Melrose Industries (MRO) Competitors

Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and Woodside Energy Group (LON:WDS) are both petroleum and natural gas companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MRO or WDS?

83.3% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MRO or WDS?

In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 12 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Melrose Industries and 0 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Melrose Industries	Positive
Woodside Energy Group	Neutral

Is MRO or WDS more profitable?

Woodside Energy Group has a net margin of 14.76% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Woodside Energy Group's return on equity of 5.32% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Melrose Industries	-1.13%	-1.18%	0.11%
Woodside Energy Group	14.76%	5.32%	2.90%

Which has more volatility and risk, MRO or WDS?

Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MRO or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Melrose Industries. Woodside Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Melrose Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Melrose Industries	£3.45B	2.18	-£38.41M	£0.25	2,416.26
Woodside Energy Group	£12.58B	0.00	£1.86B	£0.74	N/A

Do analysts rate MRO or WDS?

Melrose Industries currently has a consensus target price of GBX 655, indicating a potential upside of 10.20%. Given Melrose Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MRO or WDS a better dividend stock?

Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 99 per share. Melrose Industries pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodside Energy Group pays out 13,378.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Melrose Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Melrose Industries beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.