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The closing price of Geo Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) was $15.07 for the day, up 0.53% from the previous closing price of $14.99. In other words, the price has increased by $0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.41 million shares were traded. GEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $15.19 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $14.935.
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 20.47 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.07. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.46 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.40.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Northland Capital on October 02, 2023, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $14.
On November 29, 2022, Wedbush Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Neutral and also upped its target price recommendation from $10 to $14.
On June 08, 2021, Wedbush started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $7.Wedbush initiated its Neutral rating on June 08, 2021, with a $7 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 Apr 05 ’24 when March Shayn P. sold 2,500 shares for $15.00 per share. The transaction valued at 37,500 led to the insider holds 67,830 shares of the business.
ZOLEY GEORGE C bought 50,000 shares of GEO for $624,025 on Mar 14 ’24. The Executive Chairman now owns 3,700,904 shares after completing the transaction at $12.48 per share. On Mar 06 ’24, another insider, Black James H., who serves as the SVP & Pres, Secure Services of the company, sold 5,672 shares for $11.95 each. As a result, the insider received 67,792 and left with 0 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 1912367872 and an Enterprise Value of 3633519104. As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.80 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.47. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.506 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.586.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GEO has reached a high of $16.31, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $6.94. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 12.72%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 49.59%.
Shares Statistics:
GEO traded an average of 2.85M shares per day over the past three months and 2286040 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 126.09M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 120.66M. Insiders hold about 5.45% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 75.69% stake in the company. Shares short for GEO as of 1711584000 were 24482770 with a Short Ratio of 8.58, compared to 1709164800 on 25411313. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 24482770 and a Short% of Float of 28.079998.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.18.
