Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.40 +0.04 (+2.94%) Closing price 01/31/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.48 +0.08 (+5.71%) As of 01/31/2025 07:54 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends DWSN vs. GEOS, GIFI, 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 Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), 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. Geospace Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Oceaneering International RPC Helix Energy Solutions Group Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ:GEOS) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk. Do institutionals & insiders believe in DWSN or GEOS? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is DWSN or GEOS more profitable? Geospace Technologies has a net margin of -4.85% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of -6.55%. Geospace Technologies' return on equity of 7.65% beat Dawson Geophysical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dawson Geophysical-6.55% -21.54% -11.63% Geospace Technologies -4.85%7.65%6.82% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DWSN or GEOS? Geospace Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Geospace Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dawson Geophysical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDawson Geophysical$96.85M0.45-$12.15M-$0.18-7.78Geospace Technologies$135.60M0.86-$6.58M-$0.54-16.83 Which has more volatility & risk, DWSN or GEOS? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geospace Technologies has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to DWSN or GEOS? In the previous week, Dawson Geophysical had 1 more articles in the media than Geospace Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Dawson Geophysical and 2 mentions for Geospace Technologies. Geospace Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 0.31 indicating that Geospace Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Dawson Geophysical Neutral Geospace Technologies Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor DWSN or GEOS? Geospace Technologies received 55 more outperform votes than Dawson Geophysical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.84% of users gave Dawson Geophysical an outperform vote while only 55.10% of users gave Geospace Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformDawson GeophysicalOutperform Votes18860.84% Underperform Votes12139.16% Geospace TechnologiesOutperform Votes24355.10% Underperform Votes19844.90% SummaryGeospace Technologies beats Dawson Geophysical on 10 of the 15 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$43.38M$4.81B$9.06B$9.12BDividend YieldN/A9.71%11.68%3.99%P/E Ratio-7.783.5312.5117.24Price / Sales0.451.8445.3983.26Price / CashN/A3.3411.7537.70Price / Book1.371.324.354.70Net Income-$12.15M$471.31M$953.57M$224.47M7 Day Performance0.56%-2.52%-3.68%-0.19%1 Month Performance4.48%3.96%1.57%0.57%1 Year Performance-16.93%-9.03%477.62%20.35% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.1956 of 5 stars$1.40+2.9%N/A-19.5%$43.38M$96.85M-7.78190Short Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpGEOSGeospace Technologies0.7242 of 5 stars$9.74-1.7%N/A-39.6%$124.86M$135.60M-18.04650Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑GIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.3327 of 5 stars$7.03-0.3%N/A+59.3%$114.94M$151.07M6.70960News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSLBSchlumberger4.6801 of 5 stars$43.58+6.1%$56.03+28.6%-17.4%$61.54B$33.14B14.01111,000Insider TradeShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeHALHalliburton4.8521 of 5 stars$29.96+2.3%$38.26+27.7%-27.1%$26.32B$23.02B10.4448,000Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC4.1512 of 5 stars$32.64+0.2%$36.15+10.8%+55.5%$13.89B$7.82B21.4725,027Positive NewsNOVNOV4.7768 of 5 stars$15.64+3.4%$20.00+27.9%-26.0%$6.08B$8.58B5.7733,676Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionTDWTidewater4.545 of 5 stars$55.78+0.7%$91.60+64.2%-17.9%$2.92B$1.30B16.417,300Short Interest ↑OIIOceaneering International2.7482 of 5 stars$26.68+1.9%$29.25+9.6%+19.3%$2.70B$2.42B20.2110,100RESRPC1.298 of 5 stars$7.02+0.8%$6.08-13.3%-16.2%$1.51B$1.62B12.532,691Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.5589 of 5 stars$9.11+1.7%$14.50+59.2%-14.8%$1.39B$1.29B227.712,531Short Interest ↓News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GEOS Competitors GIFI Competitors SLB Competitors HAL Competitors FTI Competitors NOV Competitors TDW Competitors OII Competitors RES Competitors HLX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:DWSN) was last updated on 2/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s #1 AI Stock” SET TO SOARForget ChatGPT! 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