GEO GROUP INC NEW GEO
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 36162J106 · ISIN US36162J1060
American institutional facilities company
- SectorIndustrials
- IndustryGeneral Bldg Contractors - Residential Bldgs
- HeadquartersBoca Raton, FL
- Founded1984
- Websitegeogroup.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($305.2k this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 141.3m as of 2025-05-04, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $29.47. Options: 26 managers hold calls ($410.8m notional), 17 hold puts ($189.0m).
Trends to Q1 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 218 |
| Q4 2022 | 231 |
| Q1 2023 | 221 |
| Q2 2023 | 198 |
| Q3 2023 | 201 |
| Q4 2023 | 203 |
| Q1 2024 | 225 |
| Q2 2024 | 227 |
| Q3 2024 | 240 |
| Q4 2024 | 284 |
| Q1 2025 | 300 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 82 | 111 |
| Q3 2023 | 93 | 98 |
| Q4 2023 | 85 | 106 |
| Q1 2024 | 111 | 99 |
| Q2 2024 | 116 | 106 |
| Q3 2024 | 125 | 106 |
| Q4 2024 | 152 | 126 |
| Q1 2025 | 149 | 151 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $68.7m | $53.9m | 0.79 |
| Q3 2024 | $102.6m | $82.7m | 0.81 |
| Q4 2024 | $301.2m | $233.6m | 0.78 |
| Q1 2025 | $410.8m | $189.0m | 0.46 |
Biggest buyers
| Holocene Advisors, LP | New | +2.4m |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +2.2m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Added | +2.0m |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | New | +1.2m |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +1.2m |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +1.0m |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC | Added | +1.0m |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | Added | +984.6k |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP | New | +963.3k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC | Added | +799.5k |
Biggest sellers
| BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd | Sold out | -1.2m |
| Cable Car Capital, LP | Sold out | -1.0m |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -847.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -759.3k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP | Sold out | -721.9k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Sold out | -717.2k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -600.8k |
| DG Capital Management, LLC | Sold out | -520.6k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | -490.2k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -413.4k |
Biggest calls
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $65.8m2.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $64.2m2.2m shares |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | Added | $43.5m1.5m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $38.6m1.3m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $36.0m1.2m shares |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | Reduced | $20.3m693.4k shares |
| PINNBROOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP | New | $20.0m685.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $18.6m635.2k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $17.9m609.2k shares |
| Shay Capital LLC | Added | $14.5m497.2k shares |
Biggest puts
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $33.7m1.2m shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $25.2m861.9k shares |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | $22.1m755.3k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $21.5m735.8k shares |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP | New | $19.0m650.0k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | $17.6m603.0k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $12.5m426.5k shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Reduced | $8.9m305.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Reduced | $8.0m274.6k shares |
| PEAK6 LLC | New | $5.7m195.0k shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 13G · institution new · filed 2026-05-15 | 7.2% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.7% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-29 | 5.1% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE CO (3.7%, 2026-08-13), VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-26; now reported by VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | $143.3k | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | $20.4k | $20.4k |
| Q1 2024 | 1 | $624.0k | 2 | $92.8k | $25.0k |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 2 | $109.7k | $37.5k |
| Q3 2024 | 1 | $3.1m | 1 | $43.8k | $43.8k |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $141.4k | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 3 | $373.0k | $225.0k |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-27 | March Shayn P. EVP of Finance and Treasurer | Sold plan | $225.0k7.5k shares |
| 2025-03-13 | Mannarino Nicole Chief Compliance Officer | Sold | $16.4k646 shares |
| 2025-03-10 | KERNAN SCOTT MICHAEL Director | Sold | $131.5k5.8k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.1m $587.4m | Reduced -353.5k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.6m $427.6m | Reduced -169.5k |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP 20.30% of their portfolio | 7.7m $224.5m | Added +984.6k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.0m $174.2m | Reduced -413.4k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.7m $166.0m | Added +226.8k |
| UBS Group AG 0.04% of their portfolio | 5.5m $160.9m | Added +1.0m |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.8m $140.9m | Reduced -115.5k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 3.74% of their portfolio | 4.0m $115.5m | Added +1.2m |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 23.72% of their portfolio | 3.9m $146.9m | Added +2.2m |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.2m $92.1m | Added +99.8k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $76.2m | Added +2.0m |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.5m $71.8m | Reduced -334.5k |
| Holocene Advisors, LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 2.4m $69.4m | New |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 2.2m $64.8m | Reduced -375.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.7m $50.6m | Reduced -393.2k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.6m $45.4m | Added +32.1k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $42.5m | Reduced -37.5k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 5.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $41.8m | Reduced -409.6k |
| Shay Capital LLC 11.33% of their portfolio | 1.3m $38.9m | Reduced -106.7k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.51% of their portfolio | 1.3m $37.2m | Reduced -384.4k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.3m $36.7m | Added +68.8k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.2m $36.0m | Added +239.3k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC 17.11% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.4m | Added +799.5k |
| Pentwater Capital Management LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 1.2m $35.2m | New |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC 4.59% of their portfolio | 1.2m $34.5m | Added +1.0m |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.2m | Added +645.0k |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP 5.23% of their portfolio | 1.1m $33.1m | Reduced -143.9k |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC 3.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $32.3m | Added +723.0k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $31.4m | Added +12.6k |
| Anomaly Capital Management, LP 1.31% of their portfolio | 963.3k $28.1m | New |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 947.6k $27.7m | Reduced -133.3k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 861.7k $25.2m | Reduced -21.3k |
| FINDELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 10.53% of their portfolio | 750.0k $21.9m | Added +235.0k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.03% of their portfolio | 703.7k $20.6m | Added +129.7k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 677.1k $19.8m | Added +17.6k |
| Rubric Capital Management LP 0.35% of their portfolio | 675.9k $19.7m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 670.7k $19.6m | Reduced -600.8k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 650.2k $19.0m | Added +526.1k |
| Appian Way Asset Management LP 4.19% of their portfolio | 604.9k $17.7m | Added +103.0k |
| Kore Advisors LP 15.22% of their portfolio | 566.5k $16.5m | Added +10.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 551.8k $16.1m | Added +125.5k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 549.6k $16.1m | Added +261.1k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.14% of their portfolio | 535.2k $15.6m | Added +25.9k |
| Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC 3.35% of their portfolio | 515.7k $15.1m | Reduced -149.9k |
| MOORE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 436.0k $12.7m | New |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.76% of their portfolio | 406.6k $11.9m | New |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.18% of their portfolio | 385.0k $11.2m | Unchanged |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 384.9k $11.2m | Reduced -3.7k |
| CONTINENTAL GENERAL INSURANCE CO 3.87% of their portfolio | 382.9k $11.2m | New |
| HIGHLAND PEAK CAPITAL, LLC 7.94% of their portfolio | 364.6k $10.7m | New |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 359.0k $10.5m | Reduced -13.3k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 1.49% of their portfolio | 350.9k $10.3m | Unchanged |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 350.4k $10.2m | First filing |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 341.5k $10.0m | Reduced -79.2k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 321.2k $9.4m | First filing |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 310.9k $9.1m | Reduced -22.4k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.16% of their portfolio | 295.8k $8.6m | Added +56.2k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 285.0k $8.3m | Added +178.6k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.84% of their portfolio | 283.6k $8.3m | Added +108.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 270.9k $7.9m | Reduced -3.7k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 266.4k $7.8m | Reduced -111.4k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.63% of their portfolio | 265.5k $7.8m | Unchanged |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 262.2k $7.7m | Reduced -71.0k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.03% of their portfolio | 243.0k $7.1m | Added +129.4k |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 229.2k $6.7m | Added +184.6k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.25% of their portfolio | 218.9k $6.4m | Added +129.4k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 4.36% of their portfolio | 218.3k $6.4m | Reduced -24.5k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 206.6k $6.0m | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 200.1k $5.8m | Reduced -41.0k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 2.06% of their portfolio | 197.7k $5.8m | Added +12.8k |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 2.70% of their portfolio | 175.6k $5.1m | Added +2.7k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 174.7k $5.1m | Reduced -54.1k |
| Verition Fund Management LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 164.8k $4.8m | Added +150.8k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 162.7k $4.8m | Reduced -101.7k |
| Cinctive Capital Management LP 0.37% of their portfolio | 158.8k $4.6m | New |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.13% of their portfolio | 153.3k $4.5m | Reduced -155.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 152.7k $4.5m | Reduced -121.6k |
| MYDA Advisors LLC 1.56% of their portfolio | 150.0k $4.4m | New |
| Global IMC LLC 1.10% of their portfolio | 138.8k $4.1m | New |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.7k $4.0m | Added +20 |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 132.6k $3.9m | Reduced -4.6k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 127.5k $3.7m | Added +44.6k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.6k $3.6m | Reduced -12.0k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.2k $3.2m | Reduced -82.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.0k $3.2m | Reduced -97.1k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 107.6k $3.1m | Reduced -800 |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 100.0k $2.9m | Reduced -5.2k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 94.9k $2.8m | Reduced -11.6k |
| One68 Global Capital, LLC 1.30% of their portfolio | 90.5k $2.6m | Reduced -79.1k |
| Informed Momentum Co LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 81.7k $2.4m | New |
| ALGERT GLOBAL LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 80.3k $2.3m | Added +29.2k |
| JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 0.49% of their portfolio | 80.0k $2.3m | Unchanged |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.6k $2.3m | Added +53.3k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.0k $2.2m | Added +6.2k |
| MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.8k $2.2m | Added +3.3k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 75.5k $2.2m | Added +54.0k |
| State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D 0.01% of their portfolio | 75.4k $2.2m | Added +1.5k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 75.4k $2.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| MetLife Investment Management, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 73.9k $2.2m | Reduced -1.9k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 73.8k $2.2m | Reduced -10.2k |