Woodside Energy Group (WDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The company involves in development of new energy products and carbon services. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $15.42 to $15.56
• 50-Day Range: $12.73 to $16.76
• 52-Week Range: $11.26 to $20.17
• Volume: 439,830 shs
• Average Volume: 955,800 shs
• Market Capitalization: $29.28 billion
• P/E Ratio: 18.82
• Dividend Yield: 6.61%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Woodside Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Woodside Energy Group scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 190th out of 269 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Woodside Energy Group.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Woodside Energy Group is 18.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.97.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Woodside Energy Group is 18.82, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Energy sector average P/E ratio of about 54.51.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Woodside Energy Group has a P/B Ratio of 0.81. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Woodside Energy Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Woodside Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Woodside Energy Group has recently decreased by 33.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Woodside Energy Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.58%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Woodside Energy Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Woodside Energy Group is 124.39%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.09% of the float of Woodside Energy Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Woodside Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Woodside Energy Group has recently decreased by 33.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.18

News Sentiment

Woodside Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 1.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.82 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Woodside Energy Group this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for WDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 300% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added Woodside Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -77% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Woodside Energy Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.04% of the stock of Woodside Energy Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 3.17% of the stock of Woodside Energy Group is held by institutions.

WDS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have WDS shares performed this year?

Woodside Energy Group's stock was trading at $15.60 at the start of the year. Since then, WDS shares have decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $15.46.
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Who are Woodside Energy Group's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Woodside Energy Group include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.13%), Natixis Advisors LLC (0.08%), Northern Trust Corp (0.05%) and Raymond James Financial Inc. (0.02%). Insiders that own company stock include Marguerite (Meg) O'Neil and Marguerite (Meg) O'Neil.
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How do I buy shares of Woodside Energy Group?

Shares of WDS stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Woodside Energy Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Woodside Energy Group investors own include BlackRock (BLK), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), ServiceNow (NOW), Broadcom (AVGO), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and BHP Group (BHP).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 4/2 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 4/2 Dividend: 3/07/2025
• Dividend Payable: 4/02/2025
• Today: 6/27/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/18/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Other Alt Energy
• Sub-Industry: Petroleum And Natural Gas
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WDS
• CIK: 844551
• Web: www.woodside.com.au
• Phone: (189) 348-4000
• Fax: 61-8-9214-2777
• Employees: 4,667
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 19.09
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 1.29
• Quick Ratio: 1.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $13.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.26
• Cash Flow: $4.43 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.53
• Book Value: $19.04 per share
• Price / Book: 0.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,898,750,000
• Free Float: 1,897,991,000
• Market Cap: $29.72 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63