14.03% percent quarterly performance for Geo Group, Inc. (GEO) is not indicative of the underlying story

On Tuesday, Geo Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) opened lower -0.14% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $13.92. Price fluctuations for GEO have ranged from $6.94 to $16.31 over the past 52 weeks.

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Over the past five-year period, the growth rate of yearbook sales for the company of the Industrials sector was 0.80%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 5.96% at the time writing. With a float of $128.95 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $136.31 million.

Considering the fact that the conglomerate employs 16400 people, you should pay attention to its efficiency factor.

Geo Group, Inc. (GEO) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Security & Protection Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Geo Group, Inc. is 5.40%, while institutional ownership is 77.89%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 21 ’24, was worth 72,173. In this transaction Director of this company sold 5,300 shares at a rate of $13.62, taking the stock ownership to the 23,936 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Apr 05 ’24, when Company’s EVP, Acting CFO & Treasurer sold 2,500 for $15.00, making the entire transaction worth $37,500. This insider now owns 67,830 shares in total.

Geo Group, Inc. (GEO) Earnings and Forecasts

If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 3/31/2024, the company posted 0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 0.2) by 0.04. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 0.27 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 5.96% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 15.00% during the next five years compared to -9.73% drop over the previous five years of trading.

Geo Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Geo Group, Inc. (GEO). In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.79. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 9.38.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.68, a number that is poised to hit 0.26 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 1.28 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Geo Group, Inc. (GEO)

Compared to the last year’s volume of 2.61 million, its volume of 1.62 million showed lagged in the last five days. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 79.23%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.47.

During the past 100 days, Geo Group, Inc.’s (GEO) raw stochastic average was set at 58.80%, which indicates a significant decrease from 78.47% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 31.43% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 38.71% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $14.36, while its 200-day Moving Average is $10.88. Nevertheless, the first resistance level for the watch stands at $14.08 in the near term. At $14.26, the stock is likely to face the second major resistance level. The third major resistance level sits at $14.45. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $13.72, it is likely to go to the next support level at $13.53. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $13.35.

Geo Group, Inc. (NYSE: GEO) Key Stats

There are currently 136,306K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 1.89 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 2,413 M according to its annual income of 107,330 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 605,670 K and its income totaled 22,670 K.