Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Dawson Geophysical Company was a provider of land-based seismic data acquisition services for the oil and natural gas industry. Its work helped exploration and production companies evaluate underground geological formations and identify potential hydrocarbon reserves.

The company’s services historically included the acquisition of two-dimensional, three-dimensional and time-lapse seismic data. Dawson supported projects through activities such as survey planning, permitting, land surveying, seismic recording and field operations, with data used to guide exploration, development and reservoir-management decisions.

Founded in 1952 and based in Midland, Texas, Dawson Geophysical served customers in the United States and Canada. The company experienced financial and operational challenges in the late 2010s and early 2020s, and publicly available information indicates that its historical business and securities status may differ from that of an actively operating public company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.97 to $3.16
• 50-Day Range: $2.70 to $4.98
• 52-Week Range: $1.50 to $7.85
• Volume: 41,427 shs
• Average Volume: 74,403 shs
• Market Capitalization: $95.66 million
• P/E Ratio: 25.67
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Dawson Geophysical Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Dawson Geophysical scored higher than 23% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 226th out of 252 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: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Dawson Geophysical is 25.67, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Dawson Geophysical is 25.67, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 20.84.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Dawson Geophysical has a P/B Ratio of 6.04. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.86% 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 2.95, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Dawson Geophysical has recently increased by 1.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Dawson Geophysical does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Dawson Geophysical has a news sentiment score of 0.50. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.66 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.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for DWSN on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Dawson Geophysical to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

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: 9/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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: 25.67
• 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: $75.62 million
• Price / Sales: 1.27
• Cash Flow: $0.12 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 25.64
• Book Value: $0.51 per share
• Price / Book: 6.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 31,060,000
• Free Float: 30,978,000
• Market Cap: $95.66 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.14