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The closing price of Geo Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) was $29.12 for the day, up 3.15% from the previous closing price of $28.23. In other words, the price has increased by $3.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.04 million shares were traded. GEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.21 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.36.
Ratios:
Our analysis of GEO’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 52.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.43. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.36 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
On October 02, 2023, Northland Capital started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $14.Northland Capital initiated its Outperform rating on October 02, 2023, with a $14 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 13 ’25 when Mannarino Nicole sold 646 shares for $25.43 per share. The transaction valued at 16,428 led to the insider holds 0 shares of the business.
Mannarino Nicole bought 646 shares of GEO for $16,428 on Mar 13 ’25. On Mar 10 ’25, another insider, KERNAN SCOTT MICHAEL, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 5,800 shares for $22.68 each. As a result, the insider received 131,544 and left with 32,266 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, GEO now has a Market Capitalization of 4159384320 and an Enterprise Value of 5714910720. As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 152.70, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.26. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.358 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.04.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for GEO is 0.78, which has changed by 1.0055096 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10838497 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, GEO has reached a high of $36.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.75. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.08%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 41.67%.
Shares Statistics:
GEO traded an average of 2.87M shares per day over the past three months and 2885700 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 140.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.15M. Insiders hold about 5.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.21% stake in the company. Shares short for GEO as of 1740700800 were 8996179 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, compared to 1738281600 on 7972688. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8996179 and a Short% of Float of 8.939999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.18. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for GEO, which recently paid a dividend on 2021-01-22 with an ex-dividend date of 1611273600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2017-04-25 when the company split stock in a 3:2 ratio.
