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 ($766.0k 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 ≈ $27.98. Options: 28 managers hold calls ($301.2m notional), 21 hold puts ($233.6m).
Trends to Q4 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 284 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 152 | 126 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | $67.3m | $56.7m | 0.84 |
| Q2 2024 | $68.7m | $53.9m | 0.79 |
| Q3 2024 | $102.6m | $82.7m | 0.81 |
| Q4 2024 | $301.2m | $233.6m | 0.78 |
Biggest buyers
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | New | +6.7m |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT | Added | +1.5m |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. | Added | +1.4m |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP | New | +1.3m |
| BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd | New | +1.2m |
| Cable Car Capital, LP | New | +1.0m |
| Shay Capital LLC | Added | +970.9k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +965.2k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +856.6k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | +738.9k |
Biggest sellers
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC | Reduced | -1.5m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC | Reduced | -1.2m |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Reduced | -923.7k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -898.7k |
| FMR LLC | Reduced | -674.8k |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. | Reduced | -613.3k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC | Reduced | -537.4k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC | Sold out | -515.7k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Reduced | -479.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | Reduced | -471.9k |
Biggest calls
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $59.2m2.1m shares |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP | New | $34.1m1.2m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $31.2m1.1m shares |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC | New | $29.2m1.0m shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Added | $24.0m856.3k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $22.2m793.2k shares |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC | Added | $17.5m625.2k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $17.3m619.7k shares |
| WOLVERINE TRADING, LLC | Added | $14.3m518.4k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $12.0m428.3k shares |
Biggest puts
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC | Unchanged | $36.9m1.3m shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Added | $31.4m1.1m shares |
| Parallax Volatility Advisers, L.P. | Added | $30.3m1.1m shares |
| Cable Car Capital, LP | New | $28.0m1.0m shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $27.1m968.9k shares |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC | Reduced | $19.6m698.9k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $13.5m483.5k shares |
| IMC-Chicago, LLC | Added | $9.7m347.7k shares |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC | Added | $8.7m310.5k shares |
| DG Capital Management, LLC | New | $8.4m300.0k 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 Q4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 | — | 1 | $141.4k | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-09 | Brack Ronald A. EVP, CAO and Controller | Sold | $141.4k5.0k 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, Q4 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| BlackRock, Inc. 0.01% of their portfolio | 20.5m $572.6m | Added +602.7k |
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 14.8m $414.3m | Reduced -80.9k |
| Wolf Hill Capital Management, LP 15.14% of their portfolio | 6.7m $187.5m | New |
| FMR LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 6.4m $178.5m | Reduced -674.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 5.5m $152.6m | Reduced -132.2k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 4.9m $138.2m | Added +19.6k |
| UBS Group AG 0.03% of their portfolio | 4.5m $124.7m | Added +856.6k |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 3.1m $85.4m | Added +35.3k |
| CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.8m $78.1m | Reduced -209.1k |
| COOPER CREEK PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC 2.39% of their portfolio | 2.8m $77.2m | Reduced -898.7k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.01% of their portfolio | 2.6m $72.5m | Added +965.2k |
| Point72 Asset Management, L.P. 0.16% of their portfolio | 2.1m $59.5m | Added +1.4m |
| DISCOVERY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC / CT 3.51% of their portfolio | 1.8m $51.5m | Added +1.5m |
| River Road Asset Management, LLC 0.62% of their portfolio | 1.7m $46.4m | Reduced -1.2m |
| CARRONADE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LP 8.11% of their portfolio | 1.7m $46.3m | Reduced -48.0k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.5m $42.6m | Added +170.2k |
| Allianz Asset Management GmbH 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.5m $41.7m | Added +82.3k |
| Shay Capital LLC 9.86% of their portfolio | 1.4m $40.2m | Added +970.9k |
| Newbrook Capital Advisors LP 4.58% of their portfolio | 1.3m $35.7m | New |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 1.3m $35.6m | Added +738.9k |
| BlueCrest Capital Management Ltd 1.95% of their portfolio | 1.2m $34.5m | New |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.2m $33.2m | Reduced -459.0k |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.1m $30.2m | Added +358.6k |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.04% of their portfolio | 1.1m $29.8m | Added +423 |
| Cable Car Capital, LP 2.13% of their portfolio | 1.0m $28.0m | New |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.00% of their portfolio | 993.1k $27.8m | Reduced -379.5k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.00% of their portfolio | 883.0k $24.7m | Reduced -106.4k |
| NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 859.5k $24.0m | Added +411.6k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. 0.05% of their portfolio | 779.5k $21.8m | Reduced -923.7k |
| Forest Avenue Capital Management LP 1.90% of their portfolio | 721.9k $20.2m | New |
| WOLVERINE ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC 0.36% of their portfolio | 717.2k $20.1m | Reduced -100.1k |
| Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco, LLC 3.75% of their portfolio | 665.7k $18.6m | New |
| PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 659.5k $18.5m | Added +19.1k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 632.1k $17.7m | New |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.02% of their portfolio | 574.0k $16.1m | Added +126.1k |
| GROUP ONE TRADING LLC 0.53% of their portfolio | 562.4k $15.7m | Reduced -351.5k |
| Kore Advisors LP 13.27% of their portfolio | 556.0k $15.6m | Unchanged |
| DG Capital Management, LLC 9.91% of their portfolio | 520.6k $14.6m | New |
| FINDELL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 6.58% of their portfolio | 515.0k $14.4m | New |
| TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL 0.15% of their portfolio | 509.2k $14.2m | Added +219.7k |
| Appian Way Asset Management LP 3.23% of their portfolio | 501.8k $14.0m | New |
| JANE STREET GROUP, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 492.1k $13.8m | Added +297.2k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 426.3k $11.9m | Added +325.6k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 420.7k $11.8m | Added +274.8k |
| Apis Capital Advisors, LLC 7.67% of their portfolio | 411.5k $11.5m | Added +38.5k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.00% of their portfolio | 388.5k $10.9m | Added +15.7k |
| ArrowMark Colorado Holdings LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 385.0k $10.8m | New |
| MAPLELANE CAPITAL, LLC 1.16% of their portfolio | 382.0k $10.7m | New |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 377.8k $10.6m | Added +349.8k |
| Maxi Investments CY Ltd 2.03% of their portfolio | 376.7k $10.5m | Added +76.7k |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.01% of their portfolio | 372.3k $10.4m | Reduced -22.1k |
| Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. 1.33% of their portfolio | 350.9k $9.8m | Added +110.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 333.3k $9.3m | Reduced -12.6k |
| THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 333.2k $9.3m | Reduced -464.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 323.1k $9.0m | Added +736 |
| Walleye Trading LLC 0.17% of their portfolio | 308.5k $8.6m | Added +303.9k |
| VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 288.5k $8.1m | Reduced -276.9k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.01% of their portfolio | 274.6k $7.7m | Added +8.5k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 274.3k $7.7m | Reduced -78.3k |
| LEE DANNER & BASS INC 0.59% of their portfolio | 265.5k $7.4m | Reduced -3.5k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 264.4k $7.4m | New |
| MHR FUND MANAGEMENT LLC 0.77% of their portfolio | 250.0k $7.0m | New |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.01% of their portfolio | 246.8k $6.9m | Reduced -26.9k |
| BEACONLIGHT CAPITAL, LLC 2.72% of their portfolio | 242.8k $6.8m | Added +166.1k |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 241.1k $6.7m | Added +62.1k |
| TWINBEECH CAPITAL LP 0.11% of their portfolio | 239.6k $6.7m | Added +191.5k |
| BARCLAYS PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 228.8k $6.4m | Added +12.3k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 205.1k $5.7m | Reduced -89.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 190.8k $5.3m | Reduced -16.1k |
| Harber Asset Management LLC 1.55% of their portfolio | 184.8k $5.2m | Reduced -537.4k |
| Kirkoswald Asset Management LLC 18.08% of their portfolio | 180.0k $5.0m | New |
| Hodges Capital Management Inc. 0.30% of their portfolio | 175.5k $4.9m | Reduced -613.3k |
| Ballast Asset Management, LP 2.40% of their portfolio | 172.9k $4.8m | Reduced -147.4k |
| PINNBROOK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP 1.70% of their portfolio | 172.9k $4.8m | New |
| NATIONS FINANCIAL GROUP INC, /IA/ /ADV 0.35% of their portfolio | 170.5k $4.8m | New |
| One68 Global Capital, LLC 2.54% of their portfolio | 169.5k $4.7m | First filing |
| Philosophy Capital Management LLC 0.60% of their portfolio | 160.1k $4.5m | Reduced -1.5m |
| LSV ASSET MANAGEMENT 0.01% of their portfolio | 150.3k $4.2m | Reduced -221.9k |
| PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.01% of their portfolio | 137.2k $3.8m | Reduced -45.5k |
| ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.7k $3.8m | Reduced -6.5k |
| CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co 0.01% of their portfolio | 136.6k $3.8m | Added +248 |
| FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP 0.00% of their portfolio | 131.4k $3.7m | Reduced -31.0k |
| Squarepoint Ops LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 124.1k $3.5m | Reduced -479.6k |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd 0.01% of their portfolio | 123.1k $3.4m | Reduced -471.9k |
| TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS 0.01% of their portfolio | 113.6k $3.2m | New |
| NEW YORK STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.01% of their portfolio | 108.4k $3.0m | Unchanged |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 107.0k $3.0m | First filing |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.5k $3.0m | Added +15.7k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 106.4k $3.0m | Reduced -106.6k |
| Thrivent Financial for Lutherans 0.01% of their portfolio | 105.2k $2.9m | Reduced -1.6k |
| JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 100.4k $2.8m | Added +46.8k |
| PEAK6 LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 89.5k $2.5m | First filing |
| NWI MANAGEMENT LP 0.20% of their portfolio | 88.6k $2.5m | New |
| Cetera Investment Advisers 0.01% of their portfolio | 85.7k $2.4m | Added +71.5k |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 84.1k $2.4m | Reduced -21.2k |
| INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 82.8k $2.3m | Reduced -16.7k |
| PRELUDE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.19% of their portfolio | 82.3k $2.3m | Added +58.5k |
| JB CAPITAL PARTNERS LP 0.43% of their portfolio | 80.0k $2.2m | Unchanged |
| CAPITAL FUND MANAGEMENT S.A. 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.7k $2.2m | Added +32.7k |
| State of Alaska, Department of Revenue 0.02% of their portfolio | 77.3k $2.2m | Reduced -282 |