Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO Shares Bought by Clearline Capital LP

Clearline Capital LP lifted its stake in Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 206.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 134,268 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after buying an additional 90,479 shares during the period. Clearline Capital LP’s holdings in Geo Group were worth $2,751,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Geo Group by 2.5% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 18,056 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $432,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd boosted its holdings in Geo Group by 18.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 3,887 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $80,000 after acquiring an additional 617 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Geo Group by 245.1% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,101 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 782 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank grew its position in Geo Group by 2.0% in the third quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 39,872 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $817,000 after acquiring an additional 784 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Geo Group by 81.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after purchasing an additional 839 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have recently commented on GEO. Zacks Research raised shares of Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, JonesTrading decreased their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, February 13th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.67.

Geo Group Stock Performance

Shares of GEO opened at $14.55 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $15.69 and its two-hundred day moving average is $17.12. Geo Group Inc has a 52-week low of $12.51 and a 52-week high of $32.09. The firm has a market cap of $1.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.99 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a quick ratio of 2.01, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its earnings results on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting the consensus estimate of $0.25. The company had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $667.23 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 9.67%.The business’s revenue was up 16.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.13 EPS. Geo Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.190 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.990-1.070 EPS. Analysts forecast that Geo Group Inc will post 0.83 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Geo Group news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total transaction of $101,086.92. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 27,062 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $412,424.88. This trade represents a 19.69% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 5.30% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

About Geo Group

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.