Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 32,430 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $470,000.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Huntington National Bank grew its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 482.5% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 1,730 shares of the company's stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,433 shares in the last quarter. Greenline Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Woodside Energy Group during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 135.6% in the 4th quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 3,603 shares of the company's stock valued at $56,000 after purchasing an additional 2,074 shares during the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Woodside Energy Group in the 4th quarter worth approximately $94,000. Finally, NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 679.8% in the 4th quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 6,683 shares of the company's stock worth $104,000 after purchasing an additional 5,826 shares during the period. 3.17% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of research firms have weighed in on WDS. Macquarie cut shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 8th. CLSA upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, June 24th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold".
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Woodside Energy Group Trading Up 1.4%
Shares of NYSE:WDS traded up $0.23 on Wednesday, hitting $15.76. 568,021 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 953,766. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a 12 month low of $11.26 and a 12 month high of $20.06. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $15.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $14.69. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.21 and a beta of 0.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25, a current ratio of 1.29 and a quick ratio of 1.17.
Woodside Energy Group 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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