Geo Group Q1 EPS Forecast Decreased by Northland Securities

Geo Group Inc (The) (NYSE:GEO) – Analysts at Northland Securities lowered their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Geo Group in a report released on Friday, February 13th. Northland Securities analyst G. Gibas now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Geo Group’s current full-year earnings is $0.83 per share. Northland Securities also issued estimates for Geo Group’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on GEO. Zacks Research raised Geo Group from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Geo Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, December 13th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Geo Group in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Jones Trading decreased their price objective on shares of Geo Group from $37.00 to $33.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $34.00.

Geo Group Trading Up 5.4%

Shares of NYSE GEO opened at $14.20 on Monday. Geo Group has a 12 month low of $12.81 and a 12 month high of $32.09. The company has a market cap of $1.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.80 and a beta of 0.73. The company has a quick ratio of 1.62, a current ratio of 2.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $16.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.08.

Geo Group (NYSE:GEO) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 12th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.25 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.25. The company had revenue of $707.70 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $667.23 million. Geo Group had a return on equity of 8.36% and a net margin of 9.67%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 16.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.13 EPS. Geo Group has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.170-0.190 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 0.990-1.070 EPS.

Institutional Trading of Geo Group

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in Geo Group by 245.1% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 1,101 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 782 shares in the last quarter. IFP Advisors Inc bought a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Geo Group in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Daytona Street Capital LLC acquired a new position in Geo Group in the fourth quarter worth approximately $53,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its position in Geo Group by 81.9% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,864 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $54,000 after acquiring an additional 839 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 76.10% of the company’s stock.

About Geo Group

The GEO Group (NYSE:GEO) is a leading provider of correctional, detention and community reentry services to government agencies around the world. As a real estate investment trust, the company specializes in the design, financing, development and operation of secure facilities for adult and juvenile offenders, immigration detainees and individuals requiring mental health treatment or substance abuse programming. GEO’s integrated service model also encompasses electronic monitoring, rehabilitative programming and post-release supervision aimed at reducing recidivism and enhancing public safety.

GEO’s portfolio spans a range of facility types, including medium- and maximum-security correctional institutions, residential reentry centers, mental health treatment units and immigration detention centers.