Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.48 -0.03 (-1.99%) As of 09:40 AM 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. 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. Its Competitors 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 oil & gas equipment & services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more volatility & risk, DWSN or GEOS? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geospace Technologies has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DWSN or GEOS? In the previous week, Geospace Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Geospace Technologies and 1 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Geospace Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that Dawson Geophysical is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dawson Geophysical 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Geospace Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DWSN or GEOS? Dawson Geophysical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Geospace Technologies. 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$74.15M0.62-$4.12M-$0.30-4.93Geospace Technologies$135.60M1.06-$6.58M-$1.28-8.75 Is DWSN or GEOS more profitable? Geospace Technologies has a net margin of -14.03% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of -15.30%. Geospace Technologies' return on equity of 0.69% beat Dawson Geophysical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Dawson Geophysical-15.30% -46.25% -26.52% Geospace Technologies -14.03%0.69%0.62% Do institutionals and insiders believe in DWSN or GEOS? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Geospace Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryGeospace Technologies beats Dawson Geophysical on 9 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$46.79M$5.27B$7.66B$9.40BDividend YieldN/A3.04%10.95%4.03%P/E Ratio-4.9310.3764.7719.22Price / Sales0.624.7039,835.9299.38Price / Cash28.937.2235.0928.17Price / Book2.641.663.855.70Net Income-$4.12M$411.58M$4.25B$257.84M7 Day Performance10.45%0.44%0.13%2.96%1 Month Performance-28.16%-7.11%-0.16%13.26%1 Year Performance-23.32%-5.10%10.71%17.12% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.2432 of 5 stars$1.48-2.0%N/A-24.9%$46.79M$74.15M-4.93190GEOSGeospace Technologies0.2396 of 5 stars$11.55-8.7%N/A+25.1%$147.92M$116.54M-9.02650High Trading VolumeGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.3028 of 5 stars$7.23+0.6%N/A+15.8%$117.27M$159.20M9.77960High Trading VolumeSLBSchlumberger4.8796 of 5 stars$36.28-2.8%$50.79+40.0%-32.4%$49.34B$36.29B12.30110,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.855 of 5 stars$22.05-4.5%$33.53+52.1%-38.3%$18.95B$22.94B9.2248,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC4.5141 of 5 stars$34.31-3.8%$37.31+8.7%+14.3%$14.38B$9.08B18.0625,304Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsNOVNOV4.7458 of 5 stars$13.26-3.1%$17.38+31.1%-33.0%$4.98B$8.87B8.8434,010Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsTDWTidewater4.7691 of 5 stars$50.45-4.1%$69.33+37.4%-53.8%$2.50B$1.35B15.107,700OIIOceaneering International3.4523 of 5 stars$21.09-3.8%$28.00+32.8%-19.7%$2.12B$2.74B11.8510,400Upcoming EarningsRESRPC2.3404 of 5 stars$4.99-3.2%$5.75+15.3%-21.0%$1.10B$1.42B13.852,597Upcoming EarningsHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7927 of 5 stars$6.33-3.4%$12.50+97.6%-49.0%$958.43M$1.34B11.502,313Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings 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 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 7/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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