Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.25 +0.05 (+4.25%) As of 03:45 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DWSN vs. GIFI, GEOS, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, TDW, OII, RES, and HLXShould 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), Tidewater (TDW), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), and Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Dawson Geophysical vs. Gulf Island Fabrication Geospace Technologies Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the MarketBeat Community favor DWSN or GIFI? Gulf Island Fabrication received 7 more outperform votes than Dawson Geophysical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.66% 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 Votes19565.66% Underperform Votes10234.34% Does the media refer more to DWSN or GIFI? In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 1 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 0 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 0.00 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Dawson Geophysical Neutral Gulf Island Fabrication Positive Do institutionals and insiders believe in DWSN or GIFI? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by institutional investors. 7.2% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, DWSN or GIFI? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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$74.15M0.52-$12.15M-$0.14-8.94Gulf Island Fabrication$159.20M0.71-$24.40M$0.887.92 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 25.6%. 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. SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$38.76M$4.69B$7.09B$7.70BDividend YieldN/A9.65%10.99%4.33%P/E Ratio-6.953.2747.9418.32Price / Sales0.521.7422,905.53106.71Price / CashN/A2.9735.4434.62Price / Book1.231.223.444.25Net Income-$12.15M$514.23M$4.29B$247.59M7 Day Performance5.57%-1.44%2.08%5.87%1 Month Performance-10.64%-10.28%-6.15%-3.97%1 Year Performance-18.77%-9.22%143.87%4.53% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson GeophysicalN/A$1.25+4.3%N/A-26.2%$38.76M$74.15M-6.95190Gap UpGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.5071 of 5 stars$6.26+4.0%N/A+0.6%$102.33M$159.20M5.96960News CoverageGEOSGeospace Technologies0.254 of 5 stars$6.11-2.2%N/A-52.0%$78.07M$122.79M-7.36650News CoverageSLBSchlumberger4.7266 of 5 stars$33.90-0.2%$54.21+59.9%-31.3%$46.10B$36.29B10.9099,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHALHalliburton4.8924 of 5 stars$21.25+0.9%$36.95+73.9%-46.6%$18.32B$22.94B7.5145,000Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageFTITechnipFMC4.294 of 5 stars$25.34+1.2%$36.15+42.7%-3.0%$10.66B$9.08B16.6723,300Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpNOVNOV4.8498 of 5 stars$12.04+1.7%$19.06+58.3%-36.3%$4.59B$8.87B7.4832,300Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓TDWTidewater4.575 of 5 stars$33.76-4.5%$92.50+174.0%-63.8%$1.74B$1.35B9.936,300Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsOIIOceaneering International4.0857 of 5 stars$16.96-0.2%$28.25+66.6%-25.6%$1.71B$2.66B11.789,200Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpRESRPC3.4723 of 5 stars$4.77-1.4%$5.75+20.5%-38.5%$1.03B$1.41B11.092,691Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap UpHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.6244 of 5 stars$6.49-0.3%$14.50+123.4%-40.4%$983.43M$1.36B162.292,280Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GIFI Competitors GEOS Competitors SLB Competitors HAL Competitors FTI Competitors NOV Competitors TDW Competitors OII Competitors RES Competitors HLX 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 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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