Geospace Technologies (GEOS) Competitors $6.44 +0.02 (+0.31%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GEOS vs. NGS, OIS, FET, GIFI, DWSN, SLB, HAL, FTI, NOV, and TDWShould you be buying Geospace Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Geospace Technologies include Natural Gas Services Group (NGS), Oil States International (OIS), Forum Energy Technologies (FET), Gulf Island Fabrication (GIFI), Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), Schlumberger (SLB), Halliburton (HAL), TechnipFMC (FTI), NOV (NOV), and Tidewater (TDW). These companies are all part of the "oil & gas equipment & services" industry. Geospace Technologies vs. Natural Gas Services Group Oil States International Forum Energy Technologies Gulf Island Fabrication Dawson Geophysical Schlumberger Halliburton TechnipFMC NOV Tidewater Natural Gas Services Group (NYSE:NGS) and Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ:GEOS) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NGS or GEOS? Natural Gas Services Group received 30 more outperform votes than Geospace Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.47% of users gave Natural Gas Services Group an outperform vote while only 54.85% of users gave Geospace Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNatural Gas Services GroupOutperform Votes27357.47% Underperform Votes20242.53% Geospace TechnologiesOutperform Votes24354.85% Underperform Votes20045.15% Is NGS or GEOS more profitable? Natural Gas Services Group has a net margin of 10.55% compared to Geospace Technologies' net margin of -8.86%. Natural Gas Services Group's return on equity of 6.60% beat Geospace Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Natural Gas Services Group10.55% 6.60% 3.29% Geospace Technologies -8.86%4.61%4.13% Which has more volatility and risk, NGS or GEOS? Natural Gas Services Group has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geospace Technologies has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, NGS or GEOS? Natural Gas Services Group has higher revenue and earnings than Geospace Technologies. Geospace Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Natural Gas Services Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNatural Gas Services Group$156.74M1.44$4.75M$1.3813.04Geospace Technologies$122.79M0.67-$6.58M-$0.83-7.76 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NGS or GEOS? 65.6% of Natural Gas Services Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of Natural Gas Services Group 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 company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend NGS or GEOS? Natural Gas Services Group currently has a consensus price target of $32.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.88%. Given Natural Gas Services Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Natural Gas Services Group is more favorable than Geospace Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Natural Gas Services Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Geospace Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to NGS or GEOS? In the previous week, Natural Gas Services Group had 2 more articles in the media than Geospace Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Natural Gas Services Group and 1 mentions for Geospace Technologies. Geospace Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Natural Gas Services Group's score of 0.62 indicating that Geospace Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Natural Gas Services Group Positive Geospace Technologies Positive SummaryNatural Gas Services Group beats Geospace Technologies on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Geospace Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GEOS 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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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 GEOS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGeospace TechnologiesMeasuring & controlling devices IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$82.28M$15.42B$23.05B$7.82BDividend YieldN/A3.39%2.98%4.22%P/E Ratio-7.7615.1542.1318.48Price / Sales0.678.792,077.10103.91Price / Cash4.5117.3834.7234.62Price / Book0.582.556.134.25Net Income-$6.58M$538.63M$738.82M$248.23M7 Day Performance7.15%4.83%3.58%3.29%1 Month Performance-11.05%-1.09%2.08%2.42%1 Year Performance-47.00%-4.40%52,586.99%5.54% Geospace Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GEOSGeospace Technologies1.0167 of 5 stars$6.44+0.3%N/A-48.9%$82.28M$122.79M-7.76650Gap DownNGSNatural Gas Services Group1.8655 of 5 stars$19.34-0.9%$32.00+65.5%-21.2%$241.89M$156.74M15.11250Short Interest ↑OISOil States International4.2159 of 5 stars$3.61-2.2%$6.17+70.8%-9.9%$223.88M$692.59M-10.942,740Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsFETForum Energy Technologies1.7105 of 5 stars$15.08+1.1%N/A-21.7%$186.54M$816.43M-1.371,500Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGIFIGulf Island Fabrication1.6558 of 5 stars$6.77-2.7%N/A-1.4%$110.24M$159.20M6.45960Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑News CoverageDWSNDawson Geophysical0.6631 of 5 stars$1.25flatN/A-27.2%$38.73M$74.15M-6.94190Positive NewsGap UpSLBSchlumberger4.891 of 5 stars$34.09-1.2%$53.50+56.9%-30.7%$46.36B$36.29B10.9699,000Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastHALHalliburton4.9243 of 5 stars$20.65-1.0%$34.68+68.0%-47.3%$17.80B$22.56B7.3045,000Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionGap DownFTITechnipFMC4.17 of 5 stars$28.74+1.4%$36.83+28.2%+8.2%$12.09B$9.08B18.9123,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageNOVNOV4.7635 of 5 stars$12.23-0.8%$19.00+55.4%-38.1%$4.63B$8.87B7.6032,300Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownTDWTidewater4.5902 of 5 stars$36.59+0.7%$92.50+152.8%-60.9%$1.88B$1.35B10.766,300Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NGS Competitors OIS Competitors FET Competitors GIFI Competitors DWSN Competitors SLB Competitors HAL Competitors FTI Competitors NOV Competitors TDW 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:GEOS) was last updated on 4/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTop performing AI play of the decade…? 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