Geo Group Inc (The) $GEO Shares Acquired by Harber Asset Management LLC

Harber Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) by 71.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 480,130 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after acquiring an additional 199,693 shares during the quarter. Geo Group makes up 3.2% of Harber Asset Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Harber Asset Management LLC owned 0.34% of Geo Group worth $7,740,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. WINTON GROUP Ltd increased its holdings in Geo Group by 836.6% in the third quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 279,982 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $5,737,000 after buying an additional 250,090 shares during the last quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its holdings in Geo Group by 1,250.5% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 503,546 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $8,117,000 after buying an additional 466,261 shares during the last quarter. Matauro LLC bought a new stake in Geo Group in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,738,000. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Geo Group by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 14,894,927 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $240,106,000 after buying an additional 98,742 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC increased its holdings in Geo Group by 103.7% in the third quarter. ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC now owns 784,200 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $16,068,000 after buying an additional 399,200 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on GEO. Weiss Ratings raised Geo Group from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a report on Tuesday. JonesTrading lowered their price objective on Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 20th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered Geo Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, February 28th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $34.50.

Geo Group Stock Down 0.8%

NYSE:GEO opened at $28.40 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.80 billion, a PE ratio of 14.42 and a beta of 0.87. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.40 and a 200-day moving average of $17.92. Geo Group Inc has a 52 week low of $12.51 and a 52 week high of $28.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.75, a quick ratio of 1.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 6th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.29 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.19 by $0.10. The company had revenue of $705.21 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $688.89 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 9.43% and a net margin of 10.00%.The business’s revenue was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.14 earnings per share. 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. Analysts predict 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.