Monaco Asset Management SAM Invests $2.42 Million in Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO

Monaco Asset Management SAM purchased a new position in Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund purchased 150,000 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock, valued at approximately $2,418,000.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of GEO. Turiya Advisors Asia Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Geo Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $115,664,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC purchased a new position in shares of Geo Group in the 3rd quarter worth about $88,625,000. Rubric Capital Management LP raised its position in shares of Geo Group by 139.5% in the 3rd quarter. Rubric Capital Management LP now owns 2,986,915 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $61,202,000 after purchasing an additional 1,739,522 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its position in shares of Geo Group by 56.5% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,603,288 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $73,831,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300,139 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC raised its position in shares of Geo Group by 32.7% in the 3rd quarter. Cooper Creek Partners Management LLC now owns 4,974,772 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $101,933,000 after purchasing an additional 1,224,847 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on GEO shares. Wall Street Zen lowered Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 28th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a report on Friday, March 27th. Finally, JonesTrading dropped their price target on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, March 20th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.50.

Insider Activity

In other Geo Group news, Director Scott Michael Kernan sold 6,633 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $15.24, for a total transaction of $101,086.92. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 27,062 shares in the company, valued at $412,424.88. The trade was a 19.69% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 4.98% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Geo Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE GEO opened at $22.71 on Monday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $19.58 and its 200-day moving average price is $17.16. The company has a quick ratio of 1.75, a current ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The company has a market cap of $3.03 billion, a PE ratio of 11.53 and a beta of 0.86. Geo Group Inc has a 52-week low of $12.51 and a 52-week high of $27.90.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.10. The firm had revenue of $705.21 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $688.89 million. Geo Group had a net margin of 10.00% and a return on equity of 9.43%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.14 EPS. Geo Group has set its FY 2026 guidance at 1.150-1.250 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.250-0.290 EPS. As a group, analysts anticipate that Geo Group Inc will post 1.2 EPS for the current year.

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.