Woodside Energy Group (WDS) Competitors

Woodside Energy Group (LON:WDS) and BP (LON:BP) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor WDS or BP?

BP received 1686 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A
BP	Outperform Votes 1686 71.29%	Underperform Votes 679 28.71%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WDS or BP?

42.1% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BP shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, WDS or BP?

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WDS or BP more profitable?

Woodside Energy Group has a net margin of 14.76% compared to BP's net margin of 3.69%. BP's return on equity of 9.52% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	14.76%	5.32%	2.90%
BP	3.69%	9.52%	4.07%

Does the media prefer WDS or BP?

In the previous week, BP had 7 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for BP and 0 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat BP's score of 0.40 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Woodside Energy Group	Positive
BP	Neutral

Is WDS or BP a better dividend stock?

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 99 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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. BP pays out 6,969.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer WDS or BP?

BP has a consensus price target of GBX 632, indicating a potential upside of 65.64%. Given BP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BP is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, WDS or BP?

BP has higher revenue and earnings than Woodside Energy Group. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	£12.58B	1.90	£1.86B	£0.74	1,702.70
BP	£199.76B	0.30	£7.37B	£0.33	1,156.21

Summary

BP beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.