Geo Group, Inc (NYSE:GEO) Stock Ripped -0.86% Year-To-Date, What Will Happen Next?

In last trading session, Geo Group, Inc (NYSE:GEO) saw 1.56 million shares changing hands with its beta currently measuring 0.85. Company’s recent per share price level of $27.74 trading at $0.35 or 1.28% at ring of the bell on the day assigns it a market valuation of $3.88B. That closing price of GEO’s stock is at a discount of -31.43% from its 52-week high price of $36.46 and is indicating a premium of 58.54% from its 52-week low price of $11.50.

For Geo Group, Inc (GEO), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.50. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 16 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 4 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 12 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of 0.23 in the current quarter.

Geo Group, Inc (NYSE:GEO) trade information

Upright in the green during last session for gaining 1.28%, in the last five days GEO remained trading in the green while hitting it’s week-highest on Thursday, 02/13/25 when the stock touched $27.74 price level, adding 4.34% to its value on the day. Geo Group, Inc’s shares saw a change of -0.86% in year-to-date performance and have moved 1.91% in past 5-day. Geo Group, Inc (NYSE:GEO) showed a performance of -21.53% in past 30-days.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 14 to the stock, which implies a fall of -98.14% to its current value. Analysts have been projecting 14 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 14. It follows that stock’s current price would jump 49.53% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a gain of 49.53% for stock’s current value.

Geo Group, Inc (GEO) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 0.42% from the last financial year’s standing.

5 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 607.45M for the same. And 5 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 625.85M in the next quarter. Company posted 608.28M and 605.67M of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -9.73% during past 5 years. In 2025, company’s earnings growth rate is likely to be around -10.82% while estimates for its earnings growth in next 5 years are of 49.37%.

Geo Group, Inc (NYSE:GEO)’s Major holders

BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at GEO for having 19.66 million shares of worth $282.25 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 16.0454 of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 14.55 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 11.8811 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $209.0 million.

On the other hand, iShares Core S&P Smallcap ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Nov 30, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 8.8 shares of worth $244.23 million or 6.30% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 4.13 shares on Sep 30, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $114.57 million in the company or a holder of 2.95% of company’s stock.