Boothbay Fund Management LLC Acquires 89,729 Shares of Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Boothbay Fund Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 14.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 728,665 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 89,729 shares during the quarter. Boothbay Fund Management LLC owned about 0.52% of Geo Group worth $11,746,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. WINTON GROUP Ltd grew its holdings in Geo Group by 836.6% during the 3rd quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 279,982 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,737,000 after buying an additional 250,090 shares in the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC grew its holdings in Geo Group by 1,250.5% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 503,546 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after buying an additional 466,261 shares in the last quarter. Matauro LLC purchased a new position in Geo Group during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $1,738,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Geo Group by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,894,927 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $240,106,000 after buying an additional 98,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC grew its holdings in Geo Group by 103.7% during the 3rd quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 784,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $16,068,000 after buying an additional 399,200 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Geo Group Price Performance

Shares of Geo Group stock opened at $28.90 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $3.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $22.02 and a 200-day moving average price of $18.22. Geo Group Inc has a one year low of $12.51 and a one year high of $29.64.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $705.21 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $688.89 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.00%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $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. Equities analysts expect that Geo Group Inc will post 1.2 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on GEO shares. Wall Street Zen cut Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, JonesTrading cut their price target on Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 20th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.50.

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.