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

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 0.740-0.880 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS 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 Up 6.4 %

Shares of The GEO Group stock traded up $1.65 on Thursday, hitting $27.43. 5,545,614 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,936,617. 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 GEO Group has a 12-month low of $11.50 and a 12-month high of $36.46. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $29.42 and a 200 day moving average price of $22.19. The company has a market cap of $3.84 billion, a PE ratio of 94.59, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.87.

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.13 earnings per share (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%. Sell-side analysts predict that The GEO Group will post 0.83 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

GEO has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of The GEO Group in a research report on Tuesday, December 17th. Noble Financial lowered shares of The GEO Group from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Finally, Northland Securities upped their price objective on shares of The GEO Group from $16.00 to $37.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, November 8th.

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.