Comparing Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV)

Woodside Energy Group (NYSE:WDS) and GE Vernova (NYSE:GEV) are both large-cap energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Woodside Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
GE Vernova	23.81%	43.97%	8.40%

Dividends

Woodside Energy Group pays an annual dividend of $1.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. GE Vernova pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. GE Vernova pays out 5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Woodside Energy Group and GE Vernova, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Woodside Energy Group	0	1	0	1	3.00
GE Vernova	0	5	22	2	2.90

GE Vernova has a consensus price target of $1,090.76, indicating a potential upside of 4.91%. Given GE Vernova’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe GE Vernova is more favorable than Woodside Energy Group.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Woodside Energy Group	$12.98 billion	3.31	$2.72 billion	N/A	N/A
GE Vernova	$38.07 billion	7.34	$4.88 billion	$34.33	30.29

GE Vernova has higher revenue and earnings than Woodside Energy Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.2% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Woodside Energy Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GE Vernova shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Woodside Energy Group has a beta of 0.28, indicating that its stock price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GE Vernova has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

GE Vernova beats Woodside Energy Group on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About GE Vernova

GE Vernova LLC, an energy business company, generates electricity. It operates under three segments: Power, Wind, and Electrification. The Power segments generates and sells electricity through hydro, gas, nuclear, and steam power. Wind segment engages in the manufacturing and sale of wind turbine blades; and Electrification segment provides grid solutions, power conversion, solar, and storage solutions. The company was incorporated in 2023 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts.