GEO vs. CXW, CUBE, RHP, HR, SBRA, RYN, EPR, NHI, PCH, and MPW
Should you be buying Geo Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Geo Group include CoreCivic (CXW), CubeSmart (CUBE), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), Rayonier (RYN), EPR Properties (EPR), National Health Investors (NHI), Potlatch (PCH), and Medical Properties Trust (MPW). These companies are all part of the "specialized reits" industry.
Geo Group vs. Its Competitors
CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) and Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) are both mid-cap specialized reits companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
CoreCivic has a net margin of 5.21% compared to Geo Group's net margin of 3.69%. Geo Group's return on equity of 7.26% beat CoreCivic's return on equity.
CoreCivic has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
85.1% of CoreCivic shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Geo Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Geo Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
CoreCivic presently has a consensus target price of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 67.71%. Geo Group has a consensus target price of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 74.80%. Given Geo Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Geo Group is more favorable than CoreCivic.
CoreCivic has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geo Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Geo Group had 7 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Geo Group and 6 mentions for CoreCivic. CoreCivic's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Geo Group's score of 1.25 indicating that CoreCivic is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
CoreCivic and Geo Group tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:GEO) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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