Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC Decreases Stock Position in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC trimmed its position in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 43.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 75,936 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 58,680 shares during the period. Kettle Hill Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Geo Group worth $1,556,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its position in 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 buying an additional 3,309 shares during the last quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Geo Group by 81.9% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $54,000 after acquiring an additional 839 shares in the last quarter. United Services Automobile Association acquired a new position in shares of Geo Group in the first quarter worth about $260,000. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Geo Group by 168.0% in the first 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 last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Geo Group by 2.5% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,056 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $432,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at Geo Group

In related news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total transaction of $101,086.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 27,062 shares in the company, valued at $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 available through this hyperlink. 4.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have issued reports on GEO. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. JonesTrading reduced their target price on 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 shares of Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Geo Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.67.

Geo Group Price Performance

GEO opened at $14.55 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $15.69 and its 200 day moving average price is $17.09. Geo Group Inc has a fifty-two week low of $12.51 and a fifty-two week high of $32.09. The firm has a market cap of $1.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99 and a beta of 0.77.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its 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. The company had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.23 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 9.67%.Geo Group’s quarterly revenue was up 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.13 earnings per share. 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. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Geo Group Inc will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current 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.