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The GEO Group Inc specializes in detention facilities and community reentry centers. It operates in four segments: U.S. Secure Services, which mainly encompasses U.S.-based secure services business; Electronic Monitoring and Supervision Services, which conducts its services in the United States, represents services provided to adults for monitoring services and evidence-based supervision and treatment programs for community-based parolees, probationers, and pretrial defendants; Reentry Services conducts its services in the United States represents services provided to adults for residential and non-residential treatment, educational and community-based programs, pre-release and half-way house programs; and International Services.

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Shares of Geo Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) and CoreCivic (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CXW#NYSE">CXW</a>) are popping on Monday following last week's <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/07/46255065/trumps-3-3-trillion-bill-passes-will-vulnerable-americans-pay-the-price">Congressional approval</a> of President Donald Trump's massive tax and spending bill, which vastly increases funds for the administration's aggressive <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/46110499/trumps-big-beautiful-bill-to-inject-150-billion-into-immigration-enforcement-over-the-next-four-years-report">immigration policy</a>.
What's happening? As the country's two largest private prisons and contractors with the now-expanding immigrant detention centers, their fortunes seem to be securely on the rise.
In keeping with a popular campaign promise, Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" will triple federal spending on immigrant detention by earmarking $45 billion over the next four years. That's more than the Obama, Biden and first Trump administrations spent combined.
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Trump's tax bill, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/04/trump-bill-ice-immigrant-detention/">notes</a> the Washington Post, also earmarks $46.5 billion for construction of the unfinished U.S.-Mexico border wall and $6 billion for surveillance and border technology.
Officials at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) said the funding would allow them to roughly double detention capacity to 100,000 beds and expand their ability to detain undocumented immigrants. ICE has awarded new or extended contracts this year to at least nine facilities operated by Geo Group and CoreCivic, along with others managing tent-based detention centers.
"This bill will make our communities safer by making a historic investment in our border security," <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/04/trump-bill-ice-immigrant-detention/">said</a> Rep. Addison McDowell. "No more dangerous illegal aliens parading around with no consequences."
Nationwide, ICE had detained 56,397 immigrants as of June 15, the highest number on record since the agency began disclosing such data and far above its funded capacity of 41,500, <a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/65-people-taken-ice-had-no-convictions-93-no-violent-convictions" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">according to the Cato Institute</a>. 
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has taken the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/05/45378544/trump-administration-funneling-money-to-private-prison-companies-aoc-says-calling-out-profits-from-ice-detentions-after-campaign-kickbacks">Trump administration to task</a> on various occasions for what she describes as a massive financial windfall for private prison companies, accusing them of prioritizing profits over humane conditions for detainees.&nbsp;
Other lawmakers have called the ICE-directed cash "budgetary mismanagement" after funds had to be redirected from other departments.
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Shares of CoreCivic and Geo Group are trading higher in reaction to ICE funding in President Trump's spending bill.

<h3>Gainers</h3>
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<li>Professional Diversity (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IPDN#NASDAQ">IPDN</a>) stock increased by 9.4% to $2.57 during Thursday's after-market session. The company's market cap stands at $5.6 million. </li>
<li>FGI Industries (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/FGI#NASDAQ">FGI</a>) shares moved upwards by 7.92% to $0.72. The company's market cap stands at $6.4 million. </li>
<li>GEO Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) stock rose 7.81% to $27.3. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $3.4 billion. </li>
<li>Eshallgo (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EHGO#NASDAQ">EHGO</a>) stock moved upwards by 7.31% to $0.88. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $22.9 million. </li>
<li>NeoVolta (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NEOV#NASDAQ">NEOV</a>) stock moved upwards by 6.68% to $3.51. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $109.5 million. </li>
<li>iPower (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IPW#NASDAQ">IPW</a>) stock rose 5.91% to $0.68. The company's market cap stands at $21.6 million. </li>
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<li>HUHUTECH International Gr (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HUHU#NASDAQ">HUHU</a>) shares decreased by 8.0% to $6.99 during Thursday's after-market session. The company's market cap stands at $128.3 million. </li>
<li>Galaxy Payroll Group (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GLXG#NASDAQ">GLXG</a>) shares fell 6.28% to $0.63. The company's market cap stands at $9.9 million. </li>
<li>MingZhu Logistics Hldgs (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/YGMZ#NASDAQ">YGMZ</a>) stock decreased by 5.4% to $0.96. The company's market cap stands at $75.1 million. </li>
<li>Controladora Vuela (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VLRS#NYSE">VLRS</a>) stock decreased by 5.2% to $4.56. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $554.3 million. </li>
<li>BrightView Hldgs (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BV#NYSE">BV</a>) shares decreased by 4.97% to $14.92. The market value of their outstanding shares is at $1.4 billion. </li>
<li>Highway Holdings (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HIHO#NASDAQ">HIHO</a>) stock decreased by 4.94% to $1.54. The company's market cap stands at $7.2 million. As per the news, the Q4 earnings report came out 2 days ago. 
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Florida opened its newly minted state-run immigrant detention camp deep in the Everglades, nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz." President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis were on hand to inaugurate the facility on Tuesday in an apparent push to support the president's aggressive <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45939400/trump-administration-enforces-long-dormant-world-war-ii-era-alien-registration-act">deportation campaign</a>.
Located on an abandoned airstrip near Miami, the camp was built in eight days, DeSantis told reporters at the site, which will hold 1,000 detainees initially with plans to expand to 10,000, per local press <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5453078/trump-alligator-alcatraz-visit-migrant-detention-center">reports</a>.
"You have a lot of bodyguards and a lot of cops in the form of alligators. You don't have to pay them so much. I would not want to run through the Everglades for long,&#8221; Trump told reporters upon his arrival at the Everglades facility, which has only one road leading in and out of it.
DeSantis, clearing a politically damaging falling-out with Trump prior to the November election, sounded almost giddy. "Don't let Florida be the only state. We've got very red states that should be doing this," he said, suggesting that "a lot of people will self-deport on their own."
Trump agreed and chided Democratic states for not stepping up. "The blue states don't do very well at security and policing."
Meanwhile, the Everglades detention site is expected to cost $245 per bed per day, with Florida seeking potential reimbursement from FEMA, an agency Trump <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/25/01/43203763/trump-wants-to-get-rid-of-federal-emergency-agency-its-not-good-he-says-while-visiting-disasters-in-california-north-carolina">has sought to eliminate.</a> Some contractors, however, have expressed concern that the budget was too low to meet federal detention standards and noted that no hurricane contingency plans were in place.
Private prison firms Geo Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) and CoreCivic Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CXW#NYSE">CXW</a>), which currently dominate the federal immigration detention market, are not directly involved in the Everglades site at the moment, but may be tapped as the state expands its role.
Naturally, the move has sparked backlash from immigrant advocates and environmental groups. The latter say they're concerned about the impact of the facility on the Everglades&#8217; fragile ecosystem. The 1.5 million acres of wetlands are home to a variety of&nbsp;endangered species, including the Florida panther, West Indian manatee and the American Crocodile. The Everglades are also an important water source for the region.
Nationwide,&nbsp;ICE&nbsp;has detained 56,397 immigrants as of June 15, 2025, far above the agency's funded capacity of&nbsp;41,500,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cato.org/blog/65-people-taken-ice-had-no-convictions-93-no-violent-convictions" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the Cato Institute</a>.&nbsp;
Five of the ten people who have died in ICE custody this year were held in Florida, including a 75-year-old Cuban man who died last week at a Miami&nbsp;processing center.
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Trump And DeSantis Inaugurate 'Alligator Alcatraz' Immigrant Detention Center Deep In Florida Everglades

U.S. stocks settled higher on Monday, with the S&amp;P 500 hitting another record close.
The Dow Jones closed higher by around 275 points to 44,094.77 on Monday. The S&amp;P 500 rose 0.52% to 6,204.95, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 0.47% to 20,369.73 during Monday's session.
Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately for investors, not all analysts have particularly impressive track records at predicting market movements. Even when it comes to one single stock, analyst ratings and price targets can vary widely, leaving investors confused about which analyst&#8217;s opinion to trust.
Benzinga&#8217;s Analyst Ratings API is a collection of the highest-quality stock ratings curated by the Benzinga news desk via direct partnerships with major sell-side banks. Benzinga displays overnight ratings changes on a daily basis three hours prior to the U.S. equity market opening. Data specialists at investment dashboard provider Toggle.ai recently uncovered that the analyst insights Benzinga Pro subscribers and Benzinga readers regularly receive can successfully be used as trading indicators to outperform the stock market.
Top Analyst Picks: Fortunately, any Benzinga reader can access the latest analyst ratings on the <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. One of the ways traders can sort through Benzinga&#8217;s extensive database of analyst ratings is by analyst accuracy. Here&#8217;s a look at the most recent stock picks from each of the five most accurate Wall Street analysts, according to Benzinga <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">Analyst Stock</a> Ratings.
Analyst: Yi Fu Lee
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<li>Analyst Firm: Cantor Fitzgerald</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 87%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Reiterated an Overweight rating on Domo, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/DOMO#NASDAQ">DOMO</a>) with a price target of $17 on June 25. This analyst sees around 22% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On June 26, Domo announced an expanded collaboration with Snowflake to deliver a comprehensive suite of applications on Snowflake Marketplace.</li>
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Analyst: Leo Mariani
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<li>Analyst Firm: Roth Capital</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 87%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Initiated coverage on EQT Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EQT#NYSE">EQT</a>) with a Buy rating and a price target of $69 on June 24. This analyst sees around 18% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On April 22, EQT posted upbeat quarterly earnings.</li>
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Analyst: Josh Sullivan
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<li>Analyst Firm: Benchmark</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 87%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Maintained a Buy rating on Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KTOS#NASDAQ">KTOS</a>) and boosted the price target from $40 to $48 on June 23. This analyst sees around 3% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On June 30, Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions announced the completion of public offering of $575 million of common stock at $38.50 per share.</li>
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Analyst: Patrick Molley
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<li>Analyst Firm: Piper Sandler</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 87%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Assumed an Overweight rating on Upstart Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/UPST#NASDAQ">UPST</a>) with a price target of $75 on June 24. This analyst sees around 17% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On May 6, Upstart Holdings issued second-quarter sales guidance below estimates.</li>
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Analyst: Jay McCanless
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<li>Analyst Firm: Wedbush</li>
<li>Ratings Accuracy: 86%</li>
<li>Latest Rating: Reiterated an Outperform rating on The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) with a price target of $36 on June 23. This analyst sees around 50% upside in the stock.</li>
<li>Recent News: On July 1, GEO Group entered into purchase agreement with SDCC Middle Block to acquire 770-bed Western Region Detention facility in San Diego, California for $60 million.</li>
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The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) ("GEO" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into a purchase agreement with SDCC Middle Block, LLC (the "Seller"), an affiliate of Holland Partners Group, to acquire the 770-bed Western Region Detention Facility located in San Diego, California (the "San Diego Facility") for $60 million. GEO currently leases the San Diego Facility for approximately $5.1 million annually under a lease agreement that expires on March 31, 2029. GEO has a contract with the U.S. Marshals Service for the exclusive use of the San Diego Facility, which generates approximately $57 million in annualized revenues.
The purchase of the San Diego Facility is expected to close on July 31, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and is expected to be funded as a like kind real estate property exchange with proceeds from the previously announced sale of the GEO-owned Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma (the "Lawton Facility"), which is expected to close on July 25, 2025, resulting in an estimated capital gains cash tax savings of approximately $9.5 million.
Following the closing of the sale of the Lawton Facility and the purchase of the San Diego Facility, GEO expects to have approximately $222 million in net proceeds. GEO expects to use the net proceeds, along with cash on hand and available liquidity, to pay off senior secured debt, including approximately $300 million in floating rate debt, which is expected to position GEO to consider potential future capital returns.

GEO Group Enters Into Purchase Agreement With SDCC Middle Block To Acquire 770-Bed Western Region Detention Facility In San Diego, California For $60M

President Donald Trump is expected to attend on Tuesday the opening of a temporary migrant detention facility in Florida&#8217;s Everglades, dubbed &#8220;Alligator Alcatraz.&#8221;
What Happened: The visit underscores Trump&#8217;s aggressive immigration enforcement strategy that has triggered market volatility for companies dependent on immigrant labor, Reuters reported, citing sources.
The remote detention center earned its nickname from its location deep in the Everglades, where alligators, crocodiles and pythons provide natural security barriers with minimal staffing requirements, according to Florida officials. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem requested Trump&#8217;s attendance at the facility opening.
Federal immigration detention numbers have surged 44% to 56,000 as of June 15, up from 39,000 when Trump took office in January. The administration has been <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45943800/trump-orders-ice-to-launch-the-single-largest-mass-deportation-program-in-history-targeting-los-angeles-chicago-and-new-york">aggressively seeking additional detention capacity</a> to support what Trump calls &#8220;the single largest Mass Deportation Program in History.&#8221;
The White House did not immediately respond to&nbsp;<a href="http://pro.benzinga.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Benzinga</a>'s request for comment.
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Why It Matters: Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations now arrest 2,000 immigration offenders daily, significantly exceeding the 311 daily average under former President Joe Biden. The intensified enforcement has disrupted business operations at major retailers, including The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HD#NYSE">HD</a>), where <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45943372/obama-calls-for-dignity-in-immigration-enforcement-as-ice-crackdown-escalates">federal raids targeted stores in California</a> without prior company notification.
Technology companies are <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/04/44882049/peter-thiels-palantir-bags-30-million-order-from-ice-for-immigrant-tracking-system">capitalizing on enforcement efforts</a>. Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PLTR#NASDAQ">PLTR</a>) secured a $29.8 million ICE contract for its ImmigrationOS tracking system, designed to monitor visa overstays and self-deportations with &#8220;near real-time visibility.&#8221;
The Trump administration has reactivated the World War II-era Alien Registration Act, requiring all non-citizens to register with the federal government after 75 years of non-enforcement. Officials <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45943372/obama-calls-for-dignity-in-immigration-enforcement-as-ice-crackdown-escalates">estimate 3.2 million immigrants</a> remain unregistered under the new regime.
Border apprehensions have plummeted to under 10,000 monthly from over 100,000 a year ago, according to government data. Despite this decline, Trump maintains his deportation agenda, with immigration chief Tom Homan <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/politics/25/06/45943800/trump-orders-ice-to-launch-the-single-largest-mass-deportation-program-in-history-targeting-los-angeles-chicago-and-new-york">confirming 200,000 deportations over four months</a>.
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Whales are entities with large sums of money and we track their transactions here at Benzinga on our options activity scanner.
Traders will search for circumstances when the market estimation of an option diverges heavily from its normal worth. High amounts of trading activity could push option prices to exaggerated or underestimated levels. 
Here's the list of options activity happening in today's session: 
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<td>GEO</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$30.00</td>
<td>$147.9K</td>
<td>10.9K</td>
<td>10.0K</td>
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<td>CAR</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$170.00</td>
<td>$45.0K</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>4.4K</td>
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<td>BE</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/15/27</td>
<td>$22.00</td>
<td>$64.1K</td>
<td>91</td>
<td>861</td>
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<td>HTZ</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>12/19/25</td>
<td>$7.50</td>
<td>$31.2K</td>
<td>1.6K</td>
<td>672</td>
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<td>TREX</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>NEUTRAL</td>
<td>07/18/25</td>
<td>$55.00</td>
<td>$126.0K</td>
<td>367</td>
<td>601</td>
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<td>EOSE</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BULLISH</td>
<td>05/15/26</td>
<td>$4.50</td>
<td>$44.8K</td>
<td>30</td>
<td>293</td>
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<td>ZIM</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>10/17/25</td>
<td>$15.00</td>
<td>$27.0K</td>
<td>675</td>
<td>215</td>
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<td>VRT</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>SWEEP</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>07/11/25</td>
<td>$129.00</td>
<td>$71.2K</td>
<td>14</td>
<td>171</td>
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<td>ENVX</td>
<td>PUT</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>01/16/26</td>
<td>$10.00</td>
<td>$37.6K</td>
<td>3.9K</td>
<td>159</td>
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<td>BA</td>
<td>CALL</td>
<td>TRADE</td>
<td>BEARISH</td>
<td>03/20/26</td>
<td>$200.00</td>
<td>$33.5K</td>
<td>1.1K</td>
<td>111</td>
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These bullet-by-bullet explanations have been constructed using the accompanying table. 
• Regarding GEO (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>), we observe a call option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 9864 contract(s) at a $30.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $147.9K, with a price of $15.0 per contract. There were 10920 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 10093 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding CAR (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CAR#NASDAQ">CAR</a>), we observe a put option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 203 day(s) on January 16, 2026. Parties traded 17 contract(s) at a $170.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $45.0K, with a price of $2648.0 per contract. There were 30 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 4454 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BE (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BE#NYSE">BE</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 567 day(s) on January 15, 2027. This event was a transfer of 82 contract(s) at a $22.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 10 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $64.1K, with a price of $782.0 per contract. There were 91 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 861 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding HTZ (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/HTZ#NASDAQ">HTZ</a>), we observe a put option trade with bullish sentiment. It expires in 175 day(s) on December 19, 2025. Parties traded 149 contract(s) at a $7.50 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $31.2K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 1695 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 672 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding TREX (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TREX#NYSE">TREX</a>), we observe a call option trade with neutral sentiment. It expires in 21 day(s) on July 18, 2025. Parties traded 600 contract(s) at a $55.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $126.0K, with a price of $210.0 per contract. There were 367 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 601 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• Regarding EOSE (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/EOSE#NASDAQ">EOSE</a>), we observe a put option sweep with bullish sentiment. It expires in 322 day(s) on May 15, 2026. Parties traded 293 contract(s) at a $4.50 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 3 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $44.8K, with a price of $153.0 per contract. There were 30 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 293 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ZIM (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ZIM#NYSE">ZIM</a>), we notice a call option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 112 day(s) on October 17, 2025. This event was a transfer of 100 contract(s) at a $15.00 strike. This particular call needed to be split into 8 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $27.0K, with a price of $270.0 per contract. There were 675 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 215 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For VRT (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/VRT#NYSE">VRT</a>), we notice a put option sweep that happens to be bearish, expiring in 14 day(s) on July 11, 2025. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $129.00 strike. This particular put needed to be split into 5 different trades to become filled. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $71.2K, with a price of $475.0 per contract. There were 14 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 171 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For ENVX (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ENVX#NASDAQ">ENVX</a>), we notice a put option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 203 day(s) on January 16, 2026. This event was a transfer of 150 contract(s) at a $10.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $37.6K, with a price of $251.0 per contract. There were 3963 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 159 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
• For BA (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BA#NYSE">BA</a>), we notice a call option trade that happens to be bearish, expiring in 266 day(s) on March 20, 2026. This event was a transfer of 10 contract(s) at a $200.00 strike. The total cost received by the writing party (or parties) was $33.5K, with a price of $3350.0 per contract. There were 1115 open contracts at this strike prior to today, and today 111 contract(s) were bought and sold. 
Options Alert Terminology 
 - Call Contracts: The right to buy shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Put Contracts: The right to sell shares as indicated in the contract. 
 - Expiration Date: When the contract expires. One must act on the contract by this date if one wants to use it. 
 - Premium/Option Price: The price of the contract. 
For more information, visit our <a href="https://pro.benzinga.com/blog/how-to-understand-option-alerts/">Guide to Understanding Options Alerts</a> or read <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/options">more news on unusual options activity</a>. 
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GEO Group's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) short percent of float has risen 5.12% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 9.20 million shares sold short, which is 8.01% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 3.49 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>GEO Group Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1750957233_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for GEO Group has grown since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to fall in the near-term but traders should be aware that more shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing GEO Group's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, GEO Group's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 2.71%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

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Wedbush analyst Jay McCanless reiterates GEO Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) with a Outperform and maintains $36 price target.

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Wedbush Reiterates Outperform on GEO Group, Maintains $36 Price Target

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) ("GEO" or the "Company") announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary, GEO Transport, Inc. has entered into a new five-year contract, inclusive of option periods, with the U.S. Marshals Service for the provision of secure transportation and contract detention officer services across three service regions covering 26 federal judicial districts and spanning 14 states.
The new contract is expected to generate up to approximately $147 million over the five-year period, or up to approximately $29 million in annualized revenues per full-year of operations, with margins consistent with GEO's Managed-Only services contracts which average approximately 15 percent.

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GEO Transport Secures 5-Yr Deal Valued At ~$147M With U.S. Marshals Service For Provision Of Secure Transportation And Contract Detention Officer Services

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) (&quot;GEO&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;) announced today that the U.S. District Court, Central District of California (the &quot;Court&quot;) has approved a settlement in the case of Roman v. Wolf, which allows for immediate full intake at the GEO-owned, 1,940-bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California (the &quot;Adelanto Center&quot;).
The Court had previously issued several injunction orders, including an intake prohibition order issued more than four years ago, limiting the use of the Adelanto Center based on then-prevailing COVID-19 conditions.
At full occupancy, the Adelanto Center contract would be expected to generate up to approximately $31 million in additional incremental annualized revenues for GEO, with margins consistent with GEO&#39;s company-owned Secure Services facilities.
ICE and GEO entered into a 15-year contract on December 19, 2019, for the provision of secure residential housing and support services at the Adelanto Center, consisting of a five-year base period followed by two five-year option periods. The current contract option period is effective through December 19, 2029.

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GEO Group Reached Court Settlement For Full Intake At Its 1,940-Bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center In California

On June&nbsp;3, 2025, The GEO Group, Inc. ("GEO" or the "Company") entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Sale Agreement") with CPT Operating Partnership L.P. (together with GEO, the "Seller") and the State of Oklahoma (the "Purchaser") pursuant to which, subject to the terms of the Sale Agreement, the Seller will sell the Lawton Correctional Facility located in Lawton, Oklahoma (the "Facility") to the Purchaser for a sale price of $312&nbsp;million. Subject to the satisfaction of certain closing conditions, the sale of the Facility is expected to close on July&nbsp;25, 2025 and the Company expects to transition Facility operations to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections simultaneously on July&nbsp;25, 2025. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections is currently a customer of the Company. The Sale Agreement also contains certain customary representations, warranties and covenants that the parties made to each other. The Sale Agreement was entered into in the ordinary course of business but may be considered a "material contract" as defined under Item 601(b)(10)(ii)(C) of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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GEO Group Enters Agreement To Sell Lawton Correctional Facility To State Of Oklahoma For $312M

The GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) ("GEO" or the "Company") announced today that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") has executed a contract modification, effective June 6, 2025, to activate a federal immigration processing center at the GEO-owned, 1,868-bed D. Ray James Facility (the "Facility") in Folkston, Georgia under the existing intergovernmental service agreement ("IGSA") involving the GEO-owned, 1,118-bed Folkston ICE Processing Center.
Under the modified IGSA, GEO expects to generate approximately $66 million in incremental annualized revenues in the first full year of operations, with margins consistent with GEO's company-owned Secure Services facilities. GEO's support services will include the exclusive use of this federal facility by ICE, along with security, maintenance, and food services, as well as access to recreational amenities, medical care, and legal counsel.

GEO Group Lands ICE Contract to Reopen Georgia Immigration Center, Adding $66M in Annual Revenue

The sale of the Facility is expected to close on July 25, 2025, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, and GEO expects to transition Facility operations to the Oklahoma Department of Corrections simultaneously on July 25, 2025. GEO expects to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Facility to pay down debt and for general corporate purposes.

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The GEO Group Enters Into A Purchase Agreement With The Oklahoma Department Of Corrections For The Sale Of The GEO-owned Lawton Correctional Facility In Lawton, Oklahoma For $312M

GEO Group's (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) short percent of float has fallen 21.47% since its last report. The company recently reported that it has 8.74 million shares sold short, which is 7.61% of all regular shares that are available for trading. Based on its trading volume, it would take traders 2.09 days to cover their short positions on average.
<h3>Why Short Interest Matters</h3>
Short interest is the number of shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-short-a-stock?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">Short selling</a> is when a trader sells shares of a company they do not own, with the hope that the price will fall. Traders make money from short selling if the price of the stock falls and they lose if it rises.
Short interest is important to track because it can act as an indicator of market sentiment towards a particular stock. An increase in short interest can signal that investors have become more bearish, while a decrease in short interest can signal they have become more bullish.
See Also: <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/short-interest?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">List of the most shorted stocks</a>
<h3>GEO Group Short Interest Graph (3 Months)</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1748617231_0.png" alt="short_fig" />
As you can see from the chart above the percentage of shares that are sold short for GEO Group has declined since its last report. This does not mean that the stock is going to rise in the near-term but traders should be aware that less shares are being shorted.
<h3>Comparing GEO Group's Short Interest Against Its Peers</h3>
Peer comparison is a popular technique amongst analysts and investors for gauging how well a company is performing. A company's peer is another company that has similar characteristics to it, such as industry, size, age, and financial structure. You can find a company's peer group by reading its 10-K, proxy filing, or by doing your own similarity analysis.
According to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/">Benzinga Pro</a>, GEO Group's peer group average for short interest as a percentage of float is 2.91%, which means the company has more short interest than most of its peers.
Did you know that increasing short interest can actually be bullish for a stock? <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/how-to-make-money-on-a-short-squeeze?adType=benzinga-insights&amp;ad=short-interest&amp;campaign=wallstreetadvantage">This post by Benzinga Money explains how you can profit from it.</a>
This article was generated by Benzinga's automated content engine and was reviewed by an editor.

GEO Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) has outperformed the market over the past 5 years by 2.96% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 17.6%. Currently, GEO Group has a market capitalization of $3.82 billion. 
Buying $100 In GEO: If an investor had bought $100 of GEO stock 5 years ago, it would be worth $224.96 today based on a price of $27.06 for GEO at the time of writing.
<h3>GEO Group's Performance Over Last 5 Years</h3>
<img src="https://www.benzinga.com/files/images/story/2025/1747846300_0.png" alt="comp_fig" />
Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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$100 Invested In GEO Group 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is calling out the Trump administration for what she described as a massive financial windfall for private prison companies running immigration detention centers, including the recently reopened Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Private Prison Profits and Political Connections&nbsp;</h2>
The progressive lawmaker took to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJfpuCXsK6p/">Instagram Live</a> on Sunday to highlight concerns over the facility's permits and the influence of political donations.
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&#8220;There is a dispute over, a lot of people don&#8217;t know, like the reason that this altercation even happened is because that facility, I don&#8217;t even believe has a certificate, has not even been given a certificate of occupancy by the city of Newark yet,&#8221; Ocasio-Cortez said. &#8220;And so there&#8217;s a dispute, I believe, over whether that facility even has the proper clearances to even open or operate.&#8221;
Ocasio-Cortez also called out the companies behind these facilities, including CoreCivic (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CXW#NYSE">CXW</a>) and GEO Group (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>), accusing them of prioritizing profits over humane conditions for detainees.&nbsp;
&#8220;These are private prison companies, for-profit corporations. And that is the reason why the conditions in a lot of these detention facilities are so horrible,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It&#8217;s not because of some like, oh, you know, any sort of federal law. It&#8217;s the opposite. It&#8217;s because the Trump administration is funneling money to private prison companies.&#8221;
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She noted that these companies have <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/general/politics/24/11/41779902/prison-stocks-geo-group-corecivic-rally-on-trump-2024-election-win-history-shows-the-gains-may-n">financially benefited since the election</a>. &#8220;This is what it&#8217;s all about,&#8221; she said. &#8220;You can literally look up the stock prices for GeoGroup and CoreCivic and look at their stock prices since the election.&#8221;&nbsp;
GEO Group&#8217;s stock has surged from $15.13 on Nov. 5 to $26.48 on Nov. 11, while CoreCivic&#8217;s climbed from $13.63 to $23.94 over the same period.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Newark Mayor Arrested During Protest</h2>
The controversy over Delaney Hall escalated on Friday when Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, a Democrat who is running for governor, was arrested outside the facility. Federal prosecutors charged Baraka with trespassing after he reportedly ignored warnings from federal agents, Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, <a href="https://x.com/AlinaHabba/status/1920918181951971563">posted</a> on X.
Baraka, who has been a vocal critic of the facility, was accompanied by three New Jersey congressional Democrats — Reps. LaMonica McIver, Bonnie Watson Coleman, and Robert Menendez Jr. — during the protest.&nbsp;
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The lawmakers said they were at the site to inspect conditions but were met with resistance from federal agents. &#8220;We were able to get in, speak to detainees, check out the facilities, and make sure everything was OK there,&#8221; McIver told <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewg2we9qq-o">CNN</a>. &#8220;But ICE kept giving us the run-around,&#8221; added Watson Coleman.
Baraka was booked and released the same day. In a video reviewed by the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/newark-immigration-baraka-ice-arrest-c260a4f0fda53ec52bca691a1f68aeda">Associated Press</a>, a federal official can be heard telling Baraka that he could not enter the facility because he was &#8220;not a congress member.&#8221;
DHS has maintained that the facility has the necessary permits and completed all required inspections, despite Baraka's claims to the contrary, according to the AP.
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GEO Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/GEO#NYSE">GEO</a>) shares are trading lower after the company reported first-quarter revenue of $604.6 million, which missed <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/b45246791/the-geo-group-reports-first-quarter-2025-results" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the consensus of $611.81 million</a>.
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<li>Adjusted EBITDA declined to&nbsp;$99.8 million&nbsp;from&nbsp;$117.6 million&nbsp;a year ago quarter.</li>
<li>Adjusted EPS&nbsp;of&nbsp;14 cents came below&nbsp;<a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/earnings" rel="noreferrer noopener">the consensus of&nbsp;18 cents</a>.</li>
<li>The results reflect a general and administrative expense increase of around $5 million.</li>
<li>At the end of the first quarter, net debt totaled approximately $1.68 billion, with around $65 million in cash and cash equivalents.</li>
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George C. Zoley, Executive Chairman of GEO, said, &#8220;During the first quarter of 2025, we announced two important contract awards for the reactivation of two company-owned facilities totaling 2,800 beds and representing in excess of $130 million in annualized revenues.&#8221;
&#8221;We have taken several important steps to be prepared to meet that opportunity, including making a significant investment commitment of $70 million to strengthen our capabilities to deliver expanded detention capacity, secure transportation, and electronic monitoring services to ICE and the federal government. We also recently completed a reorganization of our senior management team to oversee the operational execution of this expected future growth activity.&#8221;
Outlook: Geo raised FY25 outlook for EPS to 77 cents to 89 cents from 74 cents to 88 cents (vs. the consensus estimate of $1.22) and revenue to around $2.53 billion from $2.50 billion <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">(vs. consensus of $2.66 billion)</a>.
For the second quarter, the company expects second quarter GAAP EPS of 15 cents to 17 cents vs. the street view of 24 cents and sales of $615 million—$625 million vs. the consensus of $635.62 million.
In 2025, the company expects to further reduce the total net debt by around&nbsp;$150 million&nbsp;to&nbsp;$175 million, bringing the total net debt to about&nbsp;$1.54 billion.
For 2025, the company projects capital expenditures of $120 million-$135 million.
&#8220;The first half of the year is expected to be impacted by higher overhead and operating expenses as well as increased capital expenditures to position our company for future growth, which is expected to begin to layer in during the second half of 2025 and normalize in 2026.&#8221;, added Zoley.
Investors can gain exposure to the stock via&nbsp;Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF&nbsp;(NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MGMT#NYSE">MGMT</a>) and&nbsp;Innovator IBD Breakout Opportunities ETF (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BOUT#NYSE">BOUT</a>).
Price Action: GEO shares are down 3.16% at $30.37 at the last check Wednesday.
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The GEO Group Awarded 15-Year Contract by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for Company-Owned, 1,000-Bed Delaney Hall Facility in New Jersey

The GEO Group Announces Contract Modification for Company-Owned, 1,328-Bed Karnes ICE Processing Center

The GEO Group Announces Contract for Company-Owned 1,800-Bed North Lake Facility in Michigan

The GEO Group Announces Date for First Quarter 2025 Earnings Release and Conference Call

The GEO Group Reports First Quarter 2025 Results

The GEO Group Announces It Has Entered Into a Purchase Agreement to Sell Company-Owned Lawton Correctional Facility in Oklahoma for $312 Million

The GEO Group Announces Activation of Company-Owned 1,868-Bed D. Ray James Facility

The GEO Group Provides Update on Recent Court Settlement Allowing for Immediate Full Intake at Company-Owned 1,940-Bed Adelanto ICE Processing Center in California

The GEO Group Announces New Five-Year Contract With U.S. Marshals Service for Secure Transportation Services

The GEO Group Announces It Has Entered Into a Purchase Agreement to Acquire the 770-Bed Western Region Detention Facility in San Diego, California for $60 Million

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BENZINGA NEL MONDO