Woodside Energy Group (WDS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Woodside Energy Group Ltd. is an Australian energy company engaged in the exploration, development, production and sale of oil and natural gas. Its products include liquefied natural gas (LNG), pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, which it supplies to customers in global energy markets.

Founded in 1954, Woodside has developed major Australian projects, including the North West Shelf and Pluto LNG operations. The company expanded its petroleum business in 2022 through a merger with BHP’s oil and gas assets, and its operations and development interests span Australia and other regions, including the Americas and Africa.

Woodside is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia. Meg O’Neill has served as the company’s chief executive officer and managing director since 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $20.70 to $21.18
• 50-Day Range: $20.98 to $24.22
• 52-Week Range: $14.57 to $25.19
• Volume: 558,580 shs
• Average Volume: 905,522 shs
• Market Capitalization: $40.04 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 5.22%
• Price Target: $23.21
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Woodside Energy Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Woodside Energy Group scored higher than 65% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 152nd out of 243 stocks in the energy sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Woodside Energy Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Woodside Energy Group has a consensus price target of $23.21, representing about 10.2% upside from its current price of $21.06.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Woodside Energy Group has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Woodside Energy Group are expected to grow by 13.07% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $1.99 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Woodside Energy Group has a P/B Ratio of 1.00. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.17% of the float of Woodside Energy Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Woodside Energy Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.81.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Woodside Energy Group has recently decreased by 8.53%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Woodside Energy Group is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.11%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Woodside Energy Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Woodside Energy Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.28% next year. This indicates that Woodside Energy Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.74

News Sentiment

Woodside Energy Group has a news sentiment score of 0.74. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.58 average news sentiment score of Energy companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Woodside Energy Group this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

5 people have searched for WDS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Woodside Energy Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Woodside Energy Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.04% of the stock of Woodside Energy Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

3.17% of the stock of Woodside Energy Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 9/04/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 11/10/2026
• CMD 2026: 11/12/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Energy
• Industry: Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels
• Sub-Industry: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production
• Current Symbol: NYSE:WDS
• CIK: 844551
• Web: www.woodside.com
• Phone: (189) 348-4000
• Fax: 61-8-9214-2777
• Employees: 4,693
• Year Founded: 1954

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Woodside Energy Group: $23.21
• High Price Target: $23.21
• Low Price Target: $23.21
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 4 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.25
• Current Ratio: 1.39
• Quick Ratio: 1.28

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $12.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.08
• Cash Flow: $4.10 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.14
• Book Value: $20.96 per share
• Price / Book: 1.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,901,100,000
• Free Float: 1,900,340,000
• Market Cap: $40.04 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37