Wolf Hill Capital Management LP Reduces Stock Holdings in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Wolf Hill Capital Management LP reduced its holdings in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 44.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 1,800,041 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 1,462,947 shares during the period. Geo Group makes up 3.4% of Wolf Hill Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 12th largest position. Wolf Hill Capital Management LP’s holdings in Geo Group were worth $36,883,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in shares of Geo Group by 1.3% in the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,326,370 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,177,000 after purchasing an additional 17,553 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Geo Group by 69.0% during the 3rd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 24,183 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $495,000 after purchasing an additional 9,872 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in Geo Group by 56.5% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,603,288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $73,831,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300,139 shares during the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new position in Geo Group during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $88,625,000. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 6.6% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 70,463 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,444,000 after buying an additional 4,384 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Geo Group news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of Geo Group stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total value of $101,086.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 27,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $412,424.88. The trade was a 19.69% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 5.30% of the company’s stock.

Geo Group Stock Performance

NYSE:GEO traded down $0.06 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $14.04. The company had a trading volume of 206,472 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,406,699. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 2.01 and a quick ratio of 2.01. Geo Group Inc has a 1-year low of $12.51 and a 1-year high of $32.09. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $15.72 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.19. The firm has a market cap of $1.89 billion, a PE ratio of 7.66 and a beta of 0.77.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, hitting 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 analysts’ expectations of $667.23 million. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s 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. Research analysts forecast that Geo Group Inc will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently commented on GEO. JonesTrading lowered their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Zacks Research raised Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $34.67.

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.