GEO vs. CXW, OHI, CUBE, RHP, HR, EPR, SBRA, RYN, NHI, and PCH
Should you be buying Geo Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Geo Group include CoreCivic (CXW), Omega Healthcare Investors (OHI), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), EPR Properties (EPR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), National Health Investors (NHI), and Potlatch (PCH). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Geo Group vs. Its Competitors
Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.
Geo Group has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CoreCivic has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CoreCivic has a net margin of 4.33% compared to Geo Group's net margin of 1.19%. Geo Group's return on equity of 7.36% beat CoreCivic's return on equity.
Geo Group presently has a consensus price target of $38.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.04%. CoreCivic has a consensus price target of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 63.78%. Given CoreCivic's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CoreCivic is more favorable than Geo Group.
CoreCivic has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Geo Group. CoreCivic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Geo Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
76.1% of Geo Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Geo Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Geo Group had 14 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Geo Group and 1 mentions for CoreCivic. Geo Group's average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat CoreCivic's score of 0.05 indicating that Geo Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Geo Group beats CoreCivic on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GEO) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
