Woodside Energy Group (WDS) Competitors

Woodside Energy Group (LON:WDS) and BP (LON:BP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor WDS or BP?

In the previous week, BP had 6 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for BP and 0 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. BP's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Woodside Energy Group	Neutral
BP	Neutral

Is WDS or BP more profitable?

Woodside Energy Group has a net margin of 11.86% compared to BP's net margin of 7.31%. BP's return on equity of 18.85% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	11.86%	4.76%	3.51%
BP	7.31%	18.85%	5.82%

Which has more volatility & risk, WDS or BP?

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate WDS or BP?

BP has a consensus price target of GBX 628.57, indicating a potential upside of 27.94%. Given BP's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WDS or BP?

BP received 1684 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A
BP	Outperform Votes 1684 71.42%	Underperform Votes 674 28.58%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WDS or BP?

34.4% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of BP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WDS or BP?

BP has higher revenue and earnings than Woodside Energy Group. BP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	£13.99B	1.97	£1.66B	£0.69	2,104.35
BP	£208.35B	0.40	£15.24B	£0.68	722.50

Is WDS or BP a better dividend stock?

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 110 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Woodside Energy Group pays out 15,942.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BP pays out 3,235.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

BP beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.