The price-to-earnings ratio for Geo Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) is above average at 18.47x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.67.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 2 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for GEO is 129.36M, and currently, short sellers hold a 7.65% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of GEO on August 05, 2024 was 2.51M shares.
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GEO) stock’s latest price update
Geo Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) has seen a decline in its stock price by -5.79 in relation to its previous close of 13.24. However, the company has experienced a -17.18% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investorplace.com reported 2024-08-01 that Index funds that follow popular benchmarks like the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite have delivered impressive returns for long-term investors. However, the Russell 2000 is a different story.
GEO’s Market Performance
GEO’s stock has fallen by -17.18% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -15.89% and a quarterly drop of -14.86%. The volatility ratio for the week is 5.00% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.02% for Geo Group, Inc. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -20.21% for GEO stock, with a simple moving average of -0.09% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of GEO
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for GEO stocks, with Northland Capital repeating the rating for GEO by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for GEO in the upcoming period, according to Northland Capital is $14 based on the research report published on October 02, 2023 of the previous year 2023.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see GEO reach a price target of $14, previously predicting the price at $10. The rating they have provided for GEO stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on November 29th, 2022.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Neutral” to GEO, setting the target price at $7 in the report published on June 08th of the previous year.
GEO Trading at -14.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought GEO to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -30.90% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.02%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 5.00%, as shares sank -17.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -12.61% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, GEO fell by -17.60%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +44.98% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $15.50. In addition, Geo Group, Inc. saw 15.17% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at GEO starting from March Shayn P., who sale 2,500 shares at the price of $17.50 back on Jul 15 ’24. After this action, March Shayn P. now owns 65,330 shares of Geo Group, Inc., valued at $43,750 using the latest closing price.
KERNAN SCOTT MICHAEL, the Director of Geo Group, Inc., sale 5,300 shares at $13.62 during a trade that took place back on May 21 ’24, which means that KERNAN SCOTT MICHAEL is holding 23,936 shares at $72,173 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for GEO
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.14 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Geo Group, Inc. stands at 0.04. The total capital return value is set at 0.11. Equity return is now at value 7.28, with 2.47 for asset returns.
Based on Geo Group, Inc. (GEO), the company’s capital structure generated 0.58 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.36. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.62.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 478.17 million with net debt to EBITDA at 3.64. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.76for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.65.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Geo Group, Inc. (GEO) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
