Melrose Industries (MRO) Competitors

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

Is WDS or MRO 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
Woodside Energy Group	14.76%	5.32%	2.90%
Melrose Industries	-1.13%	-1.18%	0.11%

Do analysts recommend WDS or MRO?

Melrose Industries has a consensus target price of GBX 655, indicating a potential upside of 10.98%. Given Melrose Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WDS or MRO?

42.1% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Melrose Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, WDS or MRO?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, WDS or MRO?

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
Woodside Energy Group	£12.58B	0.00	£1.86B	£0.74	N/A
Melrose Industries	£3.45B	2.17	-£38.41M	£0.25	2,399.19

Does the media favor WDS or MRO?

In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 3 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Melrose Industries and 1 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Melrose Industries' score of 1.10 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Woodside Energy Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Melrose Industries	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WDS or MRO a better dividend stock?

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 99 per share. Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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 pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Melrose Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Melrose Industries beats Woodside Energy Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.