What is Wedbush’s Estimate for The GEO Group Q1 Earnings?

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) – Wedbush decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of The GEO Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 27th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.21. Wedbush has a “Outperform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for The GEO Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for The GEO Group’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.18 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.25 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.85 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Noble Financial lowered shares of The GEO Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 11th. Northland Securities increased their price objective on The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th.

The GEO Group Price Performance

GEO opened at $26.21 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.10, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $29.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.52. The GEO Group has a fifty-two week low of $11.50 and a fifty-two week high of $36.46. The firm has a market cap of $3.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 90.38, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.87.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.21 by ($0.08). The GEO Group had a return on equity of 9.20% and a net margin of 2.00%. The firm had revenue of $607.72 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $607.45 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On The GEO Group

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in The GEO Group in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of The GEO Group by 160.0% during the 4th quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,170 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 720 shares during the last quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of The GEO Group by 149.5% during the 4th quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 1,527 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 915 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of The GEO Group in the 3rd quarter worth $25,000. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of The GEO Group by 182.6% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 3,148 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 2,034 shares during the period. 76.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

The GEO Group Company Profile

The GEO Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) engages in ownership, leasing, and management of secure facilities, processing centers, and community-based reentry facilities in the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. The company also provides secure facility management services, including the provision of security, administrative, rehabilitation, education, and food services; reentry services, such as temporary housing, programming, employment assistance, and other services; electronic monitoring and supervision services; and transportation services; as well as designs, constructs, and finances new facilities through projects.