Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) Lowered to “Hold” Rating by Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) from a buy rating to a hold rating in a research note published on Saturday.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. JonesTrading lowered their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research raised Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.00.

Geo Group Price Performance

NYSE:GEO opened at $15.03 on Friday. Geo Group has a 52 week low of $12.51 and a 52 week high of $32.09. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $16.05 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.58. The company has a market capitalization of $2.02 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.26 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25. The firm had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.23 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 9.67%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. Geo Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.190 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.990-1.070 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Geo Group will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of GEO. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Geo Group by 4.6% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 75,766 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,213,000 after purchasing an additional 3,309 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Geo Group by 81.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association purchased a new position in shares of Geo Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $260,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of Geo Group by 168.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 284,975 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,324,000 after buying an additional 178,622 shares during the period. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Geo Group by 2.5% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,056 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $432,000 after buying an additional 441 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

About Geo Group

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) is a leading provider of correctional, detention and community reentry services to government agencies around the world. As a real estate investment trust, the company specializes in the design, financing, development and operation of secure facilities for adult and juvenile offenders, immigration detainees and individuals requiring mental health treatment or substance abuse programming. GEO’s integrated service model also encompasses electronic monitoring, rehabilitative programming and post-release supervision aimed at reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety.

GEO’s portfolio spans a range of facility types, including medium- and maximum-security correctional institutions, residential reentry centers, mental health treatment units and immigration detention centers.