Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dawson Geophysical Company is a provider of onshore seismic data acquisition services for the energy industry. Its work helps oil and natural gas companies evaluate subsurface formations and identify potential drilling opportunities.

The company has historically offered 2D and 3D seismic surveys, as well as related field services, data processing and geophysical support. Its operations have focused primarily on land-based projects in the United States and Canada, serving exploration and production companies, geophysical contractors and other energy-sector customers.

Founded in 1952 and headquartered in Midland, Texas, Dawson Geophysical has operated through changing conditions in the oil and gas exploration market. Publicly available information about its current leadership and operations is limited, so no additional leadership details are included here.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1.54 to $1.62
• 50-Day Range: $1.58 to $3.65
• 52-Week Range: $1.50 to $7.85
• Volume: 11,347 shs
• Average Volume: 139,559 shs
• Market Capitalization: $47.86 million
• P/E Ratio: 12.92
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dawson Geophysical Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dawson Geophysical scored higher than 34% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 209th out of 242 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Dawson Geophysical has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Dawson Geophysical has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dawson Geophysical is 13.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.55.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dawson Geophysical is 13.01, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 21.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dawson Geophysical has a P/B Ratio of 3.06. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.21% of the float of Dawson Geophysical has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Dawson Geophysical has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.96, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dawson Geophysical has recently decreased by 44.32%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Dawson Geophysical does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Dawson Geophysical does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Dawson Geophysical is 266.67%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.41

News Sentiment

Dawson Geophysical has a news sentiment score of 1.41. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Dawson Geophysical this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Dawson Geophysical insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.25% of the stock of Dawson Geophysical is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

7.86% of the stock of Dawson Geophysical is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/13/2026
• Today: 11/12/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Energy Equipment & Services
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:DWSN
• CIK: 799165
• Web: www.dawson3d.com
• Phone: (432) 684-3000
• Fax: 713-971-6773
• Employees: 269
• Year Founded: 1952

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.12
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 13.01
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$1.94 million
• Net Margins: 3.49%
• Pretax Margin: 3.52%
• Return on Equity: 19.56%
• Return on Assets: 6.73%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 0.87
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $104.31 million
• Price / Sales: 0.46
• Cash Flow: $0.11 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.82
• Book Value: $0.51 per share
• Price / Book: 3.06

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,056,000
• Free Float: 30,978,000
• Market Cap: $48.45 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.12