Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.63 +0.01 (+0.31%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.58 -0.05 (-3.37%) As of 05:58 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 Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has better valuation and earnings, DWSN or GIFI? 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 RatioDawson Geophysical$55.99M0.90-$4.12M-$0.26-6.27Gulf Island Fabrication$159.20M0.77$14.74M$0.5912.97 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DWSN or GIFI? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is DWSN or GIFI 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 Dawson Geophysical-13.89% -44.29% -22.22% Gulf Island Fabrication 6.45%12.59%8.72% Which has more risk & volatility, DWSN or GIFI? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.04, indicating that its share price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor DWSN or GIFI? In the previous week, Dawson Geophysical and Dawson Geophysical both had 2 articles in the media. Gulf Island Fabrication's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 1.02 indicating that Gulf Island Fabrication is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Dawson Geophysical 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 11 of the 12 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$50.45M$6.00B$7.83B$10.07BDividend YieldN/A2.93%10.78%4.62%P/E Ratio-6.2718.2240.0126.21Price / Sales0.905.10899.1892.71Price / Cash31.147.7836.1959.91Price / Book2.911.843.936.28Net Income-$4.12M$411.58M$4.29B$270.85M7 Day Performance1.87%0.38%0.52%4.11%1 Month Performance20.74%7.25%3.61%8.40%1 Year Performance6.54%11.65%16.74%28.69% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.412 of 5 stars$1.63+0.3%N/A+6.2%$50.45M$55.99M-6.27190News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.3835 of 5 stars$7.47+1.9%N/A+40.2%$117.54M$159.20M12.66960High Trading VolumeSLBSchlumberger4.8079 of 5 stars$35.77-0.2%$52.86+47.8%-8.7%$48.40B$36.29B12.25110,000News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHALHalliburton4.8673 of 5 stars$21.76-1.6%$32.05+47.3%-20.2%$18.84B$22.94B10.1748,000Analyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC3.8012 of 5 stars$39.35+1.2%$38.92-1.1%+74.2%$15.99B$9.08B18.5625,304Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionNOVNOV4.6831 of 5 stars$13.22-0.8%$16.56+25.3%-17.6%$4.95B$8.87B10.8334,010Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionTDWTidewater4.5117 of 5 stars$58.98+2.2%$69.00+17.0%-13.5%$2.86B$1.35B15.287,700Positive NewsOIIOceaneering International3.0262 of 5 stars$24.05-0.1%$28.25+17.5%+8.9%$2.41B$2.77B12.1410,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRESRPC2.2758 of 5 stars$4.71-0.5%$4.69-0.4%-22.5%$1.04B$1.42B18.102,597Positive NewsHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.758 of 5 stars$6.22-2.1%$12.00+93.1%-31.9%$933.36M$1.28B19.422,313Positive NewsTTITetra Technologies4.0626 of 5 stars$4.75+1.2%$5.75+21.2%+73.4%$625.08M$607.22M5.521,400Positive News 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 9/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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