Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Woodside Energy Group Ltd (NYSE:WDS - Free Report) by 46.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 108,043 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 34,054 shares during the quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC's holdings in Woodside Energy Group were worth $1,685,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of WDS. Avior Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 155.3% during the third quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,644 shares of the company's stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in shares of Woodside Energy Group by 4.3% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 193,673 shares of the company's stock worth $3,339,000 after purchasing an additional 7,903 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lifted its stake in Woodside Energy Group by 12.9% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 140,660 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,425,000 after purchasing an additional 16,118 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Woodside Energy Group by 40.7% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 45,852 shares of the company's stock worth $790,000 after buying an additional 13,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Associated Banc Corp grew its position in Woodside Energy Group by 0.6% in the third quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 842,490 shares of the company's stock worth $14,525,000 after buying an additional 5,067 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 3.17% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on WDS. Bank of America upgraded Woodside Energy Group from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 29th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Woodside Energy Group from a "sell" rating to a "neutral" rating in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy".
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Woodside Energy Group Stock Up 0.2 %
NYSE:WDS traded up $0.03 on Friday, hitting $14.92. 647,916 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 929,859. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $15.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $15.76. Woodside Energy Group Ltd has a 1 year low of $14.11 and a 1 year high of $20.30. The company has a market cap of $28.32 billion, a PE ratio of 18.19 and a beta of 1.03. The company has a current ratio of 1.24, a quick ratio of 1.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13.
Woodside Energy Group Cuts Dividend
The business also recently declared a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 7th will be issued a dividend of $0.51 per share. This represents a dividend yield of 7.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 7th. Woodside Energy Group's dividend payout ratio is currently 124.39%.
About Woodside Energy Group
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Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour.
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