The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.740-0.880 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 1.680. The company issued revenue guidance of $2.5 billion-$2.5 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.8 billion.

The GEO Group Stock Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:GEO traded down $0.32 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $27.02. The stock had a trading volume of 1,226,476 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,890,148. The GEO Group has a 1 year low of $11.50 and a 1 year high of $36.46. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $29.42 and its 200-day moving average is $22.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 93.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 1.10 and a current ratio of 1.10.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last posted 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 net margin of 2.00% and a return on equity of 9.20%. The business had revenue of $607.72 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $607.45 million. Research analysts predict that The GEO Group will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on GEO. Northland Securities upped their price target on The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a report on Tuesday, December 17th. Finally, Noble Financial downgraded shares of The GEO Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th.

About The GEO Group

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.