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WDS vs. BP, PBR, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, CVE, EXE, PBA, and CTRA

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 Coterra Energy (CTRA). 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

In the previous week, BP had 15 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for BP and 7 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat BP's score of 0.25 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
BP
4 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
9 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Woodside Energy Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

BP presently has a consensus price target of $35.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.25%. Given BP's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BP
2 Sell rating(s)
13 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Woodside Energy Group
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Woodside Energy Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BP$187.21B0.46$381M-$0.46-70.64
Woodside Energy Group$13.18B2.44$3.57B$0.8220.64

Woodside Energy Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to BP's net margin of -0.62%. BP's return on equity of 9.51% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BP-0.62% 9.51% 2.74%
Woodside Energy Group N/A N/A N/A

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

BP pays an annual dividend of $1.90 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 6.0%. BP pays out -413.0% 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.

BP has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats BP on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WDS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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WDS vs. The Competition

MetricWoodside Energy GroupOther Alt Energy IndustryEnergy SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$32.14B$10.22B$7.85B$20.57B
Dividend Yield6.02%4.54%10.95%3.69%
P/E Ratio20.6461.2275.7029.36
Price / Sales2.4456.4723,452.3978.95
Price / Cash3.8420.7935.1217.53
Price / Book0.894.823.864.62
Net Income$3.57B$274.52M$4.26B$994.29M
7 Day Performance-1.43%-3.78%-2.11%-2.27%
1 Month Performance7.26%-1.03%-0.14%-1.28%
1 Year Performance-2.84%52.98%15.66%12.03%

Woodside Energy Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WDS
Woodside Energy Group
1.8704 of 5 stars
$16.93
+0.4%
N/A-3.2%$32.14B$13.18B20.644,667Short Interest ↑
BP
BP
2.3609 of 5 stars
$32.61
+1.3%
$35.50
+8.9%
-6.8%$86.49B$194.63B-70.89100,500Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Options Volume
PBR
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras
4.6123 of 5 stars
$12.54
-0.5%
$17.40
+38.8%
-6.5%$80.81B$91.42B9.3649,185Positive News
High Trading Volume
EQNR
Equinor ASA
2.4933 of 5 stars
$26.07
+2.8%
$22.71
-12.9%
-2.4%$76.77B$103.77B8.6624,641
CNQ
Canadian Natural Resources
4.8379 of 5 stars
$31.92
+1.7%
$63.00
+97.4%
-7.2%$66.74B$30.30B12.5210,640News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
E
ENI
2.2469 of 5 stars
$34.29
-1.2%
$31.60
-7.8%
+9.8%$57.88B$98.71B21.1732,492
SU
Suncor Energy
4.6723 of 5 stars
$39.95
+1.7%
$66.00
+65.2%
+6.3%$48.84B$54.91B11.5115,010News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CVE
Cenovus Energy
4.7729 of 5 stars
$15.01
+3.8%
$23.00
+53.2%
-17.2%$27.11B$39.62B14.037,150News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EXE
Expand Energy
4.4222 of 5 stars
$98.13
0.0%
$129.80
+32.3%
N/A$23.35B$4.24B-18.311,700Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PBA
Pembina Pipeline
3.8904 of 5 stars
$36.85
+0.2%
$56.00
+52.0%
-2.6%$21.41B$5.39B16.672,997News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
CTRA
Coterra Energy
4.9896 of 5 stars
$23.79
+0.7%
$33.16
+39.4%
-1.7%$18.16B$5.46B13.83980News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement

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