FY2026 EPS Estimates for Geo Group Lifted by Noble Financial

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) – Noble Financial upped their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of Geo Group in a research note issued on Thursday, July 16th. Noble Financial analyst J. Gomes now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.24 per share for the year, up from their prior estimate of $1.23. The consensus estimate for Geo Group’s current full-year earnings is $1.20 per share. Noble Financial also issued estimates for Geo Group’s Q4 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, June 27th. Northland Securities upped their price target on Geo Group from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Geo Group has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $36.50.

Geo Group Stock Down 0.2%

GEO stock opened at $29.41 on Monday. Geo Group has a 12 month low of $12.51 and a 12 month high of $32.25. The firm has a market cap of $3.93 billion, a PE ratio of 14.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $26.84 and a 200 day simple moving average of $20.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 1.75 and a quick ratio of 1.75.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $705.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $688.89 million. Geo Group had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 9.43%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. Geo Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.250 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.290 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Matauro LLC acquired a new position in Geo Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,738,000. SG Americas Securities LLC raised its position in Geo Group by 1,250.5% during the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 503,546 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after acquiring an additional 466,261 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Geo Group by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,894,927 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $240,106,000 after acquiring an additional 98,742 shares during the last quarter. Ballast Asset Management LP lifted its stake in Geo Group by 42.5% in the fourth quarter. Ballast Asset Management LP now owns 257,858 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $4,157,000 after acquiring an additional 76,927 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Boothbay Fund Management LLC grew its position in Geo Group by 14.0% in the fourth quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC now owns 728,665 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $11,746,000 after acquiring an additional 89,729 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Geo Group Company Profile

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.