WDS vs. PBR, BP, EQNR, CNQ, E, SU, EXE, CVE, PBA, and CTRA
Should you be buying Woodside Energy Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Woodside Energy Group include Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (PBR), BP (BP), Equinor ASA (EQNR), Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ), ENI (E), Suncor Energy (SU), Expand Energy (EXE), Cenovus Energy (CVE), Pembina Pipeline (PBA), and Coterra Energy (CTRA). These companies are all part of the "petroleum and natural gas" industry.
Woodside Energy Group vs. Its Competitors
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras (NYSE:PBR) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras pays out 73.9% 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. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a net margin of 9.83% compared to Woodside Energy Group's net margin of 0.00%. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' return on equity of 23.98% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras currently has a consensus price target of $17.40, indicating a potential upside of 41.18%. Given Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.
3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras has higher revenue and earnings than Woodside Energy Group. Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras 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.
In the previous week, Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras had 9 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras and 2 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. Woodside Energy Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras' score of 0.71 indicating that Woodside Energy Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A.- Petrobras beats Woodside Energy Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WDS) was last updated on 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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