Comparing Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG)

Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ:BNRG) and Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.2% of Brenmiller Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 38.1% of Brenmiller Energy 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 is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Brenmiller Energy and Woodside Energy Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brenmiller Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Woodside Energy Group	0	3	1	1	2.60

Risk & Volatility

Brenmiller Energy has a beta of -1.18, indicating that its share price is 218% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Woodside Energy Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Brenmiller Energy	$620,000.00	7.04	-$6.77 million	($38.50)	-0.03
Woodside Energy Group	$13.18 billion	2.43	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A

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

Profitability

This table compares Brenmiller Energy and Woodside Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brenmiller Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Woodside Energy Group beats Brenmiller Energy on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Brenmiller Energy

Brenmiller Energy Ltd. develops, produces, markets, and sells thermal energy storage (TES) systems based on its proprietary technology that enables renewable integration, increases energy efficiency, and reduces carbon emissions. Its TES system dispatches thermal energy on demand in the form of steam, which can be saturated for industrial use, or in the form of a superheated steam, which can be used to activate steam turbines. It markets its proprietary TES systems under the bGen name. The company was formerly known as Brenmiller Energy Consulting Ltd. and changed its name to Brenmiller Energy Ltd. in 2017. Brenmiller Energy Ltd was incorporated in 2012 and is based in Rosh HaAyin, Israel.

About Woodside Energy Group

Woodside Energy Group Ltd engages in the exploration, evaluation, development, production, and marketing of hydrocarbons in the Asia Pacific, Africa, the Americas, and the Europe. The company produces liquefied natural gas, pipeline gas, crude oil and condensate, and natural gas liquids. It holds interests in the Pluto LNG, North West Shelf, Wheatstone and Julimar-Brunello, Bass Strait, Ngujima-Yin FPSO, Okha FPSO, Pyrenees FPSO, Macedon, Shenzi, Mad dog, Greater Angostura, as well as Scarborough, Sangomar, Trion, Calypso, Browse, Liard, Atlantis, Woodside Solar opportunity, and Sunrise and Troubadour. The company involves in development of new energy products and carbon services. The company was formerly known as Woodside Petroleum Ltd and changed its name to Woodside Energy Group Ltd in May 2022. Woodside Energy Group Ltd was founded in 1954 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.