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
Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and BP (NYSE:BP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment and risk.
Woodside Energy Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. BP pays an annual dividend of $1.97 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. 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 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of BP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BP has a consensus target price of $41.77, indicating a potential upside of 23.30%. Given BP's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BP is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.
In the previous week, BP had 4 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BP and 4 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat BP's score of 0.46 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
BP beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WDS) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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