Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) Issues Q4 2026 Earnings Guidance

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.280-0.310 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 0.330. The company issued revenue guidance of $758.0 million-$808.0 million. Geo Group also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 1.270-1.320 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages have weighed in on GEO. Zacks Research raised Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Northland Securities increased their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $30.00 to $40.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, June 26th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, July 25th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Geo Group currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $36.50.

Geo Group Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE GEO opened at $31.28 on Thursday. Geo Group has a 52-week low of $12.51 and a 52-week high of $32.25. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a current ratio of 1.75. The stock has a market cap of $4.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88, a P/E/G ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 0.79. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $28.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.56.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.29 by $0.08. Geo Group had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 9.43%. Analysts expect that Geo Group will post 1.2 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new position in Geo Group in the 4th quarter worth $250,000. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $359,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Geo Group during the third quarter worth about $296,000. Entropy Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Geo Group during the third quarter worth about $353,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Geo Group during the second quarter worth about $385,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

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.