Q2 Earnings Forecast for The GEO Group Issued By Sidoti Csr

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Equities researchers at Sidoti Csr dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for The GEO Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, May 8th. Sidoti Csr analyst B. Mccarthy now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.16 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Sidoti Csr also issued estimates for The GEO Group’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.12 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.70 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.74 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.77 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $2.80 EPS.

A number of other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on GEO. Noble Financial reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a research report on Monday, March 24th. Jones Trading lowered their price target on The GEO Group from $55.00 to $50.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. UBS Group set a $35.00 price target on The GEO Group in a research report on Monday, March 24th. StockNews.com raised The GEO Group from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, May 9th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $36.00 price target (down previously from $46.00) on shares of The GEO Group in a research report on Thursday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $38.00.

The GEO Group Price Performance

GEO stock opened at $26.62 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $28.34 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $27.77. The GEO Group has a 12-month low of $11.75 and a 12-month high of $36.46. The company has a current ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The company has a market cap of $3.75 billion, a PE ratio of 91.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.80.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.18 by ($0.04). The business had revenue of $604.65 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $611.81 million. The GEO Group had a net margin of 2.00% and a return on equity of 9.20%. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.14 EPS.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other The GEO Group news, EVP Shayn P. March sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.00, for a total transaction of $225,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 67,469 shares in the company, valued at $2,024,070. The trade was a 10.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 5.30% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of GEO. Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 374.6% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 216,447 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,781,000 after acquiring an additional 170,839 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 27.9% in the third quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 22,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $283,000 after acquiring an additional 4,800 shares in the last quarter. RoundAngle Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of The GEO Group in the fourth quarter worth about $806,000. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. acquired a new position in shares of The GEO Group in the fourth quarter worth about $207,000. Finally, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 91.9% in 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. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

The GEO Group Company Profile

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.