Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors

Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and Gulf Island Fabrication (NASDAQ:GIFI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, DWSN or GIFI?

Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.21, meaning that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its stock price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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. 7.2% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DWSN or GIFI more profitable?

Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of -6.55%. Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity of 20.64% beat Dawson Geophysical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dawson Geophysical	-6.55%	-21.54%	-11.63%
Gulf Island Fabrication	10.54%	20.64%	13.48%

Does the media favor DWSN or GIFI?

In the previous week, Gulf Island Fabrication had 4 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gulf Island Fabrication and 1 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Gulf Island Fabrication's score of 0.82 indicating that Dawson Geophysical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dawson Geophysical	Very Positive
Gulf Island Fabrication	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, DWSN or GIFI?

Dawson Geophysical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gulf Island Fabrication. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dawson Geophysical	$74.15M	0.52	-$12.15M	-$0.14	-8.93
Gulf Island Fabrication	$159.20M	0.73	-$24.40M	$0.88	8.13

Is DWSN or GIFI a better dividend stock?

Dawson Geophysical pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 25.6%. Gulf Island Fabrication pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Dawson Geophysical pays out -228.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gulf Island Fabrication pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Dawson Geophysical is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DWSN or GIFI?

Gulf Island Fabrication received 7 more outperform votes than Dawson Geophysical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.66% of users gave Gulf Island Fabrication an outperform vote while only 60.84% of users gave Dawson Geophysical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dawson Geophysical	Outperform Votes 188 60.84%	Underperform Votes 121 39.16%
Gulf Island Fabrication	Outperform Votes 195 65.66%	Underperform Votes 102 34.34%

Summary

Gulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.