DWSN SEC Filing News — Dawson Geophysical Company

Latest SEC filings for Dawson Geophysical Company (DWSN) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-08-14.

Dawson Geophysical Company engages in providing 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 data acquisition crews supply seismic data primarily to companies engaged in the explora…
Sector: Energy Industry: Oil & Gas Equipment & Services Market Cap: $66.1M CIK: 799165
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Bullish Classifications
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8
Insider Transactions
6
Material Events (8-K)
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Periodic Reports
What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by Dawson Geophysical Company. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.
DWSN Filing Activity Snapshot 2025-08-12 — 2026-08-14
Insider Transactions (Form 4)
0 buys vs 0 sells
Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.
Insider Transactions 8 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 8 filings in this group are Form 4s for Dawson Geophysical Company.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 8 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 7 compensation award and 1 other reported transaction. None of the classified filings involved a discretionary open-market trade, so this period says nothing about what insiders think of the price.

What each transaction type means

Compensation award ×7
Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Other reported transaction ×1
The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-07-01

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 150 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) Shares: 150
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-01-05

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Wilks Farris (Director, 10% Owner) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
J Other transaction 15,547,010 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wilks Farris (Director, 10% Owner) Shares: 15,547,010
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2025-10-28

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 100,000 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) Shares: 100,000
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2025-10-28

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Clark William Anthony (CEO & President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 150,000 — —
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Clark William Anthony (CEO & President) Shares: 150,000
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2025-09-09

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Clark William Anthony (CEO & President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 550 $1.59 $874.50
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Clark William Anthony (CEO & President) Shares: 550
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2025-08-21

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Clark William Anthony (CEO & President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 500 $1.40 $700.00
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Clark William Anthony (CEO & President) Shares: 500
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2025-08-18

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 500 $1.29 $645.00
A Compensation award 500 $1.28 $640.00
A Compensation award 1,000 $1.38 $1.4K
A Compensation award 1,000 $1.39 $1.4K
A Compensation award 1,050 $1.40 $1.5K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) Shares: 4,050
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2025-08-18

DWSN insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shaw Ian M. (Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code Nature Shares Price Value
A Compensation award 5,000 $1.28 $6.4K
A Compensation award 5,000 $1.35 $6.8K
Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Shaw Ian M. (Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 10,000
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Material Events 6 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There are 6 in this period for Dawson Geophysical Company. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-08-13

DWSN filed 8-K — material company event

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-05-14

DWSN filed 8-K — material company event

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-03-31

DWSN filed 8-K — material company event

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2025-11-12

DWSN filed 8-K — material company event

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2025-11-06

DWSN filed 8-K — material company event

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 8-K Material Company Update 2025-08-12

DWSN filed 8-K — material company event

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Periodic Reports 6 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 2 annual reports (10-K) and 4 quarterly reports (10-Q) for Dawson Geophysical Company.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-14

DWSN filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-05-15

DWSN filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 10-K/A Annual Report Amendment 2026-04-30

DWSN filed amended Annual Report (10-K/A)

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed its amended annual report with the SEC. This amendment updates or corrects a previously filed annual report.

Filing: 10-K/A (Annual Report Amendment)
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Form 10-K Annual Report 2026-03-31

DWSN filed Annual Report (10-K)

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed its annual report with the SEC. This report includes audited financial statements, business overview, risk factors, and management discussion.

Filing: 10-K (Annual Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2025-11-13

DWSN filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →
Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2025-08-13

DWSN filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

DAWSON GEOPHYSICAL CO filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)
View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify Dawson Geophysical Company's filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on DWSN. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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