Two Sigma Investments LP Makes New Investment in Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS)

Two Sigma Investments LP bought a new stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 63,546 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $991,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in WDS. Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in 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 buying an additional 239,308 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings 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 valued at $16,993,000 after acquiring an additional 955,303 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its holdings in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 5.2% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 853,601 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,315,000 after acquiring an additional 42,172 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew 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 acquiring an additional 157,618 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of Woodside Energy Group in the 4th quarter worth about $7,809,000. 3.17% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

WDS has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Macquarie lowered shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 25th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Woodside Energy Group has an average rating of "Hold".

Woodside Energy Group Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE WDS opened at $14.85 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $28.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.11 and a beta of 0.63. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a one year low of $11.26 and a one year high of $20.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $13.32 and a 200 day simple moving average of $14.64. 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 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.

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