Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.25 +0.02 (+1.21%) As of 10:35 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DWSN vs. GIFI, GEOS, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, OII, TDW, HLX, and RESShould you be buying Dawson Geophysical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dawson Geophysical include Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), Oceaneering International (OII), Tidewater (TDW), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), and RPC (RES). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Dawson Geophysical vs. Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Oceaneering International Tidewater Helix Energy Solutions Group RPC Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DWSN or GIFI? Gulf Island Fabrication received 7 more outperform votes than Dawson Geophysical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.88% of users gave Gulf Island Fabrication an outperform vote while only 60.84% of users gave Dawson Geophysical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDawson GeophysicalOutperform Votes18860.84% Underperform Votes12139.16% Gulf Island FabricationOutperform Votes19565.88% Underperform Votes10134.12% Which has more volatility and risk, DWSN or GIFI? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to DWSN or GIFI? In the previous week, Dawson Geophysical had 3 more articles in the media than Gulf Island Fabrication. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dawson Geophysical and 2 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of -0.10 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dawson Geophysical 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Gulf Island Fabrication 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is DWSN or GIFI a better dividend stock? Dawson Geophysical pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.5%. Gulf Island Fabrication pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dawson Geophysical pays out -228.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Island Fabrication pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dawson Geophysical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation & earnings, DWSN or GIFI? Dawson Geophysical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gulf Island Fabrication. Dawson Geophysical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gulf Island Fabrication, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDawson Geophysical$82.78M0.47-$12.15M-$0.14-8.96Gulf Island Fabrication$159.20M0.66-$24.40M$0.887.26 Is DWSN or GIFI more profitable? Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of -6.55%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 20.64% beat Dawson Geophysical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dawson Geophysical-6.55% -21.54% -11.63% Gulf Island Fabrication 10.54%20.64%13.48% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DWSN or GIFI? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Dawson Geophysical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DWSN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DWSN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDawson GeophysicalOil & gas exploration services IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$38.88M$4.96B$7.42B$7.58BDividend YieldN/A8.77%10.65%4.04%P/E Ratio-6.973.5946.6118.20Price / Sales0.471.7328,750.5086.45Price / CashN/A2.9735.3734.64Price / Book1.231.343.544.03Net Income-$12.15M$514.23M$4.27B$247.18M7 Day Performance-2.71%-4.02%-4.00%-5.56%1 Month Performance-5.64%-0.64%-0.58%-6.69%1 Year Performance-21.90%-5.41%146.61%-3.47% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.2604 of 5 stars$1.26+1.2%N/A-27.9%$38.88M$82.78M-6.97190Earnings ReportUpcoming EarningsGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.6468 of 5 stars$6.46-1.1%N/A-13.4%$105.60M$159.20M6.15960Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGEOSGeospace TechnologiesN/A$7.21-0.4%N/A-45.9%$92.12M$122.79M-8.69650Gap DownSLBSchlumberger4.8086 of 5 stars$41.83-0.1%$55.69+33.1%-22.8%$56.89B$36.29B13.4599,000Analyst ForecastInsider TradePositive NewsGap DownHALHalliburton4.8739 of 5 stars$25.37+1.2%$37.37+47.3%-35.5%$22.03B$22.94B8.9745,000Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownFTITechnipFMC3.891 of 5 stars$31.73+1.8%$36.31+14.4%+23.8%$13.35B$9.08B20.8825,027Positive NewsGap DownNOVNOV4.745 of 5 stars$15.26+1.8%$19.60+28.5%-23.4%$5.81B$8.87B9.4832,300Options VolumeGap DownOIIOceaneering International4.0916 of 5 stars$21.83+1.1%$28.25+29.4%-9.0%$2.20B$2.66B15.169,200Analyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTDWTidewater4.77 of 5 stars$42.28-2.7%$92.50+118.8%-54.2%$2.18B$1.35B12.436,300Gap DownHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.6813 of 5 stars$8.33-0.8%$14.50+74.2%-25.4%$1.26B$1.36B208.182,280Positive NewsGap DownRESRPC2.9183 of 5 stars$5.49+0.5%$6.17+12.4%-27.0%$1.19B$1.41B12.762,691News CoverageGap Down Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GIFI Competitors GEOS Competitors SLB Competitors HAL Competitors FTI Competitors NOV Competitors OII Competitors TDW Competitors HLX Competitors RES Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DWSN) was last updated on 4/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Allies Confirm Exec Order 14024 Triggers Dollar CollapseExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | Sponsored“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredAmerica’s Retirement Accounts Are at Risk—Here’s WhyWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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