Geospace Technologies Ownership

GEOS Stock  USD 7.42  0.04  0.54%   
The market capitalization of Geospace Technologies is $94.8 Million. Over half of Geospace Technologies' outstanding shares are owned by outside corporations. These outside corporations are typically referred to as corporate investors that purchase positions in a given instrument to benefit from reduced trade commissions. Note, that even with negative profits, if the true value of the firm is larger than the current market value, you may still be able to generate positive returns on investment in this company.
 
Shares in Circulation  
First Issued
2009-03-31
Previous Quarter
13 M
Current Value
13 M
Avarage Shares Outstanding
13 M
Quarterly Volatility
435.3 K
 
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Please note, institutional investors have a lot of resources and new technology at their disposal. They can put in a lot of research and financial analysis when reviewing investment options. There are many different types of institutional investors, including banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and pension plans. One of the main advantages they have over retail investors is the fees paid for trades. As they are buying in large quantities, they can manage their cost more effectively.
  
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Geospace Stock Ownership Analysis

About 68.0% of the company shares are owned by institutional investors. The company has price-to-book (P/B) ratio of 0.66. Some equities with similar Price to Book (P/B) outperform the market in the long run. Geospace Technologies recorded a loss per share of 0.8. The entity had not issued any dividends in recent years. The firm had 2:1 split on the 19th of October 2012. Geospace Technologies Corporation designs and manufactures instruments and equipment used in the oil and gas industry to acquire seismic data in order to locate, characterize, and monitor hydrocarbon producing reservoirs. Geospace Technologies Corporation was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. Geospace Technologie operates under Oil Gas Equipment Services classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 649 people. To learn more about Geospace Technologies call Walter Wheeler at 713 986 4444 or check out https://www.geospace.com.
Besides selling stocks to institutional investors, Geospace Technologies also allocates a substantial amount of its earnings to a pull of share-based compensation to be paid out to its employees, managers, executives, and members of the board of directors. Share-Based compensation (also sometimes called Stock-Based Compensation) is a way of paying different Geospace Technologies' stakeholders with equity in the business. It is typically used as a motivation factor for employees to contribute beyond their regular compensation (salary and bonus). It is also used as a tool to align Geospace Technologies' strategic interests with those of the company's shareholders. Shares issued to employees are usually subject to a vesting period before they are earned and sold.

Geospace Technologies Quarterly Liabilities And Stockholders Equity

159.94 Million

Geospace Technologies Insider Trades History

About 8.0% of Geospace Technologies are currently held by insiders. Unlike Geospace Technologies' institutional investors, corporate insiders most likely have a limit on the maximum percentage of share ownership. This is done to align insiders' influence against Geospace Technologies' private investors even though both sides will benefit from rising prices or experience loss when the share price declines. The good rule to have in mind is that the maximum share ownership percentage of the corporate insiders should not surpass 25%. View all of Geospace Technologies' insider trades
 
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Geospace Stock Institutional Investors

Have you ever been surprised when a price of an equity instrument such as Geospace Technologies is soaring high without any particular reason? This is usually happening because many institutional investors are aggressively trading Geospace Technologies backward and forwards among themselves. Geospace Technologies' institutional investor refers to the entity that pools money to purchase Geospace Technologies' securities or originate loans. Institutional investors include commercial and private banks, credit unions, insurance companies, pension funds, hedge funds, endowments, and mutual funds. Operating companies that invest excess capital in these types of assets may also be included in the term and may influence corporate governance by exercising voting rights in their investments.
Shares
Glenorchy Capital Ltd2024-12-31
184.7 K
State Street Corp2024-12-31
163.4 K
Bridgeway Capital Management, Llc2024-12-31
145.8 K
American Century Companies Inc2024-12-31
145.1 K
Victory Capital Management Inc.2024-12-31
124.2 K
Northern Trust Corp2024-12-31
114.2 K
U.s. Bancorp2024-12-31
71 K
Strs Ohio2024-09-30
50.9 K
Empowered Funds, Llc2024-12-31
48.2 K
Disciplined Growth Investors Inc2024-12-31
1.4 M
Blackrock Inc2024-12-31
894.9 K
Note, although Geospace Technologies' institutional investors appear to be way more sophisticated than retail investors, it remains unclear if professional active investment managers can reliably enhance risk-adjusted returns by an amount that exceeds fees and expenses.

Geospace Technologies Insider Trading Activities

Some recent studies suggest that insider trading raises the cost of capital for securities issuers and decreases overall economic growth. Trading by specific Geospace Technologies insiders, such as employees or executives, is commonly permitted as long as it does not rely on Geospace Technologies' material information that is not in the public domain. Local jurisdictions usually require such trading to be reported in order to monitor insider transactions. In many U.S. states, trading conducted by corporate officers, key employees, directors, or significant shareholders must be reported to the regulator or publicly disclosed, usually within a few business days of the trade. In these cases Geospace Technologies insiders are required to file a Form 4 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when buying or selling shares of their own companies.

Geospace Technologies Outstanding Bonds

Geospace Technologies issues bonds to finance its operations. Corporate bonds make up one of the largest components of the U.S. bond market, which is considered the world's largest securities market. Geospace Technologies uses the proceeds from bond sales for a wide variety of purposes, including financing ongoing mergers and acquisitions, buying new equipment, investing in research and development, buying back their own stock, paying dividends to shareholders, and even refinancing existing debt. Most Geospace bonds can be classified according to their maturity, which is the date when Geospace Technologies has to pay back the principal to investors. Maturities can be short-term, medium-term, or long-term (more than ten years). Longer-term bonds usually offer higher interest rates but may entail additional risks.

Geospace Technologies Corporate Filings

8K
4th of March 2025
Report filed with the SEC to announce major events that shareholders should know about
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14th of February 2025
Other Reports
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F4
7th of February 2025
The report filed by a party regarding the acquisition or disposition of a company's common stock, as well as derivative securities such as options, warrants, and convertible securities
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23rd of January 2025
Other Reports
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