Permian Resources (PR) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PR or WDS?

In the previous week, Permian Resources had 9 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Permian Resources and 4 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat Permian Resources' score of 0.72 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
Permian Resources	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Woodside Energy Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer PR or WDS?

Permian Resources presently has a consensus target price of $19.31, suggesting a potential upside of 36.24%. Given Permian Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Permian Resources is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Permian Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Woodside Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is PR or WDS more profitable?

Permian Resources has a net margin of 21.20% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Permian Resources' return on equity of 11.15% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Permian Resources	21.20%	11.15%	6.93%
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PR or WDS?

91.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 12.8% of Permian Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PR or WDS?

Permian Resources received 64 more outperform votes than Woodside Energy Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.49% of users gave Permian Resources an outperform vote while only 27.78% of users gave Woodside Energy Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Permian Resources	Outperform Votes 69 64.49%	Underperform Votes 38 35.51%
Woodside Energy Group	Outperform Votes 5 27.78%	Underperform Votes 13 72.22%

Which has better valuation and earnings, PR or WDS?

Woodside Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Permian Resources. Permian Resources 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
Permian Resources	$5.00B	2.28	$476.31M	$1.43	9.91
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18B	2.12	$1.66B	$0.82	17.95

Which has more volatility & risk, PR or WDS?

Permian Resources has a beta of 4.3, indicating that its share price is 330% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its share price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PR or WDS a better dividend stock?

Permian Resources pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Permian Resources pays out 42.0% 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.

Summary

Permian Resources beats Woodside Energy Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.