The GEO Group
About: The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which mainly encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.
Employees: 16,500
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Funds holding %
of 7,323 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
117% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $411M | Put options by funds: $189M
47% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 63 | Existing positions closed: 43
9% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.38B [Q4 2024] → $3.7B (+$317M) [Q1 2025]
5% more funds holding
Funds holding: 279 [Q4 2024] → 293 (+14) [Q1 2025]
2.22% more ownership
Funds ownership: 86.38% [Q4 2024] → 88.6% (+2.22%) [Q1 2025]
11% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 18 [Q4 2024] → 16 (-2) [Q1 2025]
15% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 88 | Existing positions reduced: 103
Research analyst outlook
2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$36
43%
upside
Avg. target
$43
71%
upside
High target
$50
98%
upside
2 analyst ratings
2 positive
100%
0 neutral
0%
0 negative
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Wedbush Jay McCanless | 43%upside $36 | Outperform Reiterated | 23 Jun 2025 |
Jones Trading Matthew Erdner | 98%upside $50 | Buy Maintained | 8 May 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about GEO published over the past 30 days
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 days ago
Wall Street Analysts See a 60.15% Upside in Geo Group (GEO): Can the Stock Really Move This High?
The mean of analysts' price targets for Geo Group (GEO) points to a 60.2% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 days ago
The GEO Group Closes Sale of Company-Owned Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma for $312 Million
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today that on July 25, 2025, the Company completed the sale of the GEO-owned Lawton Correctional Facility (the “Lawton Facility”) located in Lawton, Oklahoma to the State of Oklahoma for $312 million and simultaneously transitioned the Lawton Facility operations to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections. As previously disclosed, GEO expects to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Lawton Fa.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
The GEO Group Announces Date for Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:GEO) ("GEO") will release its second quarter 2025 financial results on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 before the market opens. GEO has scheduled a conference call and simultaneous webcast for 11:00 AM (Eastern Time) on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. Hosting the call for GEO will be George Zoley, Executive Chairman of the Board, J. David Donahue, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Suchinski, Chief Financial Officer. To participate in the telecon.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
The GEO Group Amends Senior Revolving Credit Facility
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today the closing of an amendment to the Company's Credit Agreement dated as of April 18, 2024 (the “Amendment”). The Amendment increases GEO's Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolver”) commitments from $310 million to $450 million and extends the Revolver's maturity to July 14, 2030. The Amendment further provides that interest will accrue on outstanding revolving credit loans at a rate deter.
Positive
Zacks Investment Research
2 weeks ago
Wall Street Analysts Think Geo Group (GEO) Could Surge 58.75%: Read This Before Placing a Bet
The average of price targets set by Wall Street analysts indicates a potential upside of 58.8% in Geo Group (GEO). While the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric is questionable, the positive trend in earnings estimate revisions might translate into an upside in the stock.
Positive
Proactive Investors
3 weeks ago
Geo Group gains as Trump bill triples immigration detention spending
Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) and CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) shares moved higher on Monday after Congress passed Donald Trump's tax and spending bill, which increases funding for immigrant detention. The legislation, known as the “big, beautiful bill,” will triple federal spending on immigrant detection, allocating $45 billion over the next four years.
Positive
Benzinga
4 weeks ago
5 Stock Picks For June From Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts
U.S. stocks settled higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 hitting another record close.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
The GEO Group Announces It Has Entered Into a Purchase Agreement to Acquire the 770-Bed Western Region Detention Facility in San Diego, California for $60 Million
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with SDCC Middle Block, LLC (the “Seller”), an affiliate of Holland Partners Group, to acquire the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility located in San Diego, California (the “San Diego Facility”) for $60 million. GEO currently leases the San Diego Facility for approximately $5.1 million annually under a lease agreement that expires on Mar.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
The GEO Group Announces New Five-Year Contract With U.S. Marshals Service for Secure Transportation Services
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GEO Transport, Inc. has entered into a new five-year contract, inclusive of option periods, with the U.S. Marshals Service for the provision of secure transportation and contract detention officer services across three service regions covering 26 federal judicial districts and spanning 14 states. The new contract is expected to generate up to approximatel.
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
The GEO Group Provides Update on Recent Court Settlement Allowing for Immediate Full Intake at Company-Owned 1,940-Bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California
BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) (“GEO” or the “Company”) announced today that the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (the “Court”) has approved a settlement in the case of Roman v. Wolf, which allows for immediate full intake at the GEO-owned, 1,940-bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California (the “Adelanto Center”). The Court had previously issued several injunction orders, including an intake prohibition order issued more than four year.
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