Wedbush Has Positive Forecast for Geo Group Q3 Earnings

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) – Equities researchers at Wedbush increased their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Geo Group in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, July 1st. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.34 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.24. Wedbush currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $36.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Geo Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Geo Group’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.04). Geo Group had a net margin of 1.19% and a return on equity of 7.36%. The company had revenue of $604.65 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $611.81 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.14 earnings per share.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the company. UBS Group set a $35.00 price objective on Geo Group in a research note on Monday, March 24th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Geo Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Jones Trading decreased their price target on Geo Group from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. Finally, Noble Financial restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research report on Monday, March 24th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $38.00.

Geo Group Trading Up 5.6%

GEO stock opened at $26.02 on Thursday. Geo Group has a 1-year low of $11.75 and a 1-year high of $36.46. The firm has a market cap of $3.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 136.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.74 and a beta of 0.71. The business’s 50 day moving average is $26.57 and its 200-day moving average is $27.94. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Geo Group

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of GEO. Truist Financial Corp bought a new stake in Geo Group during the 4th quarter worth approximately $215,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC acquired a new position in Geo Group during the 4th quarter worth $313,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 149.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 915 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 160.0% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,170 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 720 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Geo Group by 182.6% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,148 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $88,000 after buying an additional 2,034 shares in the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.