Reviewing Geospace Technologies (GEOS) & Its Competitors

Geospace Technologies (NASDAQ:GEOS) is one of 179 public companies in the “Energy Equipment & Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Geospace Technologies to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

57.2% of Geospace Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% 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, 12.2% 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.

Volatility and Risk

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’ peers have a beta of 0.79, indicating that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Geospace Technologies and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Geospace Technologies	$110.80 million	-$9.72 million	-1.14
Geospace Technologies Competitors	$3.20 billion	$29.44 million	12.64

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Geospace Technologies and its peers, 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	1684	6861	8643	491	2.45

As a group, “Energy Equipment & Services” companies have a potential upside of 34.29%. Given Geospace Technologies’ peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Geospace Technologies has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Geospace Technologies and its peers’ 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	-10.41%	7.42%	1.51%

Summary

Geospace Technologies peers beat Geospace Technologies on 12 of the 13 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.