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As of close of business last night, Geo Group, Inc’s stock clocked out at $27.94, down -2.58% from its previous closing price of $28.68. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.92 million shares were traded. GEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.88 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.94.
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 55.21 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.63. 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:
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 3906794496 and an Enterprise Value of 5625231360. As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 110.61, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.98. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.06. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.61 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.97. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.32 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.443.
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 $9.74. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 59.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 89.68%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that GEO traded 3.05M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4686160 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 77.90% stake in the company. Shares short for GEO as of 1730332800 were 5510794 with a Short Ratio of 1.81, compared to 1727654400 on 5379651. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5510794 and a Short% of Float of 5.52.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.18.
