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 ($4.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 139.8m as of 2024-11-07, 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 ≈ $12.86. Options: 21 managers hold calls ($102.6m notional), 17 hold puts ($82.7m).
Trends to Q3 2024
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 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 105 | 110 |
| Q1 2023 | 113 | 108 |
| Q2 2023 | 82 | 111 |
| Q3 2023 | 93 | 98 |
| Q4 2023 | 85 | 106 |
| Q1 2024 | 111 | 99 |
| Q2 2024 | 116 | 106 |
| Q3 2024 | 125 | 106 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | $84.1m | $55.3m | 0.66 |
| Q1 2024 | $67.3m | $56.7m | 0.84 |
| Q2 2024 | $68.7m | $53.9m | 0.79 |
| Q3 2024 | $102.6m | $82.7m | 0.81 |
Biggest buyers
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. | Added | +739.5k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +628.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | +595.0k |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +555.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH | Added | +389.4k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT | New | +387.1k |
| Shay Capital LLC | Added | +377.8k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC | New | +373.0k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC | Added | +333.7k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP | Added | +301.8k |
Biggest sellers
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -2.3m |
| Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC | Sold out | -2.2m |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC | Reduced | -589.9k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Reduced | -579.4k |
| Prospect Capital Advisors, LLC | Sold out | -577.5k |
| Invenomic Capital Management LP | Sold out | -501.0k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP | Reduced | -395.9k |
| CenterBook Partners LP | Reduced | -336.7k |
| GREAT LAKES ADVISORS, LLC | Sold out | -312.5k |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | Sold out | -292.7k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $27.9m2.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $11.2m873.1k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $9.8m766.0k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $9.5m738.3k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $7.8m603.6k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $7.3m569.8k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $6.2m481.6k shares |
| Shay Capital LLC | Added | $6.1m477.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $4.6m354.5k shares |
| Brevan Howard Capital Management LP | Added | $4.2m325.0k shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | $16.9m1.3m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $13.7m1.1m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $13.2m1.0m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | New | $9.4m732.5k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $9.1m705.4k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | New | $6.1m474.1k shares |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | New | $3.9m300.0k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | New | $3.7m288.0k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.9m146.6k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | New | $1.7m133.4k 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 Q3 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 0 | — | 2 | $58.0k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| 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 |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | ZOLEY GEORGE C Executive Chairman, director | Bought | $616.5k50.0k shares |
| 2024-08-12 | ZOLEY GEORGE C Executive Chairman, director | Bought | $1.2m100.0k shares |
| 2024-08-09 | ZOLEY GEORGE C Executive Chairman, director | Bought | $1.2m100.0k shares |
| 2024-07-15 | March Shayn P. EVP of Finance and Treasurer | Sold plan | $43.8k2.5k 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, Q3 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.9m $255.2m | First filing |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.9m $191.3m | Added +333.7k |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 7.1m $90.6m | Reduced -2.3m |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 5.6m $71.8m | Added +163.1k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.9m $63.2m | Added +66.7k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 1.52% of their portfolio | 3.7m $47.0m | Added +274.4k |
| UBS Group AG 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.6m $46.3m | Reduced -246.0k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.0m $38.8m | Added +97.5k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.0m $38.6m | Reduced -45.9k |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.48% of their portfolio | 2.8m $36.6m | Unchanged |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.7m $21.9m | Added +296.7k |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 5.87% of their portfolio | 1.7m $21.9m | Added +301.8k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $21.2m | Added +555.2k |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC 2.93% of their portfolio | 1.6m $21.1m | Added +240.3k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6m $20.9m | Added +211.7k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.4m $18.1m | Added +389.4k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.6m | Reduced -201.7k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.4m $17.4m | Added +68.3k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.1m $13.7m | Reduced -82.0k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 989.3k $12.7m | Reduced -125.4k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.46% of their portfolio | 913.9k $11.7m | Added +196.3k |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 817.3k $10.5m | Added +58.3k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 797.6k $10.2m | Reduced -19.5k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.66% of their portfolio | 788.8k $10.1m | Added +739.5k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.00% of their portfolio | 722.3k $9.3m | Added +196.2k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 2.77% of their portfolio | 722.2k $9.3m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.03% of their portfolio | 702.1k $9.0m | Added +628.6k |
| Weiss Asset Management LP 0.22% of their portfolio | 672.4k $8.6m | Reduced -395.9k |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 640.4k $8.2m | Reduced -16.2k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 603.7k $7.8m | Added +59.3k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 595.0k $7.6m | New |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 565.3k $7.3m | Added +63.3k |
| Kore Advisors LP 5.58% of their portfolio | 556.0k $7.1m | Added +44.8k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 532.6k $6.8m | Added +183.6k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 515.7k $6.6m | Reduced -268.4k |
| Shay Capital LLC 1.77% of their portfolio | 467.3k $6.0m | Added +377.8k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 448.0k $5.8m | Reduced -589.9k |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.01% of their portfolio | 447.9k $5.8m | Added +50.9k |
| Quantedge Capital Pte Ltd 1.55% of their portfolio | 404.5k $5.2m | Reduced -17.5k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 394.4k $5.1m | Reduced -8.8k |
| Brandywine Global Investment Management, LLC 0.04% of their portfolio | 389.4k $5.7m | Reduced -11.0k |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 0.61% of their portfolio | 387.1k $5.0m | New |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 374.3k $4.8m | Reduced -25.8k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC 3.33% of their portfolio | 373.0k $4.8m | New |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 372.8k $4.8m | Added +3.1k |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.2k $4.8m | Unchanged |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.6k $4.5m | Reduced -40.6k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 345.9k $4.4m | Reduced -22.5k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 322.3k $4.1m | Unchanged |
| Susquehanna Portfolio Strategies, LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 320.9k $4.1m | Reduced -49.2k |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 2.10% of their portfolio | 320.4k $4.1m | Reduced -4.7k |
| Maxi Investments CY Ltd 1.03% of their portfolio | 300.0k $3.9m | Reduced -200.0k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 294.8k $3.8m | Added +25.3k |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.04% of their portfolio | 289.5k $3.7m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 273.7k $3.5m | Added +46.9k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.24% of their portfolio | 269.0k $3.5m | Reduced -3.0k |
| Cubist Systematic Strategies, LLC 0.05% of their portfolio | 268.1k $3.4m | New |
| Swiss National Bank 0.00% of their portfolio | 266.1k $3.4m | Added +17.5k |
| Graham Capital Management, L.P. 0.11% of their portfolio | 249.8k $3.2m | New |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 0.45% of their portfolio | 240.9k $3.1m | Added +110.9k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 216.4k $2.8m | Added +170.8k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 213.0k $2.7m | Added +74.4k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 206.9k $2.7m | Added +120.3k |
| B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. 0.07% of their portfolio | 201.2k $2.6m | Added +6.8k |
| VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 195.4k $2.5m | Added +21.0k |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 194.9k $2.5m | Reduced -251.6k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 182.7k $2.3m | Reduced -15.6k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 179.0k $2.3m | Added +67.4k |
| Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd. 0.14% of their portfolio | 177.0k $2.3m | New |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 162.4k $2.1m | Reduced -74.4k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 146.0k $1.9m | Reduced -32.3k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 143.2k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.3k $1.8m | Unchanged |
| Tejara Capital Ltd 0.82% of their portfolio | 134.4k $1.7m | Reduced -246.5k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 122.6k $1.6m | Reduced -579.4k |
| SEVEN EIGHT CAPITAL, LP 0.14% of their portfolio | 117.3k $1.5m | Added +38.8k |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 112.0k $1.4m | Added +83.1k |
| AXA S.A. 0.00% of their portfolio | 111.4k $1.4m | Reduced -93.4k |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.00% of their portfolio | 108.4k $1.4m | Unchanged |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.8k $1.4m | Reduced -3.8k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 105.3k $1.4m | Added +4.5k |
| Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 103.6k $1.3m | New |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.7k $1.3m | New |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 99.6k $1.3m | New |
| GTS SECURITIES LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.9k $1.2m | Reduced -17.3k |
| STATE OF WISCONSIN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.00% of their portfolio | 95.2k $1.2m | Added +9.9k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 90.8k $1.2m | Added +19.4k |
| WINTON GROUP Ltd 0.08% of their portfolio | 84.8k $1.1m | Reduced -56.2k |
| CenterBook Partners LP 0.07% of their portfolio | 84.3k $1.1m | Reduced -336.7k |
| Engineers Gate Manager LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 83.5k $1.1m | New |
| JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 80.0k $1.0m | Unchanged |
| IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE Ltd 0.39% of their portfolio | 80.0k $1.0m | Reduced -66.5k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 78.7k $1.0m | Reduced -10.1k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.01% of their portfolio | 77.6k $997.0k | Reduced -573 |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 76.7k $985.7k | Reduced -14.8k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 0.41% of their portfolio | 76.7k $985.7k | Reduced -265.4k |
| Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund 0.01% of their portfolio | 76.4k $981.4k | Added +915 |
| Corebridge Financial, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.8k $922.5k | Reduced -672 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.04% of their portfolio | 70.0k $898.9k | Added +66.4k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.00% of their portfolio | 69.9k $898.3k | Reduced -798 |