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Geo Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) closed the day trading at $28.51 down -0.63% from the previous closing price of $28.69. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.63 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.43 million shares were traded. GEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $29.3 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $28.04.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of GEO, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 56.08 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.41 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 12 ’24 when ZOLEY GEORGE C bought 100,000 shares for $12.33 per share. The transaction valued at 1,232,700 led to the insider holds 3,900,904 shares of the business.
ZOLEY GEORGE C bought 100,000 shares of GEO for $1,221,700 on Aug 09 ’24. The Executive Chairman now owns 3,800,904 shares after completing the transaction at $12.22 per share. On Aug 13 ’24, another insider, ZOLEY GEORGE C, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, bought 50,000 shares for $12.33 each. As a result, the insider paid 616,600 and bolstered with 3,950,904 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 4011642112 and an Enterprise Value of 5602097664. As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 112.87, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 18.35. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.63 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.03. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.311 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.392.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GEO has reached a high of $29.57, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.77. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 54.50%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 90.27%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, GEO traded about 3.15M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, GEO traded about 3130710 shares per day. A total of 139.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.62M. Insiders hold about 5.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.89% stake in the company. Shares short for GEO as of 1731628800 were 8803117 with a Short Ratio of 2.79, compared to 1728950400 on 5508476. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8803117 and a Short% of Float of 8.790000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.18.
