Woodside Energy Group (WDS) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, WDS or BP?

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BP has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	£13.99B	2.05	£1.66B	£0.69	2,191.30
BP	£208.35B	0.41	£15.24B	£0.68	741.32

Does the media refer more to WDS or BP?

In the previous week, BP had 17 more articles in the media than Woodside Energy Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for BP and 0 mentions for Woodside Energy Group. BP's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat Woodside Energy Group's score of 0.00 indicating that BP is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Woodside Energy Group	Neutral
BP	Neutral

Do analysts rate WDS or BP?

BP has a consensus price target of GBX 628.57, suggesting a potential upside of 24.69%. Given BP's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	N/A
BP	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is WDS or BP a better dividend stock?

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 110 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. BP pays an annual dividend of GBX 22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Woodside Energy Group pays out 15,942.0% 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 3,235.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WDS or BP?

BP received 1683 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 1683 71.43%	Underperform Votes 673 28.57%

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

34.4% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.0% of BP shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Woodside Energy Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of BP shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WDS or BP more profitable?

Woodside Energy Group has a net margin of 11.86% compared to BP's net margin of 7.31%. BP's return on equity of 18.85% beat Woodside Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	11.86%	4.76%	3.51%
BP	7.31%	18.85%	5.82%

Summary

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