Dawson Geophysical (DWSN)
Acquires land seismic data for North American oil-and-gas exploration and development.
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Generates service revenue by acquiring 2-D, 3-D and multi-component land seismic data for oil-and-gas customers. Operations span the U.S. and Canada, and Wilks Brothers controls the publicly traded company.
Provides North American onshore seismic-data-acquisition services for oil-and-gas operators and multi-client data-library providers. Its field work includes 2-D, 3-D and multi-component surveys supporting exploration and development. Customers include both oil-and-gas operators and providers of multi-client data libraries.
Operations span Lower-48 producing basins and Canada, with field crews carrying out the acquisition work. The company expanded through the TGC Industries combination and the Breckenridge seismic-acquisition asset purchase.
Demand is tied to customers' oil-and-gas exploration and development activity, while execution depends on skilled technical personnel. Wilks Brothers controls the publicly traded company.
Company facts
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $6.1M · Total debt $20.0M · Total assets $55.3M · Shareholders' equity $20.0M
- Revenue
- $17.9M
- Operating income
- −$3.0M
- Net income
- −$3.4M
HistoryDividendAnnual yield
| Institutions | 6.80% | 2.11M shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 1.18% | 366.4K shares | |
| 7 holders · as of Jul 1, 2026 | |||
| Other | 92.02% | 28.58M shares | |
| remainder | |||
31.06M company shares as of Sep 23, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
Dimensional Fund Advisors LPInstitution | 5.34% | 1.66M | filed Feb 12, 2021 |
Arena Investors, LPInstitution | 3.96% | 1.23M | filed Dec 21, 2021 |
Grace & White Inc /NYInstitution | 2.26% | 702,917 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
RBF Capital, LLCInstitution | 1.36% | 423,797 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 0.51% | 156,877 | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
No open-market trades in the last 12 months.
Not reported.