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$17.08 -0.40 (-2.26%)
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GEO vs. CXW, CUBE, HR, RHP, SBRA, EPR, RYN, 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), Healthcare Realty Trust (HR), Ryman Hospitality Properties (RHP), Sabra Healthcare REIT (SBRA), EPR Properties (EPR), Rayonier (RYN), 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 specialized reits companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

CoreCivic has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geo Group has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Geo Group had 5 more articles in the media than CoreCivic. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Geo Group and 3 mentions for CoreCivic. CoreCivic's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Geo Group's score of -0.21 indicating that CoreCivic is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
CoreCivic
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Geo Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

85.1% of CoreCivic shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.1% of Geo Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of CoreCivic shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Geo Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CoreCivic5.21% 7.12% 3.54%
Geo Group 3.69%7.26%2.68%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CoreCivic$1.96B1.01$68.87M$0.9419.61
Geo Group$2.42B1.00$31.97M$0.6526.27

CoreCivic currently has a consensus price target of $33.33, suggesting a potential upside of 80.83%. Geo Group has a consensus price target of $37.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.69%. Given Geo Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Geo Group is more favorable than CoreCivic.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
CoreCivic
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Geo Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Summary

CoreCivic beats Geo Group on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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GEO vs. The Competition

MetricGeo GroupGovernment Services IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.47B$3.03B$28.91B$21.97B
Dividend YieldN/A0.99%2.87%3.62%
P/E Ratio26.2719.3222.4732.44
Price / Sales1.000.91976.8379.67
Price / Cash10.389.8831.3224.33
Price / Book1.792.127.614.60
Net Income$31.97M$149.68M$197.61M$1.02B
7 Day Performance2.12%3.25%-1.33%0.53%
1 Month Performance-19.63%-8.11%-2.47%-0.49%
1 Year Performance11.67%-11.68%50.69%11.60%

Geo Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GEO
Geo Group
3.7548 of 5 stars
$17.08
-2.3%
$37.00
+116.7%
+9.8%$2.47B$2.42B26.2716,500
CXW
CoreCivic
3.3322 of 5 stars
$17.94
-0.3%
$33.33
+85.8%
+33.5%$1.92B$2.00B19.0811,649
CUBE
CubeSmart
3.3119 of 5 stars
$40.34
+2.6%
$46.06
+14.2%
-12.7%$9.20B$1.09B24.603,104Upcoming Earnings
HR
Healthcare Realty Trust
3.7424 of 5 stars
$17.84
-0.3%
$18.50
+3.7%
+3.1%$6.27B$1.20B-15.51580Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Upgrade
RHP
Ryman Hospitality Properties
4.0365 of 5 stars
$89.06
+2.7%
$114.67
+28.8%
-16.6%$5.61B$2.34B21.261,929Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SBRA
Sabra Healthcare REIT
3.2651 of 5 stars
$17.53
-1.2%
$20.71
+18.2%
-2.2%$4.20B$733.04M23.0740Positive News
Analyst Forecast
EPR
EPR Properties
3.8912 of 5 stars
$54.53
+1.2%
$59.36
+8.8%
+14.5%$4.15B$698.07M26.8660Upcoming Earnings
RYN
Rayonier
4.6284 of 5 stars
$25.90
+1.8%
$28.00
+8.1%
-22.9%$3.99B$1.26B5.23420Positive News
Dividend Announcement
NHI
National Health Investors
4.4317 of 5 stars
$72.50
-1.5%
$84.83
+17.0%
+0.3%$3.44B$348.66M23.1620
PCH
Potlatch
4.5501 of 5 stars
$41.64
+2.2%
$49.67
+19.3%
-0.6%$3.22B$1.06B78.571,383
MPW
Medical Properties Trust
3.2177 of 5 stars
$5.15
-0.1%
$5.40
+5.0%
+7.1%$3.09B$921.83M-2.15120Positive News

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