Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.60 +0.01 (+0.63%) Closing price 09/17/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.60 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07:12 AM 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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings. Does the media refer more to DWSN or GIFI? In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 2 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 0 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gulf Island Fabrication'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Dawson Geophysical Neutral Gulf Island Fabrication Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, DWSN or GIFI? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.04, meaning that its stock price is 104% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DWSN or GIFI? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.4% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.1% of Gulf Island Fabrication shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$55.99M0.89-$4.12M-$0.26-6.15Gulf Island Fabrication$159.20M0.71$14.74M$0.5911.90 SummaryGulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$49.37M$5.94B$7.85B$10.30BDividend YieldN/A2.92%10.73%4.62%P/E Ratio-6.1517.9240.2926.52Price / Sales0.894.85908.1687.93Price / Cash30.477.8236.2960.63Price / Book2.861.833.996.31Net Income-$4.12M$411.58M$4.28B$271.37M7 Day Performance-1.84%0.09%1.13%0.57%1 Month Performance13.07%6.28%4.23%6.20%1 Year Performance12.68%4.55%16.38%28.33% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.3771 of 5 stars$1.60+0.6%N/A+6.0%$49.37M$55.99M-6.15190Gap DownGIFIGulf Island Fabrication2.0015 of 5 stars$7.47+1.9%N/A+29.8%$117.54M$159.20M12.66960High Trading VolumeSLBSchlumberger4.8927 of 5 stars$35.77-0.2%$52.86+47.8%-16.0%$48.40B$36.29B12.25110,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeHALHalliburton4.859 of 5 stars$21.76-1.6%$32.05+47.3%-24.0%$18.84B$22.94B10.1748,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC3.7931 of 5 stars$39.35+1.2%$38.92-1.1%+53.8%$15.99B$9.08B18.5625,304Positive NewsNOVNOV4.6594 of 5 stars$13.22-0.8%$16.56+25.3%-21.2%$4.95B$8.87B10.8334,010Trending NewsOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionTDWTidewater4.5518 of 5 stars$58.98+2.2%$69.00+17.0%-23.5%$2.86B$1.35B15.287,700Positive NewsOIIOceaneering International3.4206 of 5 stars$24.05-0.1%$28.25+17.5%-5.1%$2.41B$2.77B12.1410,400Positive NewsRESRPC3.0491 of 5 stars$4.71-0.5%$4.69-0.4%-29.4%$1.04B$1.42B18.102,597Positive NewsHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7253 of 5 stars$6.22-2.1%$12.00+93.1%-36.8%$933.36M$1.28B19.422,313TTITetra Technologies3.2191 of 5 stars$4.75+1.2%$5.75+21.2%+66.2%$625.08M$607.22M5.521,400 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 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersREVEALED: Something Big Happening Behind White House Doorswhat I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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