Findell Capital Management LLC Grows Position in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Findell Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 16.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 650,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 90,000 shares during the quarter. Geo Group comprises about 3.0% of Findell Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Findell Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.47% of Geo Group worth $10,478,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Geo Group by 245.1% in the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,101 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 782 shares during the period. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new position in Geo Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in Geo Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $37,000. Daytona Street Capital LLC bought a new position in Geo Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $53,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its holdings in 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 buying an additional 839 shares during the period. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. JonesTrading decreased 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. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Geo Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Geo Group Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of Geo Group stock opened at $28.90 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.86 billion, a PE ratio of 14.67 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $22.02 and its 200 day moving average is $18.22. Geo Group Inc has a 1 year low of $12.51 and a 1 year high of $29.64.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $705.21 million for 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 firm’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Geo Group Inc will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.