GEO vs. GCT, STER, GDS, SCS, AVPT, IAS, BBU, DSGR, NVEE, and STGW
Should you be buying The GEO Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The GEO Group include GigaCloud Technology (GCT), Sterling Check (STER), GDS (GDS), Steelcase (SCS), AvePoint (AVPT), Integral Ad Science (IAS), Brookfield Business Partners (BBU), Distribution Solutions Group (DSGR), NV5 Global (NVEE), and Stagwell (STGW). These companies are all part of the "business services" sector.
GigaCloud Technology (NASDAQ:GCT) and The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings.
In the previous week, GigaCloud Technology had 8 more articles in the media than The GEO Group. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for GigaCloud Technology and 21 mentions for The GEO Group. The GEO Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat GigaCloud Technology's score of 0.17 indicating that GigaCloud Technology is being referred to more favorably in the media.
GigaCloud Technology has a beta of 2.4, meaning that its share price is 140% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The GEO Group has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
GigaCloud Technology has a net margin of 12.15% compared to GigaCloud Technology's net margin of 4.72%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 31.31% beat GigaCloud Technology's return on equity.
The GEO Group received 508 more outperform votes than GigaCloud Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave GigaCloud Technology an outperform vote while only 72.60% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote.
GigaCloud Technology presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential downside of 47.38%. The GEO Group has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.67%. Given GigaCloud Technology's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than GigaCloud Technology.
21.2% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.6% of The GEO Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of GigaCloud Technology shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of The GEO Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The GEO Group has higher revenue and earnings than GigaCloud Technology. The GEO Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GigaCloud Technology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
GigaCloud Technology beats The GEO Group on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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