The GEO Group - GEO Competitors

ARMOUR Residential REIT (NYSE:ARR) and The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is ARR or GEO more profitable?

The GEO Group has a net margin of 7.23% compared to ARMOUR Residential REIT's net margin of -100.66%. The GEO Group's return on equity of 15.74% beat ARMOUR Residential REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ARMOUR Residential REIT	-100.66%	13.68%	1.46%
The GEO Group	7.23%	15.74%	4.13%

Do analysts recommend ARR or GEO?

ARMOUR Residential REIT currently has a consensus target price of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 14.58%. The GEO Group has a consensus target price of $14.00, indicating a potential upside of 83.25%. Given The GEO Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The GEO Group is more favorable than ARMOUR Residential REIT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ARMOUR Residential REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
The GEO Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ARR or GEO?

50.7% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of The GEO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of ARMOUR Residential REIT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of The GEO Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ARR or GEO?

In the previous week, The GEO Group had 3 more articles in the media than ARMOUR Residential REIT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for The GEO Group and 2 mentions for ARMOUR Residential REIT. ARMOUR Residential REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat The GEO Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ARMOUR Residential REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ARMOUR Residential REIT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The GEO Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, ARR or GEO?

The GEO Group has higher revenue and earnings than ARMOUR Residential REIT. ARMOUR Residential REIT 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ARMOUR Residential REIT	$228.43 million	4.05	-$229.93 million	-$1.99	-2.41
The GEO Group	$2.38 billion	0.40	$171.81 million	$1.17	6.53

Which has more risk & volatility, ARR or GEO?

ARMOUR Residential REIT has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The GEO Group has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARR or GEO?

The GEO Group received 244 more outperform votes than ARMOUR Residential REIT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.68% of users gave The GEO Group an outperform vote while only 51.06% of users gave ARMOUR Residential REIT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ARMOUR Residential REIT	Outperform Votes 264 51.06%	Underperform Votes 253 48.94%
The GEO Group	Outperform Votes 508 72.68%	Underperform Votes 191 27.32%

Summary

The GEO Group beats ARMOUR Residential REIT on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.