GEO Group Valuation

Is GEO undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of GEO when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: GEO ($27.81) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($40.09)

Significantly Below Fair Value: GEO is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for GEO?

Key metric: As GEO is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for GEO. This is calculated by dividing GEO's market cap by their current earnings.
What is GEO's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio104.9x
EarningsUS$36.09m
Market CapUS$3.86b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does GEO's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for GEO vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average26.2x
BCO Brink's
34.1x73.6%US$4.0b
CXW CoreCivic
31.1x14.2%US$2.4b
BRC Brady
17.2x8.8%US$3.3b
ABM ABM Industries
22.4x19.9%US$3.5b
GEO GEO Group
104.9x90.3%US$3.9b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: GEO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (104.9x) compared to the peer average (26.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does GEO's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Commercial Services Industry?

4 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
PGTK Pacific Green Technologies
3.9xn/aUS$31.27m
OMEX Odyssey Marine Exploration
0.7xn/aUS$8.30m
DGWR Deep Green Waste & Recycling
0.9xn/aUS$557.97k
IGOT Fomo Worldwide
0.00007xn/aUS$112.00
No more companies available in this PE range
GEO 104.9xIndustry Avg. 31.1xNo. of Companies9PE01632486480+
4 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: GEO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (104.9x) compared to the US Commercial Services industry average (30.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is GEO's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

GEO PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio104.9x
Fair PE Ratio96.6x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: GEO is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (104.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (96.6x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst GEO forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$27.81
US$29.20
+5.0%
22.7%US$37.00US$17.00n/a5
Nov ’25US$14.45
US$18.55
+28.4%
10.0%US$21.00US$16.00n/a5
Oct ’25US$12.83
US$17.95
+39.9%
9.8%US$21.00US$16.00n/a5
Sep ’25US$13.87
US$17.95
+29.4%
9.8%US$21.00US$16.00n/a5
Aug ’25US$13.77
US$19.15
+39.1%
14.6%US$24.00US$16.00n/a5
Jul ’25US$15.03
US$19.25
+28.1%
16.2%US$24.00US$16.00n/a4
Jun ’25US$14.54
US$19.25
+32.4%
16.2%US$24.00US$16.00n/a4
May ’25US$14.74
US$19.27
+30.7%
20.6%US$24.00US$14.00n/a4
Apr ’25US$14.26
US$14.75
+3.4%
2.9%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Mar ’25US$12.09
US$14.75
+22.0%
2.9%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Feb ’25US$11.45
US$14.50
+26.6%
3.4%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Jan ’25US$10.83
US$14.50
+33.9%
3.4%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Dec ’24US$10.25
US$14.50
+41.5%
3.4%US$15.00US$14.00n/a4
Nov ’24US$8.96
US$14.13
+57.6%
7.2%US$15.00US$12.50US$14.454
Oct ’24US$8.18
US$14.17
+73.2%
8.3%US$15.00US$12.50US$12.833
Sep ’24US$7.41
US$14.17
+91.2%
8.3%US$15.00US$12.50US$13.873
Aug ’24US$7.43
US$13.67
+83.9%
13.8%US$15.00US$11.00US$13.773
Jul ’24US$7.16
US$13.67
+90.9%
13.8%US$15.00US$11.00US$15.033
Jun ’24US$7.40
US$13.67
+84.7%
13.8%US$15.00US$11.00US$14.543
May ’24US$7.58
US$13.00
+71.5%
21.8%US$15.00US$9.00US$14.743
Apr ’24US$7.89
US$14.33
+81.7%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00US$14.263
Mar ’24US$9.07
US$14.33
+58.0%
6.6%US$15.00US$13.00US$12.093
Feb ’24US$11.66
US$14.67
+25.8%
3.2%US$15.00US$14.00US$11.453
Jan ’24US$10.95
US$14.67
+33.9%
3.2%US$15.00US$14.00US$10.833
Dec ’23US$12.15
US$14.67
+20.7%
3.2%US$15.00US$14.00US$10.253
Nov ’23US$8.42
US$13.33
+58.4%
17.7%US$15.00US$10.00US$8.963

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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