Dawson Geophysical (DWSN)

Dawson Geophysical on one page: short interest, daily short volume, fails to deliver, large holders, 13F holders, earnings dates and insider trades. Listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as oil & gas field exploration services.

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Short interest

settlement 2026-10-15

1.0

Days to cover

-2.9 days vs prior

31.3%

Short share of volume

2026-11-03

1,667

Fails to deliver

settlement 2026-10-13

Wed 11 Nov

Next earnings

estimated date

Insider flow, 90 days

0 buys, 0 sells

As of 2026-11-03.

Short interest

FINRA, twice a month. The newest 48 settlements in the table, 48 in the chart. JSON

As of 15 October 2026, short interest in DWSN is 119,448 shares, down 147,188 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 3,228 shares (31 December 2024) to 358,511 shares (14 August 2026). At the reported average volume of 133K shares a day that is 1.0 days to cover.

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Settlement	Shares short	Change	Avg daily volume	Days to cover
2026-10-15	119,448	-36.4%	132,878	1.00
2026-09-30	187,886	-29.5%	48,209	3.90
2026-09-15	266,636	+1.9%	90,282	2.95
2026-08-31	261,545	-27.1%	221,637	1.18
2026-08-14	358,511	+4.9%	137,935	2.60
2026-07-31	341,705	+11.8%	157,696	2.17
2026-07-15	305,633	+326.5%	458,444	1.00
2026-06-30	71,662	+1.2%	105,499	1.00
2026-06-15	70,824	+2.2%	83,266	1.00
2026-05-29	69,302	-38.8%	107,546	1.00
2026-05-15	113,137	-20.9%	118,565	1.00
2026-04-30	142,971	+10.2%	94,912	1.51
2026-04-15	129,702	+11.6%	129,172	1.00
2026-03-31	116,183	+52.0%	365,734	1.00
2026-03-13	76,422	+111.6%	182,185	1.00
2026-02-27	36,109	-29.7%	97,517	1.00
2026-02-13	51,364	+141.1%	67,464	1.00
2026-01-30	21,302	-15.5%	63,412	1.00
2026-01-15	25,207	+356.3%	71,434	1.00
2025-12-31	5,524	-43.0%	47,162	1.00
2025-12-15	9,696	-27.8%	37,356	1.00
2025-11-28	13,434	-36.6%	31,314	1.00
2025-11-14	21,178	-44.3%	47,600	1.00
2025-10-31	37,990	-15.2%	82,651	1.00
2025-10-15	44,789	-35.7%	64,117	1.00
2025-09-30	69,682	-25.9%	70,704	1.00
2025-09-15	94,080	-33.5%	46,761	2.01
2025-08-29	141,393	-4.8%	67,348	2.10
2025-08-15	148,506	-8.6%	57,336	2.59
2025-07-31	162,548	+15.2%	150,808	1.08
2025-07-15	141,076	-26.7%	168,535	1.00
2025-06-30	192,365	+136.1%	6,575,928	1.00
2025-06-13	81,470	-3.0%	6,131	13.29
2025-05-30	83,994	-0.2%	6,399	13.13
2025-05-15	84,188	-6.4%	7,003	12.02
2025-04-30	89,940	+1.6%	5,441	16.53
2025-04-15	88,547	-4.4%	5,389	16.43
2025-03-31	92,644	-9.7%	11,540	8.03
2025-03-14	102,639	-3.4%	5,500	18.66
2025-02-28	106,227	-7.9%	4,164	25.51
2025-02-14	115,315	-35.0%	11,614	9.93
2025-01-31	177,376	+2395.8%	203,883	1.00
2025-01-15	7,107	+120.2%	7,201	1.00
2024-12-31	3,228	-16.5%	11,856	1.00
2024-12-13	3,867	-36.3%	20,208	1.00
2024-11-29	6,069	-8.5%	14,811	1.00
2024-11-15	6,630	-32.3%	11,425	1.00
2024-10-31	9,796	-15.2%	7,218	1.36

Daily short volume

FINRA Reg SHO, the last 30 sessions. JSON

As of 3 November 2026, the short share of DWSN volume is 31.3%, down 0.6 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 7.5% (9 October 2026) to 47.3% (29 September 2026). The latest reading is 4.8 points above the 30-session average of 26.5%, on 23K shares reported.

Date	Short volume	Total volume	Short share	Exempt
2026-11-03	7K	23K	31.3%	0
2026-11-02	7K	31K	22.6%	5,657
2026-10-30	7K	52K	14.3%	3,058
2026-10-29	7K	35K	20.7%	37
2026-10-28	3K	19K	14.8%	0
2026-10-27	5K	17K	31.9%	0
2026-10-26	2K	6K	41.1%	0
2026-10-23	2K	13K	15.3%	9
2026-10-22	15K	71K	21.5%	54
2026-10-21	1K	17K	7.6%	0
2026-10-20	3K	14K	23.6%	0
2026-10-19	9K	42K	20.4%	0
2026-10-16	2K	7K	34.6%	0
2026-10-15	13K	33K	38.4%	0
2026-10-14	10K	116K	8.9%	0
2026-10-13	16K	39K	41.7%	0
2026-10-12	15K	85K	17.9%	0
2026-10-09	9K	121K	7.5%	100
2026-10-08	20K	85K	23.9%	1,800
2026-10-07	6K	14K	46.5%	0
2026-10-06	33K	144K	23.0%	0
2026-10-05	15K	32K	47.1%	0
2026-10-02	7K	46K	15.6%	0
2026-10-01	41K	128K	31.9%	0
2026-09-30	6K	23K	25.0%	0
2026-09-29	12K	25K	47.3%	0
2026-09-28	7K	19K	37.1%	10
2026-09-25	7K	20K	33.0%	100
2026-09-24	4K	15K	27.8%	4
2026-09-23	4K	17K	21.3%	10

Fails to deliver

SEC, the last 30 settlement dates with a fail. JSON

As of 13 October 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in DWSN is 1,667 shares, up 366 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 10 shares (15 June 2026) to 43,440 shares (12 March 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Settlement	Shares failed	Price	Value
2026-10-13	1,667	$2.56	$4K
2026-09-08	1,301	$3.65	$5K
2026-09-01	2,541	$3.39	$9K
2026-08-25	15,740	$3.42	$54K
2026-08-24	5,572	$3.41	$19K
2026-08-21	1,097	$3.00	$3K
2026-08-20	2,477	$2.84	$7K
2026-08-18	17,834	$2.86	$51K
2026-08-17	280	$3.20	$896
2026-08-14	354	$4.56	$2K
2026-08-10	1,141	$4.35	$5K
2026-08-07	3,517	$4.78	$17K
2026-07-23	5,124	$4.88	$25K
2026-07-20	361	$4.48	$2K
2026-07-17	166	$4.34	$720
2026-06-15	10	$4.63	$46
2026-05-19	225	$4.47	$1K
2026-05-18	3,000	$3.91	$12K
2026-05-15	3,000	$3.86	$12K
2026-05-13	498	$3.49	$2K
2026-05-12	16,704	$3.47	$58K
2026-05-06	53	$3.66	$194
2026-04-27	1,279	$3.24	$4K
2026-04-15	56	$2.57	$144
2026-03-13	43,440	$4.29	$186K
2026-03-12	43,440	$4.31	$187K
2026-03-11	14,413	$4.22	$61K
2025-12-29	812	$1.70	$1K
2025-12-24	547	$1.67	$913
2025-12-01	1,511	$1.96	$3K

Insider trades

SEC Form 4, newest first. JSON

No open-market insider trades were reported for DWSN in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) on 2026-10-27.

Date	Insider	Title	Type	Shares	Price	Value	Owned after
2026-10-27	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	8K	$2.09	$17K	101K
2026-10-27	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Tax withholding	12K	$2.09	$25K	140K
2026-06-30	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	150	$0.00	$0	109K
2025-12-31	Wilks Farris	Director,TenPercentOwner	Other transaction	15.5M	price not stated in the filing	not stated	n/a
2025-10-27	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	100K	$0.00	$0	109K
2025-10-27	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Grant	150K	$0.00	$0	152K
2025-09-09	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Grant	550	$1.59	$875	2K
2025-08-20	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Grant	500	$1.40	$700	1K
2025-08-18	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	1K	$1.39	$1K	7K
2025-08-18	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	1K	$1.40	$1K	9K
2025-08-18	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	1K	$1.38	$1K	6K
2025-08-18	Shaw Ian M.	Chief Financial Officer	Grant	5K	$1.35	$7K	20K
2025-08-15	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	500	$1.28	$640	5K
2025-08-15	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	500	$1.29	$645	5K
2025-08-15	Shaw Ian M.	Chief Financial Officer	Grant	5K	$1.28	$6K	15K
2025-06-13	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Grant	50	$1.36	$68	800
2025-06-06	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Grant	600	$1.31	$786	750
2025-05-20	Krylov Sergei	Director	Grant	3K	$1.33	$4K	28K
2025-05-20	Shaw Ian M.	Chief Financial Officer	Grant	4K	$1.32	$5K	10K
2025-05-20	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	3K	$1.33	$4K	4K
2025-05-19	Krylov Sergei	Director	Grant	3K	$1.27	$3K	25K
2025-05-19	Shaw Ian M.	Chief Financial Officer	Grant	4K	$1.28	$5K	7K
2025-05-19	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	900	$1.31	$1K	2K
2025-05-16	Krylov Sergei	Director	Grant	4K	$1.29	$5K	23K
2025-05-16	Shaw Ian M.	Chief Financial Officer	Grant	3K	$1.28	$4K	3K
2025-05-16	Mays Ray L	EVP & Chief Operating Officer	Grant	600	$1.28	$768	600
2024-10-01	Conly Albert S.	Director	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	19K
2024-10-01	Fernandes Jose Carlos	Director	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	19K
2024-10-01	Bradley Bruce Franklin	Director	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	19K
2024-10-01	Krylov Sergei	Director	Grant	19K	$0.00	$0	19K
2024-06-28	Clark William Anthony	CEO & President	Grant	150	$0.00	$0	150
2023-09-13	WB Acquisitions Inc.	TenPercentOwner	Conversion	5.8M	$1.70	$9.9M	24.6M
2023-06-14	Wilks Farris	TenPercentOwner	Buy	9K	$2.23	$20K	18.8M
2023-06-13	WB Acquisitions Inc.	TenPercentOwner	Buy	4K	$2.19	$10K	17.7M
2023-06-12	WB Acquisitions Inc.	TenPercentOwner	Buy	4K	$2.17	$9K	17.6M
2023-06-12	WB Acquisitions Inc.	TenPercentOwner	Buy	4K	$2.17	$9K	18.8M
2023-06-12	WB Acquisitions Inc.	TenPercentOwner	Buy	4K	$2.19	$10K	18.8M
2023-03-24	WB Acquisitions Inc.	TenPercentOwner	Other transaction	1.2M	$0.00	$0	18.8M
2022-08-16	JUMPER STEPHEN C	President/CEO	Returned to company	50K	$1.75	$88K	0
2022-08-16	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Returned to company	25K	$1.75	$44K	0
2022-08-16	Brata James Kevin	EVP, Chief Financial Officer	Returned to company	25K	$1.75	$44K	0
2022-01-18	Brata James Kevin	EVP, Chief Financial Officer	Returned to company	62K	$2.34	$146K	25K
2022-01-18	COOPER CRAIG W	Director	Returned to company	93K	$2.34	$218K	0
2022-01-18	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Returned to company	100K	$2.34	$235K	25K
2022-01-18	JUMPER STEPHEN C	President/CEO	Returned to company	245K	$2.34	$574K	50K
2022-01-18	Klofas Michael L	Director	Returned to company	40K	$2.34	$93K	0
2022-01-18	Vander Ploeg Mark A	Director	Returned to company	31K	$2.34	$73K	0
2022-01-18	Vander Ploeg Mark A	Director	Returned to company	37K	$2.34	$86K	0
2022-01-18	North Ted R	Director	Returned to company	85K	$2.34	$199K	0
2021-09-30	COOPER CRAIG W	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	93K
2021-09-30	Klofas Michael L	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	40K
2021-09-30	North Ted R	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	85K
2021-09-30	Vander Ploeg Mark A	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	31K
2021-08-16	Brata James Kevin	EVP, Chief Financial Officer	Grant	25K	$1.98	$50K	87K
2021-08-16	JUMPER STEPHEN C	President/CEO	Grant	50K	$1.98	$99K	295K
2021-08-16	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Grant	25K	$1.98	$50K	125K
2021-06-30	COOPER CRAIG W	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	90K
2021-06-30	Klofas Michael L	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	37K
2021-06-30	North Ted R	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	82K
2021-06-30	Vander Ploeg Mark A	Director	Grant	3K	$0.00	$0	28K
2021-06-01	Brata James Kevin	EVP, Chief Financial Officer	Tax withholding	5K	$2.39	$11K	62K
2021-06-01	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	5K	$2.39	$11K	100K
2020-09-17	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Sell	2K	$1.75	$4K	105K
2020-09-16	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Sell	14K	$1.75	$24K	107K
2020-09-15	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Sell	516	$1.75	$903	121K
2020-08-10	Brata James Kevin	EVP, Chief Financial Officer	Tax withholding	3K	$1.75	$6K	67K
2020-08-10	Thomas James W	EVP, Chief Technical Officer	Tax withholding	4K	$1.75	$7K	67K
2020-08-10	TOBIAS C RAY	EVP, Chief Operating Officer	Tax withholding	3K	$1.75	$6K	122K
2020-03-10	JUMPER STEPHEN C	President/CEO	Buy	10K	$1.31	$13K	245K
2019-12-31	BARRETT WILLIAM J	Director	Grant	5K	$0.00	$0	787K
2019-12-31	COOPER CRAIG W	Director	Grant	5K	$0.00	$0	87K
2019-12-31	HOOVER GARY M	Director	Grant	5K	$0.00	$0	84K
2019-12-31	Klofas Michael L	Director	Grant	5K	$0.00	$0	34K
2019-12-31	North Ted R	Director	Grant	5K	$0.00	$0	79K
2019-12-31	Vander Ploeg Mark A	Director	Grant	5K	$0.00	$0	25K

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

Large holders (13D and 13G)

One row per reporting person with its latest filing, newest first. JSON

3 holders report 5% or more of DWSN in their latest filing, all on Schedule 13D (active intent). The largest reported stake is Dan Wilks at 79.4% of the class (24,658,746 shares), filed 2026-01-05 for an event on 2025-12-31.

Filed	Form	Holder	Shares	Of class	Event
2026-01-05	13D/Ano. 7	Dan Wilksindividual	24.7M	79.4%	2025-12-31
2026-01-05	13D/Ano. 7	Wilks Brothers, LLCother entity	24.7M	79.4%	2025-12-31
2026-01-05	13D/Ano. 7	Farris Wilksindividual	24.7M	79.4%	2025-12-31
2026-01-05	13D/Ano. 7	Staci Wilksindividual	349	0.0%	2025-12-31
2026-01-05	13D/Ano. 7	WB Acquisitions Inc.corporation	0	0.0%	2025-12-31

13F holders

Tracked managers holding DWSN at their latest 13F. JSON

2 of the 30 tracked managers held DWSN at their latest 13F, $441K in total at quarter-end prices. Citadel Advisors is the largest at $239K (0.0% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 1 added shares and 1 cut.

Fund	Quarter	Shares	Value	Of portfolio	Change in shares
Citadel Advisors	2026-06-30	40K	$239K	0.00%	new
Two Sigma Investments	2026-06-30	34K	$202K	0.00%	-600

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

What this page is

Dawson Geophysical in the regulatory record

Regulators publish company data in separate files that never sit next to each other: FINRA's twice-monthly short interest, its daily short sale volume, the SEC's fails-to-deliver counts, and each insider's Form 4. A company page puts those series for one ticker on one URL, with planned sales, large holders, 13F holders and financials beside them, so the short position, the daily flow, the settlement fails and what insiders are doing can be read together.

Each section has its own history table, a one-line summary of the latest figures and its own JSON and CSV links, and says when its source last updated.

This page follows Dawson Geophysical (DWSN), SEC CIK 799165, listed on Nasdaq, classified by the SEC as oil & gas field exploration services. The cross-market tables live on the short interest and insider transactions hubs.

Source and updates

Short interest: FINRA consolidated short interestSource: FINRA.Twice a month, about eight business days after settlement. Latest 2026-10-15.JSON and CSV
Daily short volume: FINRA Reg SHO daily filesSource: FINRA.Every trading day, the morning after FINRA posts it. Latest 2026-11-03.JSON and CSV
Fails to deliver: SEC fails-to-deliver dataSource: SEC.Twice a month, a few weeks after the half month ends. Latest 2026-10-13.JSON and CSV
Large holders: SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D and 13GSource: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them. A 13D is due within five business days of crossing 5%; a 13G follows the passive schedule. Latest 2026-01-05.JSON and CSV
13F holders: SEC EDGAR Form 13F-HRSource: SEC.Quarterly, filed within 45 days of quarter end; 30 tracked managers. Latest 2026-06-30.JSON and CSV
Earnings dates: SEC EDGAR 8-K filings (Item 2.02)Source: SEC.Twice a day. Reported dates come from the company's 8-K filings; the next date is marked as an estimate until the 8-K arrives. Latest 2026-08-13.JSON and CSV
Insider trades: SEC EDGAR Form 4Source: SEC.New filings appear shortly after the SEC posts them; they're due two business days after the trade. Latest 2026-10-27.JSON and CSV
Company record: EDGAR filing index for CIK 799165Ticker, name and exchange from the SEC's company list, refreshed weekly.
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How to read it

Read the position against the flow: rising short interest with a high daily short share is new shorting; rising short interest with a normal short share is old shorts holding on.
Insider buys next to a large short position are rare and stand out; insider sells next to one are common and mean little.
Fails to deliver matter relative to the float, not in absolute shares; a million failed shares in a mega cap is noise.

Analysis of what the data shows, not advice. XOOMAR does not recommend buying, selling or holding anything.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much of DWSN is sold short?

119,448 shares were held short at the 2026-10-15 settlement, 1.0 days of average volume. FINRA publishes the next count about eight business days after the 15th and the last business day of the month.

What is DWSN's daily short volume?

On 2026-11-03, 7,232 of the 23,106 DWSN shares reported to FINRA were sold short, 31.3% of the day's reported volume. Short volume is a flow for one day, not a position.

Does DWSN have fails to deliver?

The SEC's latest file shows 1,667 DWSN shares failed to deliver at settlement 2026-10-13. Fails are reported per settlement date and published twice a month with a lag.

Are DWSN insiders buying or selling?

No open-market insider trades were reported for DWSN in the last 90 days. The most recent filings are listed below. Latest filing: Mays Ray L (EVP & Chief Operating Officer) on 2026-10-27.

Who owns 5% or more of DWSN?

Which tracked 13F managers own DWSN?

2 of the 30 tracked 13F managers held DWSN shares at their latest filing, $441K in all. The largest: Ken Griffin's Citadel Advisors (40K shares, $239K), Two Sigma Investments (34K shares, $202K).

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Dawson Geophysical (DWSN)

Short interest

Daily short volume

Fails to deliver

Insider trades

Large holders (13D and 13G)

13F holders

Dawson Geophysical in the regulatory record

Source and updates

How to read it

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Frequently Asked Questions