WDS vs. BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, EXE, PBA, and EC
Should you be buying Woodside Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Woodside Energy Group include BP (BP), Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Expand Energy (EXE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), and Ecopetrol (EC). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Woodside Energy Group vs. Its Competitors
BP (NYSE:BP) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.
In the previous week, BP had 8 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BP and 2 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat BP's score of 0.36 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
BP has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BP currently has a consensus price target of $41.77, suggesting a potential upside of 22.52%. Given BP's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.
Woodside Energy Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BP. Woodside Energy Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
BP pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. BP pays out 938.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Woodside Energy Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
11.0% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of BP 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
BP has a net margin of 0.29% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. BP's return on equity of 9.08% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.
Summary
BP beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:WDS) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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