Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $2.02 +0.11 (+5.47%) As of 12:55 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider 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 better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends. Does the media favor GIFI or DWSN? In the previous week, Dawson Geophysical had 2 more articles in the media than Gulf Island Fabrication. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dawson Geophysical and 0 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Gulf Island Fabrication's score of 0.62 indicating that Dawson Geophysical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Gulf Island Fabrication Positive Dawson Geophysical Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by company 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. 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%-44.29%-22.22% Do analysts prefer GIFI or DWSN? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Dawson Geophysical 1 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.00 Which has more volatility & risk, GIFI or DWSN? Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.03, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger 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$159.20M0.76$14.74M$0.5912.86Dawson Geophysical$55.99M1.12-$4.12M-$0.26-7.79 SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 11 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$62.87M$5.87B$7.91B$10.59BDividend YieldN/A2.91%10.74%4.71%P/E Ratio-7.7919.2876.9027.55Price / Sales1.123.731,520.05204.66Price / Cash33.348.2236.4661.55Price / Book3.621.924.906.77Net Income-$4.12M$411.58M$4.28B$275.88M7 Day Performance13.76%-0.42%1.32%2.79%1 Month Performance29.81%4.93%5.64%9.25%1 Year Performance19.12%4.55%17.82%35.91% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.9505 of 5 stars$2.03+5.5%N/A+17.1%$62.87M$55.99M-7.79190News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Gap UpGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.1805 of 5 stars$7.11-3.3%N/A+37.8%$117.86M$159.20M12.05960SLBSchlumberger4.8649 of 5 stars$35.11-1.2%$52.18+48.6%-23.0%$53.05B$36.29B12.02110,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8537 of 5 stars$25.03-0.3%$31.37+25.3%-20.4%$21.41B$22.94B11.7048,000Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC3.7674 of 5 stars$39.99-0.9%$38.92-2.7%+40.2%$16.59B$9.08B18.8625,304Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNOVNOV4.5054 of 5 stars$13.28-1.5%$16.56+24.8%-14.8%$5.01B$8.87B10.8834,010Analyst UpgradeTDWTidewater4.4087 of 5 stars$54.02-6.2%$69.00+27.7%-23.8%$2.85B$1.35B13.997,700News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeOIIOceaneering International3.3524 of 5 stars$25.09-2.2%$27.00+7.6%-5.5%$2.57B$2.77B12.6710,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRESRPC3.2177 of 5 stars$4.85-0.5%$4.69-3.3%-31.6%$1.07B$1.42B18.642,597News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.6809 of 5 stars$6.72-3.4%$12.00+78.6%-37.2%$1.02B$1.28B21.002,313Analyst ForecastGap UpTTITetra Technologies3.5941 of 5 stars$5.83-1.0%$6.17+5.8%+67.7%$785.02M$607.22M6.781,400 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredBuilding The Infrastructure for the Coming Financial ResetWhile China pushes nearly $1 trillion through its new digital currency, one emerging company is quietly buildi...Intellistake | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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