Melrose Industries (MRO) Competitors

Melrose Industries (LON:MRO) and Woodside Energy Group (LON:WDS) are both industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MRO or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Melrose Industries. Melrose Industries 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
Melrose Industries	£3.41B	1.54	-£38.41M	-£2.96	-137.48
Woodside Energy Group	£12.58B	0.00	£1.86B	£0.74	N/A

Does the media prefer MRO or WDS?

In the previous week, Melrose Industries had 7 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Melrose Industries and 1 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Melrose Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 0.55 indicating that Melrose Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Melrose Industries	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodside Energy Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend MRO or WDS?

Melrose Industries presently has a consensus price target of GBX 640, indicating a potential upside of 57.44%. Given Melrose Industries' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Melrose Industries is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Melrose Industries	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is MRO or WDS more profitable?

Woodside Energy Group has a net margin of 14.76% compared to Melrose Industries' net margin of -1.13%. Woodside Energy Group's return on equity of 5.32% beat Melrose Industries' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Melrose Industries	-1.13%	-1.18%	0.11%
Woodside Energy Group	14.76%	5.32%	2.90%

Is MRO or WDS a better dividend stock?

Melrose Industries pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 99 per share. Melrose Industries pays out -202.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Woodside Energy Group pays out 13,378.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Melrose Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MRO or WDS?

Melrose Industries received 1005 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Melrose Industries	Outperform Votes 1005 84.60%	Underperform Votes 183 15.40%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, MRO or WDS?

Melrose Industries has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MRO or WDS?

82.7% of Melrose Industries shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Melrose Industries shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Melrose Industries beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.