other The GEO Group investors own include AT&T (T), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer LP Unit (ET), Corecivic (CXW), Iron Mountain (IRM), Altria Group (MO), ANNALY CAP MGMT/SH (NLY), AbbVie (ABBV), Verizon Communications (VZ) and Main Street Capital (MAIN). Who are The GEO Group's key executives? The GEO Group's management team includes the following people: Mr. George C. Zoley Ph.D., Founder, Chairman & CEO (Age 69)Mr. Brian R. Evans, Sr. VP & CFO (Age 51)Mr. J. David Donahue, Sr. VP and Pres of U.S. Corrections, Detention & International Operations (Age 59)Dr. Ann M. Schlarb Ph.D., Sr. VP & Pres of GEO Care (Age 54)Mr. Ronald A. Brack, Exec. VP, Chief Accounting Officer & Controller (Age 57) What is The GEO Group's stock symbol? The GEO Group trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "GEO." Who are The GEO Group's major shareholders? The GEO Group's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Prudential Financial Inc. (2.35%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.82%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (1.17%), LSV Asset Management (0.71%), Mutual of America Capital Management LLC (0.41%) and Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY (0.37%). Company insiders that own The GEO Group stock include Anne N Foreman, Brian Evans, Christopher C Wheeler, David J Venturella, George C Zoley and Richard H Glanton. View institutional ownership trends for The GEO Group. Which institutional investors are selling The GEO Group stock? GEO stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Russell Investments Group Ltd., First Trust Advisors LP, Hancock Whitney Corp, Amalgamated Bank, Dupont Capital Management Corp, ARP Americas LP, Texas Permanent School Fund, and Symons Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold The GEO Group company stock in the last year include Anne N Foreman, Brian Evans, and Richard H Glanton. View insider buying and selling activity for The GEO Group. Which institutional investors are buying The GEO Group stock? GEO stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY, LSV Asset Management, Barclays PLC, Prudential Financial Inc., MERIAN GLOBAL INVESTORS UK Ltd, QV Investors Inc., Advisors Asset Management Inc., and SG Americas Securities LLC. Company insiders that have bought The GEO Group stock in the last two years include Brian Evans, David J Venturella, and George C Zoley. View insider buying and selling activity for The GEO Group. How do I buy shares of 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, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is The GEO Group's stock price today? One share of GEO stock can currently be purchased for approximately $11.26. How big of a company is The GEO Group? The GEO Group has a market capitalization of $1.37 billion and generates $2.48 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $166.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.75 on an earnings per share basis. The GEO Group employs 22,000 workers across the globe. What is The GEO Group's official website? The official website for The GEO Group is www.geogroup.com. How can I contact The GEO Group? The GEO Group's mailing address is 4955 TECHNOLOGY WAY, BOCA RATON FL, 33431. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 561-893-0101 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/12/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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