Contrasting Geospace Technologies (GEOS) and Its Peers

Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ:GEOS) is one of 177 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Geospace Technologies to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Geospace Technologies and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geospace Technologies	$110.80 million	-$9.72 million	-1.18
Geospace Technologies Competitors	$3.27 billion	$29.73 million	12.60

Geospace Technologies’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Geospace Technologies. Geospace Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Geospace Technologies and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Geospace Technologies	1	0	0	0	1.00
Geospace Technologies Competitors	1683	6847	8633	490	2.45

As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 36.33%. Given Geospace Technologies’ rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Geospace Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.9% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of shares of all “Energy Equipment & Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Geospace Technologies has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Geospace Technologies’ rivals have a beta of 0.82, indicating that their average stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Geospace Technologies and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Geospace Technologies	-43.10%	-35.80%	-28.30%
Geospace Technologies Competitors	-10.56%	7.42%	1.49%

Summary

Geospace Technologies rivals beat Geospace Technologies on 11 of the 12 factors compared.

About Geospace Technologies

Geospace Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: GEOS) develops and manufactures instruments and equipment used to acquire, record, and process seismic data. Its products primarily support the oil and natural gas industry, where seismic surveys help companies evaluate subsurface formations, plan exploration activities, and monitor reservoirs. The company’s product portfolio includes wireless and cable-based seismic data acquisition systems, seismic sensors, land and marine recording equipment, and related geophysical technologies.