Stock Market Recap: Geo Group, Inc (GEO) Concludes at 27.80, a -0.47 Surge/Decline

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After finishing at $27.93 in the prior trading day, Geo Group, Inc (NYSE: GEO) closed at $27.80, down -0.47%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.47 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.27 million shares were traded. GEO stock price reached its highest trading level at $28.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $27.44.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of GEO by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 55.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 19.57. 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 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:

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 3887218176 and an Enterprise Value of 5505479680. As of this moment, Geo’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 110.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.89. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 11.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.60 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.95. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.271 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.178.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, GEO has reached a high of $29.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $9.95. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 32.84%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 77.87%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 3.29M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2998810 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 139.72M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.63M. Insiders hold about 5.15% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 77.92% stake in the company. Shares short for GEO as of 1732838400 were 10596234 with a Short Ratio of 3.22, compared to 1730332800 on 5510794. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 10596234 and a Short% of Float of 10.58.

Dividends & Splits

The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 11.18.

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