Do analysts recommend RNGR or DWSN?

Ranger Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.12%. Given Ranger Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ranger Energy Services 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Dawson Geophysical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts prefer DWSN or SMHI?

SEACOR Marine has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.56%. Given SEACOR Marine's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEACOR Marine is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dawson Geophysical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SEACOR Marine 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts prefer SND or DWSN?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Smart Sand 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Dawson Geophysical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Do analysts recommend DWSN or OMSE?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dawson Geophysical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 OMS Energy Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DWSN or OMSE?

OMS Energy Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Dawson Geophysical $75.62M 1.50 -$1.94M $0.12 30.42 OMS Energy Technologies $155.91M 1.30 $32.21M N/A N/A

Do analysts recommend DWSN or GIFI?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Dawson Geophysical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Gulf Island Fabrication 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors

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DWSN vs. RNGR, SMHI, SND, OMSE, and GIFI

Should you buy Dawson Geophysical stock or one of its competitors? Dawson Geophysical's main competitors and comparable companies include Ranger Energy Services (RNGR), SEACOR Marine (SMHI), Smart Sand (SND), OMS Energy Technologies (OMSE), and Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry.

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to Ranger Energy Services?

Ranger Energy Services (NYSE:RNGR) and Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Dawson Geophysical has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Ranger Energy Services' net margin of 2.36%. Dawson Geophysical's return on equity of 19.56% beat Ranger Energy Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ranger Energy Services	2.36%	4.87%	3.33%
Dawson Geophysical	3.49%	19.56%	6.73%

Ranger Energy Services has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Ranger Energy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dawson Geophysical, 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
Ranger Energy Services	$546.90M	0.72	$12.30M	$0.60	27.98
Dawson Geophysical	$75.62M	1.50	-$1.94M	$0.12	30.42

Ranger Energy Services has a beta of 0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ranger Energy Services had 3 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ranger Energy Services and 0 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Ranger Energy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 0.00 indicating that Ranger Energy Services is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ranger Energy Services	Positive
Dawson Geophysical	Neutral

68.1% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Ranger Energy Services shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ranger Energy Services presently has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 19.12%. Given Ranger Energy Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ranger Energy Services is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ranger Energy Services	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Dawson Geophysical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Ranger Energy Services beats Dawson Geophysical on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to SEACOR Marine?

Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and SEACOR Marine (NYSE:SMHI) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

SEACOR Marine has a consensus price target of $10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.56%. Given SEACOR Marine's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEACOR Marine is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dawson Geophysical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SEACOR Marine	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, SEACOR Marine had 4 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SEACOR Marine and 0 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Dawson Geophysical's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled SEACOR Marine'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dawson Geophysical	Neutral
SEACOR Marine	Neutral

7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.1% of SEACOR Marine shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.8% of SEACOR Marine shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SEACOR Marine has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Dawson Geophysical has a net margin of 3.49% compared to SEACOR Marine's net margin of -8.62%. Dawson Geophysical's return on equity of 19.56% beat SEACOR Marine's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dawson Geophysical	3.49%	19.56%	6.73%
SEACOR Marine	-8.62%	-8.72%	-3.46%

Dawson Geophysical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SEACOR Marine. SEACOR Marine is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dawson Geophysical, 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	$75.62M	1.50	-$1.94M	$0.12	30.42
SEACOR Marine	$227.83M	1.16	-$27.84M	-$0.71	N/A

Summary

Dawson Geophysical and SEACOR Marine tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to Smart Sand?

Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) and Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Smart Sand had 3 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Smart Sand and 0 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. Smart Sand's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 0.00 indicating that Smart Sand is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Smart Sand	Positive
Dawson Geophysical	Neutral

Dawson Geophysical has a net margin of 3.49% compared to Smart Sand's net margin of 2.71%. Dawson Geophysical's return on equity of 19.56% beat Smart Sand's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Sand	2.71%	4.41%	3.07%
Dawson Geophysical	3.49%	19.56%	6.73%

Smart Sand has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Smart Sand is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dawson Geophysical, 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
Smart Sand	$330.15M	0.68	$1.35M	$0.26	20.46
Dawson Geophysical	$75.62M	1.50	-$1.94M	$0.12	30.42

35.2% of Smart Sand shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of Smart Sand 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Sand	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Dawson Geophysical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Smart Sand has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Smart Sand beats Dawson Geophysical on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to OMS Energy Technologies?

Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and OMS Energy Technologies (NASDAQ:OMSE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Dawson Geophysical has a net margin of 3.49% compared to OMS Energy Technologies' net margin of 0.00%. Dawson Geophysical's return on equity of 19.56% beat OMS Energy Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dawson Geophysical	3.49%	19.56%	6.73%
OMS Energy Technologies	N/A	N/A	N/A

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dawson Geophysical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
OMS Energy Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, OMS Energy Technologies has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, OMS Energy Technologies had 1 more articles in the media than Dawson Geophysical. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for OMS Energy Technologies and 0 mentions for Dawson Geophysical. OMS Energy Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Dawson Geophysical's score of 0.00 indicating that OMS Energy Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dawson Geophysical	Neutral
OMS Energy Technologies	Very Positive

7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

OMS Energy Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dawson Geophysical	$75.62M	1.50	-$1.94M	$0.12	30.42
OMS Energy Technologies	$155.91M	1.30	$32.21M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Dawson Geophysical beats OMS Energy Technologies on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to Gulf Island Fabrication?

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

In the previous week, 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

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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dawson Geophysical has a beta of -0.14, indicating that its share price is 114% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Island Fabrication has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its share price is 59% less volatile than the broader market.

Gulf Island Fabrication has higher revenue and earnings than Dawson Geophysical. Gulf Island Fabrication is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dawson Geophysical, 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	$75.62M	1.50	-$1.94M	$0.12	30.42
Gulf Island Fabrication	$166.77M	1.15	$14.74M	$0.55	21.82

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dawson Geophysical	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Gulf Island Fabrication	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Gulf Island Fabrication has a net margin of 5.46% compared to Dawson Geophysical's net margin of 3.49%. Dawson Geophysical's return on equity of 19.56% beat Gulf Island Fabrication's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dawson Geophysical	3.49%	19.56%	6.73%
Gulf Island Fabrication	5.46%	11.60%	7.92%

Summary

Gulf Island Fabrication beats Dawson Geophysical on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

DWSN vs. The Competition

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Metric	Dawson Geophysical	Energy Equipment & Services Industry	Energy Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$113.37M	$3.85B	$10.01B	$12.88B
Dividend Yield	N/A	13.34%	11.46%	8.56%
P/E Ratio	30.42	44.48	21.85	25.40
Price / Sales	1.50	32.28	566.41	96.42
Price / Cash	27.64	21.24	36.26	52.27
Price / Book	5.62	2.24	3.12	6.17
Net Income	-$1.94M	$67.53M	$4.33B	$349.50M
7 Day Performance	9.28%	1.17%	1.25%	-0.05%
1 Month Performance	-23.16%	4.20%	6.32%	0.80%
1 Year Performance	128.13%	46.42%	38.30%	15.62%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
DWSN Dawson Geophysical	0.4372 of 5 stars	$3.65 +0.6%	N/A	+124.1%	$113.37M	$75.62M	30.42	190	Positive News
RNGR Ranger Energy Services	4.4372 of 5 stars	$16.90 +1.2%	$20.00 +18.3%	+23.1%	$390.81M	$606.70M	28.17	2,300
SMHI SEACOR Marine	0.9958 of 5 stars	$9.75 +2.1%	$10.00 +2.6%	+50.8%	$259.12M	$210.44M	N/A	1,239	News Coverage
SND Smart Sand	1.7241 of 5 stars	$5.21 -1.1%	N/A	+184.6%	$223.44M	$386.99M	20.04	330	Positive News
OMSE OMS Energy Technologies	2.2112 of 5 stars	$4.73 -1.9%	N/A	-19.7%	$204.60M	$155.91M	N/A	632	Positive News High Trading Volume

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Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Competitors

DWSN vs. RNGR, SMHI, SND, OMSE, and GIFI

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to Ranger Energy Services?

Is RNGR or DWSN more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RNGR or DWSN?

Which has more volatility and risk, RNGR or DWSN?

Does the media favor RNGR or DWSN?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RNGR or DWSN?

Do analysts recommend RNGR or DWSN?

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How does Dawson Geophysical compare to SEACOR Marine?

Do analysts prefer DWSN or SMHI?

Does the media favor DWSN or SMHI?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of DWSN or SMHI?

Which has more risk & volatility, DWSN or SMHI?

Is DWSN or SMHI more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DWSN or SMHI?

Summary

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to Smart Sand?

Does the media prefer SND or DWSN?

Is SND or DWSN more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, SND or DWSN?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SND or DWSN?

Do analysts prefer SND or DWSN?

Which has more volatility & risk, SND or DWSN?

Summary

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to OMS Energy Technologies?

Is DWSN or OMSE more profitable?

Do analysts recommend DWSN or OMSE?

Which has more volatility and risk, DWSN or OMSE?

Does the media favor DWSN or OMSE?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in DWSN or OMSE?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, DWSN or OMSE?

Summary

How does Dawson Geophysical compare to Gulf Island Fabrication?

Does the media favor DWSN or GIFI?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of DWSN or GIFI?

Which has more volatility & risk, DWSN or GIFI?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, DWSN or GIFI?

Do analysts recommend DWSN or GIFI?

Is DWSN or GIFI more profitable?

Summary

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Dawson Geophysical Competitors List

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