Permian Resources (PR) Competitors

Permian Resources (NYSE:PR) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do analysts rate PR or WDS?

Permian Resources presently has a consensus price target of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.51%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PR or WDS?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Permian Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PR or WDS more profitable?

Permian Resources has a net margin of 22.74% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Permian Resources' return on equity of 11.96% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	22.74%	11.96%	7.49%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, PR or WDS?

Permian Resources has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PR or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Permian Resources. Permian Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Woodside Energy Group, 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
Permian Resources	$5.00B	2.21	$984.70M	$1.62	8.49
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18B	2.22	$3.57B	$0.82	18.81

Does the media refer more to PR or WDS?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Permian Resources and 5 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.70 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Permian Resources	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodside Energy Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PR or WDS a better dividend stock?

Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Permian Resources pays out 37.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodside Energy Group pays out 124.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Permian Resources has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Woodside Energy Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.