Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 69,302 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,081,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 713.0% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,089,286 shares of the company's stock worth $16,993,000 after buying an additional 955,303 shares in the last quarter. Syon Capital LLC grew its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 147.1% during the 4th quarter. Syon Capital LLC now owns 28,507 shares of the company's stock worth $445,000 after acquiring an additional 16,969 shares in the last quarter. SIH Partners LLLP bought a new stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group in the 4th quarter worth about $1,453,000. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 853,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,315,000 after purchasing an additional 42,172 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 28.9% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 702,363 shares of the company's stock worth $10,957,000 after purchasing an additional 157,618 shares during the last quarter. 3.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
WDS has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Macquarie downgraded Woodside Energy Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 25th. Finally, Bank of America upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 29th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Hold".
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Woodside Energy Group Price Performance
WDS stock opened at $12.94 on Thursday. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a one year low of $11.26 and a one year high of $20.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $13.55 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.89. The firm has a market capitalization of $24.56 billion, a PE ratio of 15.77 and a beta of 0.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.
Woodside Energy Group Cuts Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, March 7th were paid a $0.51 dividend. This represents a yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 7th. Woodside Energy Group's dividend payout ratio is 124.39%.
Woodside Energy Group Company Profile
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Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour.
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