Woodside Energy Group (WDS) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate WDS or BP?

BP has a consensus target price of $35.28, indicating a potential upside of 14.51%. Given BP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BP 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	15 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Which has higher valuation and earnings, WDS or BP?

Woodside Energy Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BP. BP 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
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18B	2.25	$1.66B	$0.82	19.04
BP	$187.21B	0.45	$381M	-$0.46	-66.97

Is WDS or BP more profitable?

BP has a net margin of 0.20% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. BP's return on equity of 10.96% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
BP	0.20%	10.96%	3.24%

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

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.0% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WDS or BP?

BP received 1194 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.95% of users gave BP an outperform vote while only 26.32% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Woodside Energy Group	Outperform Votes 5 26.32%	Underperform Votes 14 73.68%
BP	Outperform Votes 1199 66.95%	Underperform Votes 592 33.05%

Is WDS or BP a better dividend stock?

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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. BP pays out -413.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to WDS or BP?

In the previous week, BP had 8 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BP and 4 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat BP's score of 0.67 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BP	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, WDS or BP?

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BP beats Woodside Energy Group on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.