Tectonic Advisors LLC Purchases 32,375 Shares of Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Tectonic Advisors LLC increased its position in Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 56.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 89,298 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,375 shares during the quarter. Tectonic Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Geo Group worth $1,439,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of GEO. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 4.6% in the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 75,766 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $2,213,000 after purchasing an additional 3,309 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 81.9% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares during the period. United Services Automobile Association bought a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the 1st quarter valued at about $260,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 168.0% in the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 284,975 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,324,000 after purchasing an additional 178,622 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,308,817 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,346,000 after purchasing an additional 52,623 shares during the period. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Geo Group Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of GEO opened at $17.68 on Tuesday. Geo Group Inc has a 52 week low of $12.51 and a 52 week high of $32.09. The firm has a market cap of $2.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.71 and a beta of 0.69. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $15.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $16.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a quick ratio of 2.01 and a current ratio of 2.01.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25. Geo Group had a net margin of 9.67% and a return on equity of 8.36%. The business had revenue of $707.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $667.23 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. Geo Group’s quarterly revenue was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. Geo Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.190 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.990-1.070 EPS. On average, analysts forecast that Geo Group Inc will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on GEO shares. JonesTrading dropped their target price on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research note on Friday, March 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total value of $101,086.92. Following the transaction, the director owned 27,062 shares in the company, valued at approximately $412,424.88. This represents a 19.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 4.98% of the company’s stock.

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.