Insider Selling: Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) Director Sells $101,086.92 in Stock

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total value of $101,086.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 27,062 shares in the company, valued at approximately $412,424.88. This trade 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.

Geo Group Trading Down 3.8%

GEO opened at $14.36 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 stock’s fifty day moving average is $15.90 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.33. The company has a market capitalization of $1.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.89 and a beta of 0.77. Geo Group Inc has a 52 week low of $12.51 and a 52 week high of $32.09.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.25. Geo Group had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 9.67%.The business had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $667.23 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $0.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Analysts forecast that Geo Group Inc will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Geo Group by 2.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank grew its stake 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 valued at $936,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised 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 lifted its position in shares of 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 valued at $424,000 after buying an additional 772 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 during the last quarter. 76.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Finally, JonesTrading dropped their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 13th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price 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.