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The price of Geo Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) closed at $25.90 in the last session, down -1.26% from day before closing price of $26.23. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.26 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.49 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at GEO’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 45.63 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.23. 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.
Wedbush Upgraded its Neutral to Outperform on November 29, 2022, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10 to $14.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 09 ’24 when Brack Ronald A. sold 5,000 shares for $28.28 per share. The transaction valued at 141,400 led to the insider holds 71,978 shares of the business.
Brack Ronald A. bought 5,000 shares of GEO for $141,400 on Dec 09 ’24. On Aug 12 ’24, another insider, ZOLEY GEORGE C, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, bought 100,000 shares for $12.33 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,232,700 and bolstered with 3,900,904 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 135.82, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.16. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.72.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GEO has reached a high of $36.46, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -11.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 31.51%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 140.18M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.78M. Insiders hold about 5.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 86.28% stake in the company.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Geo Group, Inc (GEO) is currently drawing attention from 4.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.24, with high estimates of $0.36 and low estimates of $0.18.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.73 and $0.85 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.21. EPS for the following year is $2.55, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $3.69 and $1.01.
Revenue Estimates
According to 5 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $614.21M. It ranges from a high estimate of $625.27M to a low estimate of $603.5M. As of the current estimate, Geo Group, Inc’s year-ago sales were $605.67MFor the next quarter, 5 analysts are estimating revenue of $638.62M. There is a high estimate of $706.37M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $611.1M.
A total of 5 analysts have provided revenue estimates for GEO’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.47B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.66B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $2.42BBased on 3 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $3.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $3.92B and the low estimate is $2.5B.
