Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI) and Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) Financial Review

Dawson Geophysical (NASDAQ:DWSN) and Glori Energy (OTCMKTS:GLRI) are both energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Dawson Geophysical and Glori Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dawson Geophysical	0	1	0	0	2.00
Glori Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Glori Energy’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Glori Energy is more favorable than Dawson Geophysical.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

7.9% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dawson Geophysical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 46.2% of Glori Energy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Dawson Geophysical and Glori Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dawson Geophysical	$74.15 million	0.80	-$4.12 million	($0.12)	-15.83
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Glori Energy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Dawson Geophysical.

Profitability

This table compares Dawson Geophysical and Glori Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dawson Geophysical	-5.15%	-19.72%	-8.81%
Glori Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Glori Energy beats Dawson Geophysical on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dawson Geophysical

Dawson Geophysical Company provides onshore seismic data acquisition and processing services in the United States and Canada. The company acquires and processes 2-D, 3-D, and multi-component seismic data for its clients, including oil and gas companies, and independent oil and gas operators, as well as providers of multi-client data libraries and carbon capture sequestration projects. Its seismic crews supply seismic data primarily to companies engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas on land and in land-to-water transition areas, as well as potash mining industry. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas. Dawson Geophysical Company is a subsidiary of Wilks Brothers, LLC.

About Glori Energy

Glori Energy Inc., an energy technology and oil production company, provides services to third party exploration and production companies in North America and Brazil. It operates through Oil and Gas, and AERO Services segments. The Oil and Gas segment produces and develops oil and natural gas interests. The AERO Services segment offers biotechnology solutions of enhanced oil recovery through a two-step process, including analysis phase, reservoir screening process that obtains field samples and evaluates potential of AERO system; and field deployment phase that deploys skid mounted injection equipment. Glori Energy Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.