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As of close of business last night, Geo Group, Inc.’s stock clocked out at $15.91, down -2.27% from its previous closing price of $16.28. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.27 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.25 million shares were traded. GEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $16.47 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $15.85.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of GEO’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 42.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.42 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.38.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. 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 2273172992 and an Enterprise Value of 3979615488. As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 70.09, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.83. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 7.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.92 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.642 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.79.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, GEO has reached a high of $18.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.33. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 15.59%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 16.87%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GEO traded 2.07M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1951480 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 139.63M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.43M. Insiders hold about 5.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 78.69% stake in the company. Shares short for GEO as of 1728950400 were 5508476 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1726185600 on 5889450. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5508476 and a Short% of Float of 5.510000000000001.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.18.
