by The Associated Press Last Updated May 13, 2021 at 7:25 am ADT MIDLAND, Texas (AP) _ Dawson Geophysical Co. (DWSN) on Thursday reported a first-quarter loss of $5.2 million, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier. The Midland, Texas-based company said it had a loss of 22 cents per share. The provider of onshore seismic data services for the oil and gas industry posted revenue of $11.7 million in the period. The company’s shares closed at $2.40. A year ago, they were trading at $1.32. _____ This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on DWSN at https://www.zacks.com/ap/DWSN