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. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 20th will be paid 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 6.89%. 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 has initiated a stock 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) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.28 by $0.01. The real estate investment trust earned $565 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $559.86 million. The GEO Group had a net margin of 6.18% and a return on equity of 13.63%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $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 updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.45-2.53 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS 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 equities research analysts have issued 1-year price targets for The GEO Group's stock. Their forecasts range from $32.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect The GEO Group's share price to reach $33.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 22.7% 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 articles about GEO stock have trended somewhat positive recently, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than twenty million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. The GEO Group earned a news impact score of 0.13 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media headlines about the real estate investment trust an impact score of 46.76 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

The GEO Group's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail 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 $27.30.

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]