Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors $1.47 -0.03 (-2.00%) Closing price 07/24/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$1.46 -0.01 (-0.75%) As of 07/24/2025 07:38 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. 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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$74.15M0.61-$4.12M-$0.30-4.90Geospace Technologies$135.60M1.11-$6.58M-$1.28-9.21 Does the media prefer DWSN or GEOS? In the previous week, Geospace Technologies had 4 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Geospace Technologies and 2 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Geospace Technologies' score of 0.83 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in DWSN or GEOS? 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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% Which has more risk & volatility, DWSN or GEOS? Dawson Geophysical has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geospace Technologies has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$46.48M$5.61B$7.78B$9.48BDividend YieldN/A2.93%10.92%3.99%P/E Ratio-4.9011.2966.3019.95Price / Sales0.615.2741,654.33101.76Price / Cash28.747.4936.2058.97Price / Book2.631.774.045.90Net Income-$4.12M$411.58M$4.25B$258.42M7 Day Performance-2.65%5.82%1.42%2.12%1 Month Performance-13.53%4.82%4.33%12.46%1 Year Performance-22.63%1.47%14.02%19.56% Dawson Geophysical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DWSNDawson Geophysical0.2711 of 5 stars$1.47-2.0%N/A-23.4%$46.48M$74.15M-4.90190GEOSGeospace Technologies0.6775 of 5 stars$11.31+5.4%N/A+26.8%$137.42M$135.60M-8.84650News CoverageGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.5325 of 5 stars$7.12+2.2%N/A+9.5%$113.08M$159.20M9.42960SLBSchlumberger4.8868 of 5 stars$33.56+0.7%$49.28+46.9%-26.6%$45.32B$36.29B10.19110,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHALHalliburton4.8219 of 5 stars$21.23+0.0%$32.83+54.7%-31.9%$18.24B$22.94B7.5048,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionFTITechnipFMC4.1645 of 5 stars$32.18-1.7%$37.31+15.9%+37.5%$13.73B$9.08B16.9425,304Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpNOVNOV4.7609 of 5 stars$12.71-1.7%$17.31+36.3%-25.0%$4.85B$8.87B8.6134,010Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeTDWTidewater4.8505 of 5 stars$48.03+0.2%$69.33+44.3%-48.1%$2.37B$1.36B14.387,700Positive NewsOIIOceaneering International3.0716 of 5 stars$20.79+1.5%$28.00+34.7%-5.8%$2.06B$2.66B14.2210,400News CoverageEarnings ReportGap UpRESRPC2.4475 of 5 stars$4.68-2.0%$5.06+8.3%-16.6%$1.05B$1.42B13.252,597Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHLXHelix Energy Solutions Group4.7971 of 5 stars$6.42+1.0%$12.50+94.9%-52.2%$962.22M$1.36B11.552,313News CoverageEarnings ReportGap Down 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 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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