Analysts Offer Predictions for The GEO Group Q1 Earnings

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Noble Financial cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for The GEO Group in a report issued on Wednesday, March 5th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.20 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.22. Noble Financial currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $32.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for The GEO Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.20 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.96 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Northland Securities lifted their target price on The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

The GEO Group Stock Performance

Shares of The GEO Group stock opened at $25.49 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $3.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $29.29 and its 200-day moving average is $22.63. The GEO Group has a one year low of $11.75 and a one year high of $36.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 1.10 and a quick ratio of 1.10.

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

Institutional Trading of The GEO Group

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Discovery Capital Management LLC CT increased its position in 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 buying an additional 1,452,400 shares during the last quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of The GEO Group by 202.6% during the fourth quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 2,124,783 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $59,451,000 after buying an additional 1,422,676 shares in the last quarter. Newbrook Capital Advisors LP acquired a new position in shares of The GEO Group during the fourth quarter worth $35,738,000. BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd acquired a new stake in The GEO Group in the fourth quarter valued at $34,456,000. Finally, Hodges Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in The GEO Group by 1,501.6% in the third quarter. Hodges Capital Management Inc. now owns 788,800 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $10,136,000 after purchasing an additional 739,550 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

About The GEO Group

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.