Geo Group Target of Unusually Large Options Trading (NYSE:GEO)

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) was the target of some unusual options trading on Friday. Investors acquired 32,245 call options on the stock. This represents an increase of approximately 488% compared to the average daily volume of 5,485 call options.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

GEO has been the topic of several research reports. JonesTrading dropped their price target on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, December 13th. Finally, Zacks Research raised Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Geo Group presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $34.00.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Geo Group by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,056 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $432,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank boosted its holdings in Geo Group by 1.6% in the second quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 39,088 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $936,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Geo Group by 18.9% in the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,887 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $80,000 after purchasing an additional 617 shares in the last quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC increased its position in Geo Group by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. ProShare Advisors LLC now owns 26,333 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Geo Group by 245.1% during the second 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 in the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Geo Group Trading Down 13.6%

Shares of GEO traded down $2.08 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $13.24. The stock had a trading volume of 6,521,017 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,062,320. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $16.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $17.96. The firm has a market cap of $1.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.30 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. Geo Group has a fifty-two week low of $12.51 and a fifty-two week high of $32.09.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.23 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. The firm’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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Geo Group will post 0.83 EPS for the current year.

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.