Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Makes New $470,000 Investment in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS)

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 32,430 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $470,000.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 15.6% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,774,759 shares of the company's stock worth $27,686,000 after purchasing an additional 239,308 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 713.0% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,089,286 shares of the company's stock worth $16,993,000 after purchasing an additional 955,303 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 5.2% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 853,601 shares of the company's stock worth $13,315,000 after purchasing an additional 42,172 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP boosted its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 28.9% during the 4th 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 period. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP purchased a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group during the 4th quarter worth about $7,809,000. 3.17% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Woodside Energy Group Trading Up 0.5%

Woodside Energy Group stock traded up $0.09 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $15.89. The company had a trading volume of 412,516 shares, compared to its average volume of 957,292. The firm has a market cap of $30.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.37 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a quick ratio of 1.17 and a current ratio of 1.29. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a 1 year low of $11.26 and a 1 year high of $20.17. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $14.91 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.68.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts recently commented on WDS shares. CLSA raised shares of Woodside Energy Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. Macquarie cut shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Hold".

Woodside Energy Group Company Profile

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.