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The GEO Group (GEO) Competitors

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$27.33 +0.63 (+2.37%)
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GEO vs. OHI, CUBE, RHP, HR, SBRA, EPR, RYN, NHI, PCH, and MPW

Should you be buying The GEO Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GEO Group include Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Sabra Health Care REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), PotlatchDeltic (PCH), and Medical Properties Trust (MPW). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.

The GEO Group vs.

Omega Healthcare Investors (NYSE:OHI) and The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Omega Healthcare Investors has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The GEO Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Omega Healthcare Investors pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. The GEO Group pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Omega Healthcare Investors pays out 166.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The GEO Group pays out 526.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Omega Healthcare Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Omega Healthcare Investors has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The GEO Group. Omega Healthcare Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The GEO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Omega Healthcare Investors$1.08B9.61$406.33M$1.6122.38
The GEO Group$2.42B1.59$107.32M$0.19143.05

The GEO Group received 83 more outperform votes than Omega Healthcare Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.37% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 57.70% of users gave Omega Healthcare Investors an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Omega Healthcare InvestorsOutperform Votes
446
57.70%
Underperform Votes
327
42.30%
The GEO GroupOutperform Votes
529
72.37%
Underperform Votes
202
27.63%

In the previous week, The GEO Group had 1 more articles in the media than Omega Healthcare Investors. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for The GEO Group and 14 mentions for Omega Healthcare Investors. Omega Healthcare Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat The GEO Group's score of 0.57 indicating that Omega Healthcare Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Omega Healthcare Investors
13 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
The GEO Group
9 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Omega Healthcare Investors has a net margin of 38.65% compared to The GEO Group's net margin of 2.00%. Omega Healthcare Investors' return on equity of 9.71% beat The GEO Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Omega Healthcare Investors38.65% 9.71% 4.35%
The GEO Group 2.00%9.20%3.26%

65.3% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of The GEO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Omega Healthcare Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Omega Healthcare Investors presently has a consensus target price of $42.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.57%. The GEO Group has a consensus target price of $38.00, indicating a potential upside of 39.81%. Given The GEO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than Omega Healthcare Investors.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Omega Healthcare Investors
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33
The GEO Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Summary

The GEO Group beats Omega Healthcare Investors on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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GEO vs. The Competition

MetricThe GEO GroupGeneral building contractors IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.84B$7.94B$11.47B$19.29B
Dividend YieldN/A3.26%5.45%3.83%
P/E Ratio93.8012.2022.3834.47
Price / Sales1.590.7827.2834.86
Price / Cash13.218.1217.6217.51
Price / Book2.661.852.784.67
Net Income$107.32M$1.42B$1.04B$1.02B
7 Day Performance0.97%-2.41%-1.07%-2.17%
1 Month Performance-5.23%0.47%5.33%7.01%
1 Year Performance91.48%1,315.96%537.61%3.59%

The GEO Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GEO
The GEO Group
3.1182 of 5 stars
$27.33
+2.4%
$38.00
+39.0%
+93.3%$3.86B$2.42B94.2415,800
OHI
Omega Healthcare Investors
4.1221 of 5 stars
$37.37
+0.9%
$42.00
+12.4%
+15.2%$10.81B$1.08B24.1150Positive News
CUBE
CubeSmart
4.0454 of 5 stars
$43.48
-0.5%
$47.07
+8.2%
-4.2%$9.91B$1.08B24.572,800Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties
4.1484 of 5 stars
$99.20
+0.2%
$116.00
+16.9%
-9.3%$5.95B$2.40B22.601,270Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
HR
Healthcare Realty Trust
3.9465 of 5 stars
$15.06
+0.3%
$17.00
+12.9%
-10.1%$5.29B$1.22B-8.46580Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
SBRA
Sabra Health Care REIT
2.6944 of 5 stars
$18.05
+1.0%
$19.50
+8.0%
+20.1%$4.29B$720.03M34.0640Positive News
EPR
EPR Properties
3.9529 of 5 stars
$53.81
-0.6%
$52.25
-2.9%
+25.4%$4.09B$649.20M23.2960Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
RYN
Rayonier
4.1752 of 5 stars
$23.99
-0.8%
$27.50
+14.6%
-22.9%$3.74B$1.23B10.17420News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
NHI
National Health Investors
3.7782 of 5 stars
$74.96
-0.3%
$85.50
+14.1%
+10.8%$3.50B$342.96M25.7620Positive News
PCH
PotlatchDeltic
4.5757 of 5 stars
$40.00
-0.9%
$48.43
+21.1%
-12.9%$3.14B$1.10B142.861,330Positive News
MPW
Medical Properties Trust
3.9613 of 5 stars
$4.97
-2.0%
$5.75
+15.7%
-7.8%$2.99B$948.03M-1.18120Positive News
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This page (NYSE:GEO) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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