Analysts Offer Predictions for The GEO Group Q1 Earnings

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Equities researchers at Noble Financial dropped their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of The GEO Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday, March 5th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.20 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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 research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Northland Securities raised their price target on The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

The GEO Group Stock Down 0.8 %

NYSE:GEO opened at $25.49 on Thursday. The GEO Group has a 12-month low of $11.75 and a 12-month high of $36.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 87.89, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.91. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $29.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $22.63.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 firm had revenue of $607.72 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $607.45 million.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Intech Investment Management LLC bought a new position in The GEO Group during the third quarter worth about $1,279,000. Versor Investments LP bought a new position in The GEO Group during the third quarter worth about $604,000. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in The GEO Group by 91.9% during the fourth quarter. Nisa Investment Advisors LLC now owns 859,528 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $24,050,000 after acquiring an additional 411,565 shares in the last quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in The GEO Group by 20.7% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 273,724 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,517,000 after acquiring an additional 46,905 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC bought a new position in The GEO Group during the third quarter worth about $630,000. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.