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The GEO Group

34.87 USD
-0.48
1.36%
At close Jan 21, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
34.70
-0.17
0.49%
1 day
-1.36%
5 days
12.16%
1 month
24.49%
3 months
130.17%
6 months
115.25%
Year to date
23.26%
1 year
203.75%
5 years
117.26%
10 years
26.39%
 

About: The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which mainly encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.

Employees: 16,400

0
Funds holding %
of 6,823 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

47% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 50 | Existing positions closed: 34

24% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $103M | Put options by funds: $82.7M

11% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 78 | Existing positions reduced: 70

6% more funds holding

Funds holding: 224 [Q2] → 238 (+14) [Q3]

2.4% less ownership

Funds ownership: 82.39% [Q2] → 80.0% (-2.4%) [Q3]

13% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.61B [Q2] → $1.4B (-$212M) [Q3]

50% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q2] → 3 (-3) [Q3]

Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$37
6%
upside
Avg. target
$46
32%
upside
High target
$55
58%
upside

2 analyst ratings

positive
100%
neutral
0%
negative
0%
Jones Trading
Jason Weaver
54% 1-year accuracy
21 / 39 met price target
58%upside
$55
Buy
Maintained
15 Jan 2025
Northland Capital Markets
Greg Gibas
53% 1-year accuracy
10 / 19 met price target
6%upside
$37
Outperform
Maintained
8 Nov 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 4 articles about GEO published over the past 30 days

Positive
24/7 Wall Street
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Neutral
Business Wire
5 days ago
The GEO Group Comments on Ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Nwauzor Case
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) commented today on a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in relation to the Nwauzor v. The GEO Group case (the “Nwauzor Case”). GEO is currently reviewing today's decision in the Nwauzor Case. GEO remains steadfast in its position that participants in the federally mandated Voluntary Work Program (VWP) at the Tacoma ICE Facility are not GEO employees. The United States Department of.
The GEO Group Comments on Ruling by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in the Nwauzor Case
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
The GEO Group: Further Upside Potential From Trump's Immigration Policy
In Q3 2024, The GEO Group posted flat revenue growth and generated $603 million in revenues. Margins showed varied trends, with operating margin deteriorating to 18.91% but net income margin improving to 4.31%. GEO may be in a position to support a possible increase in demand coming from any changes in immigration policy. Investors should not expect capital returns from share repurchases or dividends, as the company remains focus on deleveraging. Additionally, capacity expansion to meet demand may also affect cash liquidity.
The GEO Group: Further Upside Potential From Trump's Immigration Policy
Positive
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Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
The GEO Group Announces $70 Million Investment in Expanding ICE Services Capabilities and New Corporate Reorganization
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today a $70 million investment in capital expenditures to strengthen the Company's capabilities to deliver expanded detention capacity, secure transportation, and electronic monitoring services to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”). GEO is currently the largest service provider to ICE, currently providing approximately 21,000 detention beds (with a present census of 14,000) at 16.
The GEO Group Announces $70 Million Investment in Expanding ICE Services Capabilities and New Corporate Reorganization
Positive
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Positive
Finbold
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Positive
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Negative
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Positive
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