NYSE:GEO - The GEO Group Stock Price, News, & Analysis

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

The GEO Group announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, October 15th. Investors of record on Friday, October 26th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share on Friday, November 2nd. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 8.43%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 25th. View The GEO Group's Dividend History.

The GEO Group announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase plan on Thursday, February 15th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $200,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

The GEO Group Inc (NYSE:GEO) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, November, 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.33 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.19. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $583.53 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $588.32 million. The GEO Group had a return on equity of 14.63% and a net margin of 6.43%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.63 EPS. View The GEO Group's Earnings History.

The GEO Group is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 13th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for The GEO Group.

The GEO Group updated its fourth quarter 2018 earnings guidance on Wednesday, November, 7th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $587-592 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $595.28 million.The GEO Group also updated its Q4 guidance to $0.65-0.67 EPS.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for The GEO Group's shares. Their forecasts range from $25.00 to $32.00. On average, they expect The GEO Group's stock price to reach $28.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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 1 hold rating and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for The GEO Group.

News stories about GEO stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. The GEO Group earned a media sentiment score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days.

Some companies that are related to The GEO Group include Gecina (GECFF), Iron Mountain (IRM), Klepierre (KLPEF), Duke Realty (DRE), AGNC Investment (AGNC), Federal Realty Investment Trust (FRT), Sun Communities (SUI), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Camden Property Trust (CPT), National Retail Properties (NNN), VICI Properties (VICI), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), SL Green Realty (SLG) and Vereit (VER).

The GEO Group's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.13%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%), Louisiana State Employees Retirement System (0.03%) and Meeder Asset Management Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own The GEO Group stock include Anne N Foreman, Christopher C Wheeler, David J Venturella, George C Zoley, 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 Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold The GEO Group company stock in the last year include Anne N Foreman, Christopher C Wheeler, David J Venturella, John J Bulfin, Richard H Glanton and Shayn P March. View Insider Buying and Selling for The GEO Group.

GEO stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Meeder Asset Management Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Retirement Systems of Alabama. 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 $22.29.

The GEO Group has a market capitalization of $2.70 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 official website for The GEO Group is http://www.geogroup.com.

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]