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DWSN Dawson Geophysical (DWSN) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Oil & gas field exploration services · CIK 0000799165
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SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
19
13F, latest reported quarter

Dawson Geophysical insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

No insider purchases or sales are on record for DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO in the period covered. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Wilks Farris
Director
BUY
2023-06-30 SECtraded 2023-06-14
8,895
$19.8K
+31.4%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 18,847,330 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Wilks Farris bought about $19.8K of DWSN on Jun 14, 2023, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
WB Acquisitions Inc.
BUY
2023-06-14 SECtraded 2023-06-13
4,438
$9.7K
+17.1%
Context
  • 2 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (2 buys), the last on Jun 12, 2023.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 17,650,200 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider WB Acquisitions Inc. bought about $9.7K of DWSN on Jun 13, 2023; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
WB Acquisitions Inc.
BUY
2023-06-16 SECtraded 2023-06-12
4,438
$9.7K
+25.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 18,838,435 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider WB Acquisitions Inc. bought about $9.7K of DWSN on Jun 12, 2023, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
WB Acquisitions Inc.
BUY
2023-06-16 SECtraded 2023-06-12
4,166
$9.0K
+25.2%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 0.0% of the 18,833,997 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider bought within 30 days.
  • 19 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Insider WB Acquisitions Inc. bought about $9.0K of DWSN on Jun 12, 2023, the largest insider purchase at the company on our record; 1 other insider bought within 30 days and 19 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
4 transactions on record · a thin record, read with care
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
no insider buys or sells on file
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
19 funds bought in last quarter
below 89% of Energy
Revenue
+2.0% year over year
more than 55% of Energy
Margin
-2.6% net margin
below 71% of Energy
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
1.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 1.0 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 90% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-5.2%12M
-27%+67%+161%+255%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10
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Who owns DWSN: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
GRACE & WHITE INC /NY
702,917 sh
$4.2M
RBF Capital, LLC
423,797 sh
$2.5M
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
156,877 sh
$931.8K
GABELLI FUNDS LLC
145,200 sh
$862.5K
MARSHALL WACE, LLP
86,797 sh
$515.6K

Congress trades in DWSN

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

DWSN planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.

DWSN mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions Fund
$392.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.6%
The Gabelli ABC Fund
$470.4K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
$129.0K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
TETON Westwood Mighty Mites Fund
$118.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
iShares Micro-Cap ETF
$123.6K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
1290 VT Micro Cap Portfolio
$6.8K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.0%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Tony Clark
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2024
$365.7K
$365.7K
$233.3K
-31%
n/a
2023
$1.6M
$1.6M
$1.0M
-21%
n/a
2022
$395.6K
$367.3K
$326.9K
-16%
n/a
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
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Why this name is on the desk
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The record shows 19 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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DWSN financials

Revenue growth
+2.0%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-2.6%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$104.3M
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+3.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
-$4.5M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.51x
long-term debt only, 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.33x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+20.0%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+7.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+27.3%
operating income after a 1.0% effective tax rate, over long-term debt only, 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+18.8%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
16.83x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$67.1M
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-08-12 shares, plus long-term debt only, 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
-7.1%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$75.6M$74.2M$96.8M$51.6M
Operating income-$1.7M-$4.5M-$13.1M-$22.2M
Net income-$1.9M-$4.1M-$12.1M-$18.6M
EPS (diluted)-0.06-0.13-0.45-0.75
Operating cash flow$14.0M-$1.9M$814.0K-$3.3M
Cash$4.9M$1.4M$10.8M$18.6M
Long-term debt$11.3M$1.5M$1.3M$207.0K
Dividends paidn/a$9.9Mn/an/a
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

DWSN Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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DWSN ranks highest on profitability (82nd percentile) and risk and compliance (60th), and lowest on institutional and government (11th), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
82
Inputs
  • Return on equity+20.0% · 81 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets+7.2% · 69 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capital+27.3% · 92 pct, sector of 39
  • Return on capital employed+18.8% · 88 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
39
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.51x · 39 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.33x · 39 pct, sector of 115
Growth
55
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+2.0% · 55 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Institutional and government
11
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter19 · 11 pct, sector of 145
  • Congress net buyers, 365dno Congress trades in 365 days
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
60
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+1.9% · 72 pct, sector of 168
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+32.3% · 9 pct, sector of 120
2 not measured: Insider conviction, US patents
  • Insider conviction needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: no Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) in 180 days; no insider trades in 180 days
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

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