Militia Capital Management LLC Invests $3.63 Million in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Militia Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm acquired 216,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $3,634,000. Geo Group makes up about 0.8% of Militia Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 26th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 245.1% in the 2nd 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. Bessemer Group Inc. raised its position in Geo Group by 111.9% during the first quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 1,723 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 910 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new stake in Geo Group during the fourth quarter worth $30,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd acquired a new stake in Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at $37,000. Finally, Daytona Street Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at $53,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

GEO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Northland Securities raised their target price on shares of Geo Group from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, June 26th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 27th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Geo Group presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of $36.50.

Geo Group Stock Up 0.6%

GEO opened at $31.42 on Thursday. Geo Group Inc has a 1-year low of $12.51 and a 1-year high of $32.25. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $27.39 and its 200 day simple moving average is $20.57. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The stock has a market cap of $4.20 billion, a PE ratio of 15.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 0.79.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10. Geo Group had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.00%.The business had revenue of $705.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.89 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. Geo Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.250 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.290 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Geo Group Inc will post 1.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Geo Group 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.