Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.30 -0.06 (-4.41%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.30 +0.00 (+0.31%) As of 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DWSN vs. GIFI, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, TDW, OII, RES, HLX, and TTIShould you be buying Dawson Geophysical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Dawson Geophysical include Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), Tidewater (TDW), Oceaneering International (OII), RPC (RES), Helix Energy Solutions Group (HLX), and Tetra Technologies (TTI). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Dawson Geophysical vs. Its Competitors Gulf Island Fabrication Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group Tetra Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) and Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has higher valuation and earnings, GIFI or DWSN? Gulf Island Fabrication has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. 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 RatioGulf Island Fabrication$159.20M0.69$14.74M$0.5911.63Dawson Geophysical$74.15M0.54-$4.12M-$0.26-5.00 Is GIFI or DWSN more profitable? Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 6.45% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of -13.89%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 12.59% beat Dawson Geophysical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gulf Island Fabrication6.45% 12.59% 8.72% Dawson Geophysical -13.89%-43.35%-24.73% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GIFI or DWSN? 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, GIFI or DWSN? Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.06, meaning that its share price is 106% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer GIFI or DWSN? In the previous week, Dawson Geophysical had 1 more articles in the media than Gulf Island Fabrication. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dawson Geophysical and 4 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 0.35 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Dawson Geophysical 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 12 of the 13 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 DWSN 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 IndustryEnergy SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$42.14M$5.37B$7.77B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A3.04%10.96%4.07%P/E Ratio-5.0016.6874.3425.74Price / Sales0.546.1924,036.85115.83Price / Cash26.067.1435.9059.48Price / Book2.321.664.126.15Net Income-$4.12M$411.58M$4.25B$265.06M7 Day Performance-4.41%-0.57%0.26%2.80%1 Month Performance-2.26%-4.88%0.10%1.68%1 Year Performance-24.42%3.47%9.16%29.59% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.2027 of 5 stars$1.30-4.4%N/A-17.8%$42.14M$74.15M-5.00190News CoverageEarnings ReportGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.4813 of 5 stars$6.79-0.4%N/A+23.1%$109.36M$159.20M11.51960Short Interest ↓SLBSchlumberger4.9703 of 5 stars$32.40-1.4%$49.28+52.1%-23.4%$44.42B$36.29B11.10110,000Positive NewsShort Interest ↓HALHalliburton4.937 of 5 stars$20.52-1.8%$31.00+51.1%-31.9%$17.82B$22.94B9.5948,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC4.1118 of 5 stars$34.98+0.1%$38.92+11.3%+33.8%$14.37B$9.08B16.5025,304News CoveragePositive NewsNOVNOV4.8584 of 5 stars$11.88-0.2%$16.69+40.5%-30.3%$4.42B$8.87B9.7334,010Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTDWTidewater4.3483 of 5 stars$54.80-4.5%$69.00+25.9%-34.0%$2.84B$1.35B14.207,700Buyback AnnouncementOIIOceaneering International4.0099 of 5 stars$21.40+0.2%$28.25+32.0%-15.8%$2.14B$2.66B10.8110,400Analyst RevisionRESRPC2.3888 of 5 stars$4.49-2.1%$4.94+10.1%-27.0%$1.01B$1.42B17.252,597Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.5423 of 5 stars$5.76-1.5%$12.00+108.5%-43.2%$858.40M$1.36B17.982,313Positive NewsTTITetra Technologies4.2433 of 5 stars$3.92-0.1%$5.75+46.9%+26.2%$522.46M$599.11M4.551,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GIFI Competitors SLB Competitors HAL Competitors FTI Competitors NOV Competitors TDW Competitors OII Competitors RES Competitors HLX Competitors TTI 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 8/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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