Q1 Earnings Forecast for The GEO Group Issued By Sidoti Csr

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Research analysts at Sidoti Csr cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for The GEO Group in a note issued to investors on Friday, February 28th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.19 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.28. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for The GEO Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.79 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Northland Securities raised their price target on shares of The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Noble Financial downgraded shares of The GEO Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th.

The GEO Group Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of GEO stock opened at $25.93 on Monday. The GEO Group has a twelve month low of $11.50 and a twelve month high of $36.46. The stock has a market cap of $3.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.40, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $29.34 and a 200 day moving average of $22.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.21 by ($0.08). The GEO Group had a net margin of 2.00% and a return on equity of 9.20%. The company had revenue of $607.72 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.45 million.

Institutional Trading of The GEO Group

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in GEO. State Street Corp grew its stake in The GEO Group by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,919,298 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $63,213,000 after acquiring an additional 66,658 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in The GEO Group by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,051,384 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $85,398,000 after purchasing an additional 35,281 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. grew its position in shares of The GEO Group by 202.6% in the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,124,783 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $59,451,000 after purchasing an additional 1,422,676 shares during the period. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 375.2% during the fourth quarter. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT now owns 1,839,500 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $51,469,000 after purchasing an additional 1,452,400 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Philosophy Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of The GEO Group by 17.1% during the 3rd quarter. Philosophy Capital Management LLC now owns 1,644,005 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $21,125,000 after purchasing an additional 240,251 shares during the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

The GEO Group Company Profile

The GEO Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) engages in ownership, leasing, and management of secure facilities, processing centers, and community-based reentry facilities in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. The company also provides secure facility management services, including the provision of security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services; reentry services, such as temporary housing, programming, employment assistance, and other services; electronic monitoring and supervision services; and transportation services; as well as designs, constructs, and finances new facilities through projects.